(24 and 25 April 2006)
1. Opening of the Technical Committee Meeting
2. Election of the Technical Committee Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson and Appointment of the Rapporteur
3. Adoption of the Technical Committee Agenda and Timetable
4. Territorial policies for the economic and social development of rural areas
5. Food safety and animal and plant health: trends and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean
6. Trends and challenges in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean
7. Adoption of the Technical Committee Report
8. Closure of the Technical Committee Meeting
(26 to 28 April 2006)
1. Opening Ceremony
2. Election of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of the Rapporteur
3. Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable
4. Statement of the Director-General
5. Matters arising from the 33rd Session of the FAO Conference. FAO Reform. Part I: The Director-General’s revised proposals. Part II: A vision for the twenty-first century
6. Report on FAO activities (2004-2005) with a focus on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and action taken on the recommendations of the 28th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
Particulars on the Special Forum on Follow-up to the World Food Summit Plan of Action – Committee on World Food Security 2006
7. Strengthening regional capacity for the prevention and control of Avian Influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean
8. Reports of the regional commissions: Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC); Commission for Inland Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL); and Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)
9. Round Table “Towards a Regional Agricultural Common Market: Problems and Perspectives”
10. Round Table “Institutional Challenges for National, Subregional and Regional Technological Innovation”
11. Date, place and agenda items of the 30th Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean
12. Other matters
13. Adoption of the Report (including the Technical Committee Report)
14. Closure of the Regional Conference
