09:00 - 09:45 Registration opens for all participants

10:00 - 10:30 Opening Statements

• Phrang Roy, Assistant President, External Affairs Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Caroline Heider, Deputy Director, Office of Evaluation (OE), IFAD
• Vincenzo Vizioli, President, Associazione Italiana per Agricoltura Biologica
• Giuseppe Deodato, Director, Italian Development Co-operation (DGCS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy

10:30 - 11:30 Focus on Studies on Organic Agriculture in Latin America and Asia

• Overview of Organic Evaluations and focus on Latin America - Paolo Silveri, Evaluation Officer, OE, IFAD
• Organic Agriculture in Asia - Daniele Giovannucci, consultant, OE, IFAD

11:30 - 12.00 Coffee break

• Presentation by Alessandro Triantafyllidis, AIAB, member of the International Advisory Panel

12:30 - 12:45 Italian Government and Organics

• Intervention by H.E. Giovanni Alemanno, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Italy (tentative)

12:45 - 13:00 Presentation of Main Conclusions

• Jointly delivered by IFAD and AIAB representatives

13:00 - 14:00 Buffet Lunch for all participants