ICTSD dialogues on agriculture
2008
30-31 May 2008
Global Dialogue among Stakeholders: The Future of Agriculture
(open to the public)
Barcelona, Spain
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12 March 2008
Draft Agriculture Modalities for the Doha Round: Taking stock of
the Trade and Development Implications
Geneva, Switzerland
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2007
3-5 December 2007
Tropical Products, Trade, Natural Resources Management and Poverty
Salvador (Bahia), Brazil
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5 November 2007
Monetisation of food aid: unresolved issues in the chair's draft
text
Geneva, Switzerland
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9-10
October 2007
Workshop on WTO Negotiations And Nigeria: Negotiation option in Agriculture,
Non-agricultural Products, Special Products and Special Safeguards Mechanism
Abuja, Nigeria
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5 October 2007
Implication of proposed modalities on the accessibility and effectiveness
of the special safeguard mechanism (SSM)
Geneva, Switzerland
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16 May 2007
Mali National consultation on Special Products and the Special Safeguard
Mechanism
Bamako, Mali
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16 May 2007
Indonesia national consultation on Special Products and the Special
Safeguard Mechanism.
Jakarta, Indonesia
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4 May 2007
Uganda national consultation on Special Products and the Special
Safeguard Mechanism
Kampala, Uganda
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16-17 April 2007
Agricultural Subsidies in the WTO Green Box: An Overview of Upcoming
Issues From a Sustainable Development Viewpoint
Geneva, Switzerland
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13 Avril 2007
Tanzania national consultation on Special Products and the Special
Safeguard Mechanism
Organised by ICTSD, University of Dar es Salaam and SITRADE
Dar es Saalam, Tanzania
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22-30 March 2007
China national consultation on Special Products and the Special Safeguard
Mechanism
Organised by ICTSD and Agricultural Trade Promotion Centre, Chinese
Ministry of Agriculture
Beijing, China
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7-9 March 2007
South and East Asian Strategic Dialogue on Rural Development, Agriculture
and Trade
Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Vietnam, and the International Trade Centre (ITC)
Hanoi, Vietnam
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1 March 2007
Building Developing Countries' Convergence on Tropical Products
Geneva, Switzerland
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21 January 2007
Exploring Options for Making Progress on Agricultural Market Access
And Domestic Support
Geneva, Switzerland
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19 January 2007
Authors Meeting on SP-SSM Case Studies For the Identification And
Designation of Special Products
Geneva, Switzerland
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2006
14 June 2006
Building Developing Countries' Convergence on Tropical and Diversification
Products: Picking the Low Hanging Fruits (2)
Geneva, Switzerland
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30 May 2006
Building Developing Countries' Convergence on Tropical and Diversification
Products: Picking the Low Hanging Fruits
Geneva, Switzerland
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4 April 2006
Race to the April Deadline: Assessing Modalities for the Doha Round's
Agriculture Negotiations
Geneva, Switzerland
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2005
25 November 2005
Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism: Strategic Options
for Developing Countries
Geneva, Switzerland
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24 October 2005
The Domestic Politics of the EU and US Agriculture Reform: Prospects
for Hong Kong
Geneva, Switzerland
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14 October 2005
Indicators for the Identification and Designation of Special Products
Geneva, Switzerland
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16-17 June 2005
Special Products And A Special Safeguard Mechanism: Ensuring A Pro-Poor
Approach In The Pre-Modalities Stage
Geneva, Switzerland
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16
June 2005
The July Framework And Options For Modalities On The Three Pillars
Of Agricultural Trade Liberalisation
Geneva, Switzerland
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13-15 June 2005
Strategic Dialogue: Commodities, Trade, Poverty and Sustainable Development.
Organised in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment
and Development.
Barcelona, Spain
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25 February 2005
What Modalities for an Agricultural Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM)
at the WTO? - An ICTSD Informal Roundtable
Geneva, Switzerland
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24 February 2005
Country Studies on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism:
Evaluation, Feedback and Strategy - An ICTSD Informal Consultation
Geneva, Switzerland
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2004
30 September 2004
Special Products and Special Safeguard Mechanism after the July Framework:
How do we Move Forward? An ICTSD Informal Roundtable
Geneva, Switzerland
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28-29 September 2004
Special and Differential Treatment in the WTO Agriculture Negotiations:
A Joint FAO-ICTSD Informal Expert Consultation
Geneva, Switzerland
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14-16 July 2004
Strategic Dialogue: Agriculture, Trade Negotiations, Poverty and
Sustainability.
Organised in collaboration with the International Institute for Environment
and Development.
Windsor, UK
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27 February 2004
Agriculture Negotiations Post-Cancun: Where Are We, And What Is Next?
