13-16 February 2006

15 February

Morning (10.00-13.00)

10.00-13.00 Opening session Plenary Hall

Inaugural ceremony

• Inaugural address by the Honourable Lyonpo Sangay Ngedup, Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture of the Kingdom of Bhutan
• Message of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan
• Message from the Italian Government delivered by The Honourable Michele Vietti, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Italian Republic
• Statement of the President of IFAD
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• Message of the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Mr Jacques Diouf, delivered on his behalf by Mr David Harcharik, Deputy Director-Generall
• Message of the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, Mr James T. Morris, delivered on his behalf by Mr Jean-Jacques Graisse, Senior Deputy Executive Director

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General statements

Commencement of consideration of agenda items

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Afternoon (15.00-18.30)

15.00-17.30 - Plenary Hall

Panel discussion
Innovation challenges for the rural poor

17.30-18.30

Continuation of consideration of agenda items
Plenary Hall

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16 February

Morning (9.30-13.00)

9.30-10.30 Continuation of consideration of agenda items - Plenary Hall

Round-table discussions 10.30-13.00

• Adaptive research in support of pro-poor innovations in rural development: Successes from IFAD's grant programme
• Strengthening rural institutions of the poor
• Securing access to land for the rural poor

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Afternoon (15.00-18.00)15.00-18.00 Continuation of consideration of agenda items Plenary Hall15.30-18.00

Seminar on the global donor platform for rural development

Room C17.50-18.00 Closure of the session 

 

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