Enabling poor rural people
to overcome poverty



Co-hosted by the Government of Indonesia, Ministry of Agriculture

 

24 September 2002
20:00 hrs Dinner hosted by IFAD
25 September 2002 
09:00-9:30 hrs  

Welcome Address by Mr. T. Rizal Nurdin, Governor of North Sumatra, Indonesia

Speech by Mr. Phrang Roy, Assistant President, External Affairs Department, IFAD

Speech by H.E. Dr. Bungaran Saragih, Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia
09:30-09:45 hrs Video Projection on IFAD projects: CNN World reports on IFAD in China and in Mongolia
09:45-10:15 hrs Coffee Break
10:15-10:45 hrs Presentation on IFAD's Assessment of Rural Poverty in Asia and the Pacific by the Regional Economist of Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
10:45-12:45 hrs Plenary Discussion
12:45 - 13:00 hrs Presentation on Agricultural Development and Rural Poverty Reduction in the Context of Globalization by Lead Strategist, External Affairs Department, IFAD
13:00-14:30 hrs Lunch Break
14:30-15:00 hrs Presentation on IFAD's Strategic Framework and Regional Strategy Paper for Asia and the Pacific by the Director of Asia and the Pacific Division, IFAD
15:00-16:00 hrs

Group Discussion on IFAD's Regional Strategy Paper for Asia and the Pacific

  • Group 1 Theme: Access to Resources, Technology and Markets in Less Favoured Areas
  • Group 2 Theme: Enhancing Women's Capabilities to Promote Social Transformation
  • Group 3 Theme: Enhancing the Capabilities of the Marginalized Minorities including Indigenous People
  • Group 4 Theme: Building Institutions for the Poor
16:00-16:15 hrs Coffee Break
16:15 - 18:00 hrs Group Discussion (continued)
20:00 hrs Dinner hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia
26 September 2002
09:00-10:00 hrs Presentation of Group Discussion on the Regional Strategy Paper
10:00-10:15 hrs Coffee Break
10:15-12:15 hrs Plenary Discussion
12:15-12:30 hrs Break
12:30-13:00 hrs

Closing Session

Speech by Dr. Memed Gunawan, Secretary General, Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia

Speech by Mr. Phrang Roy, Assistant President, External Affairs Department, IFAD
13:00 hrs Lunch

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