Archived Speeches
2006
Euro-Mediterranean Conference. Speech of Mr. Carmelo Gurrieri from the Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori -CIA (Italian Confederation of Agriculture). Ljubljana, Slovenia, November 15 – 17, 2006.
Message of the IFAP President to the Congress of COOAGROCAMPO, delivered by Carlos Simancas on behalf of Jack Wilkinson. Bogota, Colombia, 16-17 November 2006.
IFAP policy work on bioenergy. 17th WABCG-ISO Informal Consultation, London, UK, 20 November 2006.
IFAP President address to the Special Forum of the FAO Committee on Food Security, Rome, 30 October 2006.
IFAP address to the OIE General Assembly, Paris, 23 May 2006.
IFAP President Address to the 37th World Farmers' Congress of IFAP, Seoul, 17 May 2006.
IFAP presentation to the Union of Turkish Chambers of Agriculture on: “Agriculture in Turkey-EU Integration”, Istanbul,
1 May 2006.
What are the opportunities for small-scale producers and workers in new rural development challenges?, IFAP President's speech at the
Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, March 2006.
2005
Speech of the IFAP President Jack Wilkinson at the FAO Conference, Rome, 22 November 2005.
Market Instruments. IFAP Statement to the OECD Committee for Agriculture and Secretariat Consultations with Civil
Society Organisations. Paris, 5 December 2005.
Opening speech by Jack Wilkinson, Inter Preparatory Ministerial Session of
CSD 13, 28 February-4 March 2005, New York.
National Farmers Union Annual Convention, Address by Mr. Jack Wilkinson,
President of IFAP, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, 26 February 2005
Dakar Agricole Pre-forum - "Economic partnership agreements in relation to food
sovereignty" , by Mercy Karanja, Development Policy Coordinator, Dakar,
Senegal , 2-3 February 2005.
General Assembly of the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest
Owners (MTK). Address by Mr. Jack Wilkinson, President of IFAP. Oulu,
Finland, 3 February 2005
2004
OECD Trade Committee: IFAP's presentation, Paris, 19 October 2004.
Opening of the World Food Day Exhibit 2004. Address by Karen Serres. Rome, 12
October 2004
Assessment of the world food security situation and follow-up on progress on
the implementation of the World Food Summit Plan of Action, IFAP statement to
the FAO Committee on Food Security, by David King, Secretary General of IFAP.
Rome, Italy, 20-23 September 2004.
ICAO/IFAP joint seminar on "Promotion of agricultural Co-operatives and
enabling policy environment" presentation by Fabienne Derrien, Policy Officer.
Warsaw, Poland, 21st September 2004.
UNCTAD XI. Commodities, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development.
CFC /UNCTAD Side Event. Presentation by David King, IFAP Secretary
General. Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15 June 2004.
36th IFAP World Farmers Congress, Opening Plenary Speech of the
IFAP President. Washington D.C., 2 June 2004.
The World wants meat "the Producers can supply", by Mr. Jack Wilkinson,
President of IFAP. 31st Winnipeg World Meats Congress “The World Meat
Industry at a Crossroads,” Winnipeg, Canada, June 2004.
U.N. Commission for Sustainable Development, 12th Session, New York,
19-30 April 2004
- Statement by farmers as a major group, by Mr. Jack Wilkinson, IFAP President
- Overall review on farmer’s and water in agriculture By Mr. Esa Harmala
- How to access and manage water in agriculture: the experiences of farmers and
their organizations By Mr. Esa Härmäla
“Local Ownership” as a Key Element of Better Governance, by David King,
Secretary General of the IFAP. IFPRI Conference on Assuring Food and Nutrition
Security in Africa by 2020. Kampala, Uganda, 1-3 April 2004.
Impact of HIV/Aids on women farmers and food security,
by Victoria Kakoko-Sebagereka, ACWW World Conference, Australia,
March 2004.
Women's involvement in Agriculture: A worldwide challenge
by Fabienne Derrien. ACWW World Conference, Australia, March 2004.
2003
32st Conference of the FAO, Remarks by Mr. Jack Wilkinson, President of
the IFAP. Rome, 28 November–10 December 2003.
Baseline Conference for the CGIAR Challenge program on water and food,
by IFAP President Jack Wilkinson, Nairobi, 2 November 2003.
31st North American - European Union Agricultural Conference, by David King.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain 19-23 October 2003.
Intégration Régionale et Développement Durable : Point de vue méditerranéen,
par Nora Ourabah, Responsable des politiques, Bruxelles, 22 octobre 2003.
Conference of the Parties (COP 6) of this United Nations Convention.
IFAP President Speech. Havana, Cuba, August/ September 2003.
Young Farmers' World Congress, Opening remarks by Mr. Jack Wilkinson,
IFAP President. Paris, June 2003.
"Farmers and Food Security" Address by Mr. Philip Kiriro, IFAP Vice-President.
IFA-FAO Conference on Sustainable Fertilisation. Rome, Italy, 26-28 March 2003.
IFAP Statement at the COAG meeting. Rome, Italy, 31 March-4 April 2003.
Opening Plenary Session on “Water Food and Environment”, address of the
IFAP Vice-president Esa Härmälä, Presented by Ms. Mercy Karanja (Kenya)
Kyoto, 17 March 2003 (also available in PDF)
Symposium on “Roles of Water Management Organisations and creation of New
Water Culture in Rural Area”, by Jack Wilkinson, IFAP President, Shiga,Japan,
20 March 2003 (PDF)
Ministerial Meeting on “Water for Food and Agriculture”, by the IFAP
President Jack Wilkinson, Kyoto, Japan, 21 March 2003 (PDF)
FAO Session on "Water: Source of Food Security", by Mr.Nicola Stolfi
(CIA-Italia), Kyoto, Japan 19 March 2003
2002
35th World Farmers' Congress. Opening address by Mr. Gerard Doornbos,
President of IFAP. Cairo, Egypt, 2002
World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, September 2002
- Speech of Gerard Doornbos
- Speech of Jack Wilkinson
- Speech of Mercy Karanja
