Inaugural session

• Keynote address from His Excellency Paulo Bernardo Silva, Minister for Planning, Budget and Management of the Federative Republic of Brazil
• Keynote address from The Honourable Nicola Cosentino, Under- Secretary of State, Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Italian Republic
• Message of His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 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, Dr Jacques Diouf, delivered on his behalf by Mr James G. Butler, Deputy Director-General
• Statement by Ms Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme
• General statements

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Governing Council roundtables: Smallholder agriculture and food security in the twenty-first century

Roundtable 1: Food price volatility how to help smallholder farmers manage risk and uncertainty 

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Panelists

• Dr Mustafa Abubakar, Director, BULOG, Indonesia
• Ajay Vashee, President International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)
• Gonzalo Fanjul Suárez, Head of Research, Intermón Oxfam
• David Stevenson, Director, Policy, Planning and Strategy Division, World Food Programme (WFP)

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Roundtable 2: The growing demand for land – risks and opportunities for smallholder farmers

Download discussion paper: The Growing Demand for Land Risks and Opportunities for Smallholder Farmers

Panelists

• Noel De Luna, Deputy Permanent Representative to FAO and IFAD, Embassy of The Philippines in Rome
• Pär Oscarsson, Land/Agriculture Manager, SEKAB BioEnergy (T) Ltd
• Stephen A. Ruvuga, Executive Director, National Network of Farmers Groups (MVIWATA), United Republic of Tanzania
• Dr Sonja Vermeulen, Programme Director, Business and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Markets Group, International Institute for Environment and Development
• Dr. Eckart Woertz, Programme Manager Economics, Gulf Research Centre

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Roundtable 3: Research and innovation for smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

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Panelists

• Michel Griffon, Director General, National Research Agency, France   
• Estrella A. Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers'Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
• Eija Pehu, Senior Advisor, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank 
• Dr. Hans R. Herren, President, Millennium Institute