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37th World Farmer's Congress |
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13 to 20 May 2006 Seoul, Republic of Korea |
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60 years of empowering farmers - for diversity, for sustainability, for health, for peace |
Policy Documents adopted during the Congress: |
Newsletter May 2006 - Special Issue: World Farmers' Congress |
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New elected IFAP Officers: Noel Devisch (Treasurer), Raoul Montemayor (Vice-president), Jack Wilkinson (President), Peter Gaemelke (Vice-president), Ajay Vashee (Vice-president).
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Press Releases: 37th IFAP World Farmers' Congress
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Speeches from IFAP
IFAP President Address to the 37th World Farmers' Congress of IFAP, Seoul, 17 May 2006.
A glance back over IFAP’s 60 year history, by the Secretary General, Seoul, 17 May 2006, and the
Photo presentation
Speeches from international partners during the Congress:
IFAD: Keynote address by
the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Mr. Lennart Båge, on the theme “Empowering farmers for diversity, for sustainability, for health, for peace.”
UNCCD:
Presentation by the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification), Hama Arba Diallo, on “Combating desertification: a food security issue for farmers”, during the session on
“International Year of Deserts and Desertification“
In his speech, the Executive Secreatary reiterated the support of the UNCCD Secretariat to take the necessary measures to support farmers’ and their organizations in affected countries.
WTO: Address by the Director General of the World Trade Orgnanisation, Mr. Pascal Lamy, during the session on “Agriculture and WTO trade negotiations.“
Netherlands: Address by the Dutch Minister for Cooperation Development,
Ms. Agnes van Ardenne-van der Hoeven,
"The pebble that started the landslide", during the session on “Public-private partnerships for sustainable agricultural development.“
The Minister announced during her presentation that, in the next four years, the Netherlands will scale up its support to farmers’ organisations in poor countries – through IFAP, AgriCord and Agriterra – to a total of fifty million euros. "A strong network of agricultural organisations, including IFAP, AgriCord, Agriterra and the Dutch platform AgriProFocus will be entrusted with the implementation of this ambitious programme" said the Minister.
Photo: from left to right, Regional Committee Chairs from Africa, Latin America, Dutch Minister van Ardenne, and Chair of Asian farmers' Committee
Venue:
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(to download in PDF) * Contains all the information on the program and organizational questions, and includes the Conference Registration form and Hotel Reservation form. Modification: The Session on WTO negotiation, with Mr. Pascal Lamy, DG WTO, will be held on 18 May from 14:00 to 17:00 |