Speakers: Mr. Mike Gifford (IPC), H.E. Taoufik Ali (Bangladesh), Mr.
Alfredo Chiaradia (Argentina), Mr. Didier Chambovay (Switzerland). Introductory
remarks by Ms. Ann Tutwiler (IPC).
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11 September
Title: How Can Trade Stimulate Sustainable Development
in Agriculture?
Speakers: Aaron Cosbey, IISD; Carlos Murrillo, CINPE; Nicola Borregaard,
RIDES; Heike Baumüller, ICTSD.
Cancun, Mexico.
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20-21 Juillet
Titre: Les subventions sur le coton à Cancun:
Vers une stratégie cohérente et participative des pays
d'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre pour la Conférence ministérielle
de l'OMC
Organisé par ICTSD, ENDA, OXFAM, ROPPA et UNPCB
Saly, Senegal
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8 Juillet
Titre: Déjeûner-Débat: Vers
une stratégie commune des pays africains pour faire face aux
subventions sur le coton ? Phase VI
Genève, Suisse
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17 Juin
Les negociations sur l'agriculture peuvent-elles
engendrer des réformes en faveur du développement? Le
cas du coton en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
Un dialogue organisé conjointement par ICTSD, OXFAM et IDEAS
Centre
Genève, Suisse
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2 April
Title: Café & Croissant: The Global
Impact of the Common Agricultural Policy
Speakers: Prof. Sir John March, University of Reading; Prof. Secondo
Tarditi, University of Sienna; Rasmus Kjerdahl, Danish Consumer Organisation;
Shefali Sharma, IATP; Nessie Golakai, Consumer International African
Regional Office; Aleksandra Wesotowske, Association of Polish Consumers.
19 et 21 Mars
Titre: Déjeûner-Débat: Vers
une stratégie commune des pays africains pour faire face aux
subventions sur le coton ? Phase III
Genève, Suisse
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7 Mars
Déjeûner-Débat: Vers une stratégie
commune des pays africains pour faire face aux subventions sur le coton
? Phase II
Genève, Suisse
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18 Février
Déjeûner-Débat: Vers une stratégie
commune des pays africains pour faire face aux subventions sur le coton
? Phase I
Genève, Suisse
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30 January
Title: Roundtable on Agriculture and Sustainable
Development: Towards Development Friendly Rules and Disciplines - Promoting
Innovative Modalities for Agriculture Negotiations
Speakers: Maria Fe Alberto-Cau Huu, Permanent Mission of the Philippines;
Christian Haeberli, Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture; Dr. Magdi
Farahat, Permanent Mission of Egypt.
Geneva, Switzerland
2 December
Title: Roundtable on Agriculture and Sustainable
Development - Towards Development-oriented Agriculture Policies: Reframing
the Debate at the WTO
Geneva, Switzerland
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14 November
Title: Table Ronde sur La survie du coton africain
entre conflits et coopération: quelle voie à suivre?
Geneva, Switzerland
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19 March
Title: Cafe & Croisssant on The Dominican
Republic's Proposal on Tourism Services and the Views of the Like-Minded
Countries on Agriculture and Implementation Issues at the WTO
Speaker: Ambassador Federico Cuello Camilo, Permanent Mission of the
Dominican Republic.
24 November
Title: Informal Dialogue On The Progress Of The
WTO Negotiations On Agriculture
Speaker: Ambassador Jorge Voto-Bernales, Permanent Mission of Peru,
Chair of the Special Session of the WTO Committee on Agriculture.
Geneva, Switzerland
23 March
Title: Dialogue on International Trade, Investment
and Agriculture with the Chairman of the 8th Session of the United
Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-8)
Speaker: H.E. Juan Mayr-Maldonado, Minister of Environment (Colombia).
Geneva, Switzerland
17 November
Title: Roundtable on Further Trade Liberalisation
in Agriculture: Understanding the "Non Trade Concerns"
Speakers: Hamish McCormick, Permanent Mission of Australia to the
UN; Christian Haeberli, Federal Office for Agriculture, Bern; Hesham
Youssef, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the UN;
Myung Soo Lee, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the UN.
Geneva, Switzerland
19 May
Title: Dialogue on Trade, Agriculture and Sustainable
Development
Speakers: Gretchen Stanton, WTO; Rudy Buntzel, Protestant Farmers
Association; Jayson Cainglet, Resource Center for People's Development;
Laurens Smits, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Netherlands.
Geneva, Switzerland
12 May
Title: Cafe & Croissant on Agriculture: Current
Trends in the WTO Liberalisation Policy
Speaker: Ambassador Nestor Osorio Londono, Permanent Mission of Colombia,
Chair of the WTO Committee for Agriculture.