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A New Age in Agriculture: Feeding The World
The 2001 World Congress
May 20-22, 2001
St. Louis, Missouri
May 20, 2001 (Sunday)
Opening Ceremonies
| 12:30 p.m. |
Welcome
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The Honorable John C. Danforth
Chairman, Advisory Board,
World Agricultural Forum
The Governor of Missouri
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| 1:00 p.m. |
The Contract Between Society and Agriculture
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Jacques Diouf, Director General
Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations
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| 1:30 p.m. |
World Leader Perspectives Food Security and Leveraging Internal Resources
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His Excellency, President Wade, President of Senegal
His Excellency, President Obasanjo, President of Nigeria
Megawati Soekarnoputri, Vice President, Indonesia
John Anderson, MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Australia
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Deputy Prime Minister, Thailand
Mykhailo Gladiy, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine
Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, European Union
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Roundtable Discussion with World Leaders
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Moderator: Ms. Carole Brookins
Chairman & CEO, World Perspectives, Inc.
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Foundation Funding Priorities and Strategies - tentative
Ex: Rockefeller, Ford, Kellogg, Sloan, Pew
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Moderator: Dr. Norman Borlaug, Nobel Laureate (invited)
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| 6:30 p.m. |
Gala Reception for Invited Guests Missouri Botanical Garden
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May 21, 2001 (Monday)
Opening Plenary Session
| 8:00 a.m. |
Global Trends
Panel Chair: Mr. Gerard Viatte
Director for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, OECD
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World Supply and Demand Outlook
Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Director General, IFPRI (invited)
Consumer Attitudes and Shifts
Arnold Donald, Chairman & CEO, Merisant
Definition of the Ag Industry in 21st Century
Michael D. Parker, President & CEO, Dow
Supplying Basic Needs - Nutrition & Food Security
Hans Binswanger Rural Development Advisor, The World Bank (invited)
Food Sector Capitalizing on Economic Boom - Entering the 21st Century
Rabobank
Farmers Contribution to the Food Supply
Gerard Doornbos, President
International Federation of Agriculture Producers (invited)
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| 9:00 |
Roundtable Discussion
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| 9:30 |
Break
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| 10:00 |
Critical Issues
Chair: Datuk Khor Chin Poey
Chairman and CEO, Oil Palms Berhad
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Perspectives:
OECD (USA, Europe. Japan)
Large Economy (China, India)
Exporting Countries (Australia, Brazil, Malaysia)
Countries with Undeveloped Resources (Indonesia, Phillipines)
Countries with Huge Populations, Lack of Resources (Africa)
Food Security
Need for Level Playing Field
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| 11:30 |
Roundtable Discussion
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| 12:00 |
Buffet Lunch
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| 1:00 |
Concurrent Sessions Begin
HALL I: INTEGRATION OF WORLD FOOD SYSTEMS
Chair: Ernie Micek, Chairman, Cargill
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Multifunctionality
Urban-Rural Linkages
Peter H. Hung, Chairman, Pearl River Distributing, Ltd.
Trade Liberalization, Restrictions and Subsidies
Marta Lucia Ramirez de Rincon, Minister of Foreign Trade
Republic of Colombia
Technology advances reach all economies equally
Mark Drabenstott, Vice President and Economist
Federal Reserve bank of Kansas City
Food safety standards
Jack M. Greenberg, Chairman & CEO
McDonalds Corporation (invited)
Business and Investments
Volodymyr Ignaschenko, Director of Directorate of
Ministry of Economy, Ukraine
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HALL II: SUSTAINABILITY
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The Role of the Small Farmer in the Global Economy
Ing. Antonio Ruiz Garcia, Director General
Fundacion Mexicana para el Desarrollo Rural, A.C.
Systems, networks, cross-border relationships
Affordability
Peter Raven, PhD., Director, Missouri Botanical Garden
Nutritional Needs
Dr. Suresh Babu, Research Fellow, IFPRI
Women and Agriculture
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:30 |
Concurrent Sessions Continue
HALL I: TECHNOLOGY
Chair: The Honorable Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti
Ambassador of Indonesia
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Water Supply and Responsibility
World Resources Institute
Equipment
John Deere
Role of Wireless Technology in Developing Economies
John D. Zeglis, Chairman & CEO, AT&T Wireless
IT and Education
Bill Gates, CEO, Microsoft (invited)
Linking to other sectors
Hendrik Verfaillie, President, Monsanto (invited)
Biotechnology
United States Trade Representative
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HALL II: NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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Are Trade Liberalization and Food Security Compatible?
Economic Drivers / Economic Development
Neutraceuticals
New Uses and New Markets
C.S. Prakash, Tuskegee University
Using National Resources to Advance Economic Development
Datuk Khor Chin Poey, Former CEO, PPB Oil Palms Berhad
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| 5:30 |
Break
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| 7:30 |
Gala Reception
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May 22, 2001 (Tuesday)
| 8:00 a.m. |
Agri-Food Supplier - Needs/Priorities for the 21st Century
Ex: Carrefours, Aldi, Safeway
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Plenary Reports - Session Chairman
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| 9:30 |
Roundtable Reports - Concurrent Session Chairman
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| 10:00 |
Break
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| 10:30 |
Society and Agriculture - The Social Contract
Chair: Charles Riemenschneider, Director
Liaison Office North America, Food & Agriculture Organization, UN
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| 12:00 |
Roundtable Discussion
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| 12:30 |
Lunch
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| 1:00 |
National Directions and Policies
Secretaries and Ministers of Agriculture or Trade
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Invited participants to date:
Dr. Francisco Jose Gurria Trevino,
Undersecretary for Agriculture and Livestock, Mexico
Antonio Berhongaray,
Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Food, Argentina
Warren Truss, MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia
Marcus Vinicius Pratini de Moraes
Agricultura e do Abastecimento Ministro, Brazil
Lyle Vanclief
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada
Dr. Bungaran Saragih
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Indonesia
Ivan Kyrylenko
Minister of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine
Prof. Dr. Husnu Yusuf Gokalp
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Turkey
Mr. Le Huy Ngo
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Mr. Miguel Arias Canete
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food, Spain
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:30 |
National Directions and Policies Continued
Secretaries and Ministers of Agriculture
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| 5:00 |
Roundtable Discussions
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| 6:00 |
Final Remarks
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