Rural development in poor countries, sustainability biodiversity and fairness

The seminar includes: a. Session 1: toward a participative cooperation; b. Session 2: local knowledge and culture, sustainable development, biodiversity and fight against poverty. The session includes case studies presentations. The Seminar is organized by CEFA, Slowfood Fundation for Biodiversity and Faitrade Italia within the project co-funded by the EU Commission “Sustainable agriculture, Biodiversity protection and Fairtrade together against poverty”. Location: Baluardo della Cittadella Language: English Simultaneous translation available: Italian * Session 1 Toward a participative cooperation Moderator: Antonio Compagnoni: IFOAM WB, ICEA International relations manager Patrizia Farolini CEFA, President – The NGOs partnership in fighting poverty in the rural areas Piero Sardo, Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, President – Biodiversity protection against hunger Carlo Testini, FAIRTRADE Italia, President - The Fairtrade against hunger Anne Boor [pdf 21KB] IFOAM – “Organic Development Options” Giuseppe Morabito, V/Director DGCS (MAE) - Italian Development Cooperation Policies with a special focus on Agriculture Philip Mikos, DG Development (UE) – The Impact of the EU Development Policy to the ACP Rural Development Countries AFRICAN UNION  Representative -  New models for the rural development Sergio Marelli, President of the Italian Food Sovereignty Platform - Development cooperation and the actors involved in the food sovereignty Debate Presentation of the European Observatory on Sustainable Agriculture * Session 2 Local knowledge and culture, sustainable development, biodiversity and fight against poverty Moderator:  Ada Civitani - CONCORD Food Security Working Group CASE STUDIES concerning Integrated rural development, biodiversity protection, Fairtrade, Businesses and movements in food sector: an equitable rural development as a model for an equitable growth. Pascal Liu [pdf 23KB] FAO, Assistance to African farmer groups in producing and exporting organic and fair-trade products Brodt S. & Schug D [pdf 76KB], Challenges in Transitioning to Organic Farming in West Bengal, India. Case studies from Bosnia Erzegovina, Palestina, Tanzania, Morocco, Argentina, Sri Lanka. Discussant: Daniel Van der Steen: CONCORD Food Security Group Matwima Juma: IFAD – Zanzibar(Tanzania) Debate

Project representatives

Project representatives (producers and technicians from Developing Countries) will be invited to present their projects and will participate to the Congress. They will have the possibility to display and sell their products during the Organic Market Festival (June 20th - 22nd). See the cultural program for details on the Organic Market Festival. Project representatives should be funded by their own projects and organizations. The technical committee is presently searching for additional resources to co-fund the participation of representatives of small projects.