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Programme: 102 agricultural treasures — GIAHS Award Ceremony and Exhibition

Session I · Opening and Certificate Handover Watch live

Green Room

Moderator: Kaveh Zahedi, Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
10:00–10:05Opening remarksVideo message of Dr QU Dongyu, FAO Director-GeneralGreen Room
10:05–10:25Keynote speeches
  • Keynote speech Minister Andorra, H.E. Guillem Casal Font 
  • Keynote speech Minister Sao Tome and Principe, H.E. Nilton Garrido d Sousa Pontes 
  • Keynote speech Minister Tajikistan, H.E. Hakimzoda Qurbon 
  • Keynote speech Senator Giorgio Salvitti representing the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests of the Republic of Italy 
  • Message from the Minister of Agriculture,Forestry and Fishery, read by Mr Keisuke SAKAMOTO, Deputy Director-General of the Minister's Secretariat, Japan  
  • Message from the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, read by Dr. Muhammad Taufiq Ratule, Secretary of the Directorate General of Horticulture, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia 
  • Video message of the Secretary General of UN Tourism 
Green Room
10:30–12:00

Short Interventions and GIAHS certificate handover

Group Photo

FAO Deputy Director-General, Mr Godfrey Magwenzi


FAO Deputy Director-General, Mr Godfrey Magwenzi
High level officials of new GIAHS countries
Representatives of new GIAHS sites		Green Room
12:00–13:30
Inauguration of the GIAHS Exhibition 
Light Lunch
Atrium

Session II · Policy Dialogue Watch live

Sheikh Zayed Centre

Moderator: Jeremie Mbairamadji, Senior Coordinator of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems Programme
13:30–14:30Policy dialogue
  • Ms Chang Hongmei, Deputy Secretary of the Tongling Municipal Committee of the CPC, China.
  • Mr Fernando Miranda Sotillos, Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to FAO. 
  • Ms Ae-sook Kim, Vice-Governor of Jeju, Republic of Korea.• Senator Giorgio Salvitti, Italy.
  • Sen. AnaLilia Rivera, Senator of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
  • Mr Maristella Victor de Matos, Chief of Cabinet,
  • Ministry of Rural Development and Family
  • Farming of Brazil.• Mr Keisuke SAKAMOTO,
  • Deputy Director-General of the Minister's
  • Secretariat, Japan.• Ms Sandra Carvao,
  • Director, Market Intelligence, Policies and
  • Competitiveness UN Tourism Representative
Sheikh Zayed Centre

Session III · Talk Show, Cultural Performance and Food Tasting Watch live

Atrium & FAO Terrace

Moderator: Ms. Piedad Martin, Deputy Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
14:40–15:40Talk show: Voices from Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Panelists:
• Ms María Piñán, Indigenous farmer and community leader, Ecuador.
• Ms Zohra Naffef, President of the Local Union for Agriculture and Fisheries of Ghar El Melh (ULAP), Tunisia.
• Mr Arpakwa Ole Sikorei, Maasai cultural heritage expert and founder of the Tanzania Heritage Foundation, Tanzania.
• Ms Ryou-jin Ko, Haenyeo diver and cultural custodian of Jeju Haenyeo Fisheries System, Republic of Korea.
• Dr. Eve Nimmo, Researcher and advocate of the shade-grown erva-mate system, Brazil.
• Mr Luigi Amatruda, Co-manager of Agricola Fore Porta agritourism farm, Italy.
• Prof. José María García Álvarez-Coque, Chair of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) and Professor of Applied Economics, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
Sheikh Zayed Centre
15:40–16:00Learning with the experts

GIAHS’ stands visits

Atrium
16:00–17:00Cultural Experience

Cultural Performances from GIAHS communities

FAO Terrace Building B, 8th floor
17:00–18:30Tasting Experience

Typical food products from GIAHS served at FAO Terrace

FAO Terrace Building B, 8th floor