IPCSpecial Events

The Future of Agriculture:  A Global Dialogue Among Stakeholders

May 30-31, 2008

Hall of the Consuls (“Saló dels Cónsuls”)
Gothic Building of the Llotja de Mar of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce

Barcelona, Spain

At a time of rapid and critical changes in technology, markets and environmental and social conditions affecting agriculture, the International Chair WTO/Regional Integration, University of Barcelona (IC), the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and the Internantional Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) organized a dialogue to analyze the underlying causes of these changes and explore prospects for sustainability.

The dialogue will convened academics, politicians, officials from governments and international organizations, and  representatives from civil society organisations and the business sector. This dialogue sought to bridge the gap among these communities in order to promote a debate on the main issues related to the future of agriculture and enrich the capacity of both the private and the public sectors to make practical decisions in agricultural and trade policy.

Dialogue Program

Speaker Biographies

Session 1:  Doha Round and International Framework for Agricultural Policies

Presentation:

• Nestor Stancanelli, Director de Negociaciones Económicas Internacionales, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Comercio Internacional, Argentina

           Is it possible to achieve a blanced outcome in the Doha Round?

Paper:

• Carlos Perez del Castillo, Former Representative of Uruguay to the WTO, IPC Member

             Some thoughts on the possible results of the agriculture negotiations at the WTO

Session 2:  Changes in the Structure of World Agricultural Production and Demand

Presentations:

• Mark Cackler, Manager, Agricultural and Rural Development Department, World Bank

              The cuture of agriculture: Changes in the structure of world agricultural production and

           demand

• Geraldine Kutas, International Policy Advisor, Industrial Union of Sugar Cane (UNICA), Brazil

              Producing food, feed and energy sustainably: The Brazilian experience

• Martin Pineiro, President, Grupo CEO, Argentina

              Changes in the structure of agricultural production and demand

• Jean-Michel Duhamel, General Manager, South Europe, Northern Africa and Middle East, Monsanto Company

           Sustainability: What does it mean for agriculture?

• Colin Chartres, Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

           Food, energy and now water crises

Paper:

• Bradley J. Rickard, Assistant Professor, California Polytechnic State University 

          Christine St. Pierre, IPC

          Examining trends and drivers of production and import demand for selected agricultural

          commodities

Session 3:  Agriculture, Climate Change, and Sustainable Development

Papers:

• Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI

             Impact of climate change on food security in times of high energy prices

• Anthony Nyong, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Nairobi,
  Coordinating Lead Author, Africa Chapter, IPCC Working Group II Fourth
  Assessment

              Climate change, agriculture and trade: Implications for sustainable development

• Hasit Shah, Chairman, Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK)

              The carbon footprint in agricultural trade

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