LET'S BUILD THE FUTURE: Family Farming5th GLOBAL CONFERENCE

21-22-23 / 09 / 2015 Hotel Seminario Bilbao · Derio · Spainwww.ruralforum.net/v-conference (+34) 945 121 324 · conference1@ruralforum.net

LET’S BUILD THE FUTURE: FamILy FaRmIng5th GLOBAL CONFERENCE

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DAY 1 21/09

09.00 - 09.10Vidrieras HallWelcome speech

09.10 - 09.30Vidrieras HallPreliminary presentation: Characterization of Family Farming

09.30 - 10.30Vidrieras HallRoundtable discussion: Characterization of Family Farming and its importance to build adequate public policies

10.30 - 10.50Coffee break

PRELImInaRy SESSIon

Mr. Auxtin Ortiz Etxeberria - Director of the World Rural Forum

Mr. Álvaro Ramos - Coordinator of IFAD-MERCOSUR

Mr. Francesco Maria Pierri - Policy Officer of the Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO (Moderator)Mr. Mario León Frutos - Paraguay’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock and Coordinator of the REAF National Section of ParaguayMs. Fatma Ben Rejeb - Executive Secretary of PAFO (Pan African Farmers Organization)Ms. Ika Krishnayanti - International Relations Officer, API (Indonesian Peasant Alliance)Mr. Ricard Ramon I Sumoy - Socio-Economic Analyst of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European CommissionMr. Daouda Diarra - Permanent Secretary of Agriculture High Council of Mali

Mr. Iñigo Urkullu - President of the Basque GovernmentMr. Virgilio de los Reyes - Secretary of Agrarian Reform of the Philippines (TBC)Ms. Marcela Villarreal - Director of the Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAOMr. Djibo Bagna - President of ROPPA (Network of Farmers’ and Agricultural Producers’ Organizations of West Africa)Mr. Flavio Coturni - Head of the Unit of Agricultural Policy Analysis and Perspectives in the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European CommissionMr. José Maria Zeberio - President of the WRF

Video to introduce the IYFF+10 program

Mr. Guillermo Dorronsoro - Dean of Deusto Business SchoolMs. Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food at United Nations Human Rights Council (Video message)

oFFICIaL InaUgURaTIon

11.00 – 12.00Vidrieras Hallopening remarks

12.00 - 12.10Vidrieras HallProjection

12.10 - 12.30Vidrieras HallPresentation:Economy, Family Farming and the Right to Food. A Global Perspective

12.30 - 13.45Lunch

13.45 - 15.15Vidrieras HallRoundtable discussion (with Q-A session):Political dialogues as a tool to create public policies at national and regional level

15.15 - 16.30Vidrieras HallRoundtable discussion (with Q-A session):Global initiatives to promote Family Farming at national level

16.30 - 17.00Coffee break

BLoCk 1

BLoCk 2

Mr. Jean-Philippe Audinet - Lead Advisor at the Policy and Technical Advisory Division, IFAD (Moderator)Mr. Tito Díaz - Regional Officer for Animal Production and Health in Latin America and Caribe, FAOMs. Esther Penunia - General Secretary of AFA (Asian Farmers’ Association)Mr. Juan Andrés Gutierrez - President of EUROMONTANA (European Association of Mountain Areas)Mr. Fabrice Dreyfus - Member of General Council of Agriculture, Food and Rural Area of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forestry of FranceMr. Mahamadou Fayinkeh - Representative of the Gambia National Committee

Ms. Alberta Guerra - Food Policy Advisor at ActionAid International (Moderator)Mr. Lupino Lazaro Jr. - Agriculture Attaché of the Philippine Embassy in RomeMs. Sandra Moreno Cadena - Representative of SOC (Land Workers’ Union) - ECVC Ms. Alessandra Lunas - Secretary of Rural Women Workers, CONTAG (National Confederation of Agricultural Workers)Ms. Laura Lorenzo - International Relations and European Desk, WRFMr. Gabriel Ferrero - Senior Policy Advisor at the Secretariat for Post-2015 Development Planning, UNO (United Nations Organization) (Video conference)

17.00 - 18.15Vidrieras HallRoundtable discussion (with Q-A session):Linking family farmers’ organizations with research centers

18.15 - 18.30Break

18.30 - 20.00 guided visits to entities in the Basque farming sector

BLoCk 3

Mr. Robin Bourgeois - Senior Foresight and Development Policies Expert, GFAR (Global Forum on Agricultural Research) (Moderador)Mr. Rogelio Pozo - General Director of AZTI-TecnaliaMr. Jean-Michel Sourisseau - Socio-economist at CIRAD (Centre of Agricultural Research for Development)Ms. Gabriela Quiroga - International Secretary of PROLINNOVA (Promoting Local Innovation in Ecologically Oriented Agriculture and Natural Resource Management)Mr. Fernando López - General Secretary of COPROFAM (Confederation of Family Farm Organizations of MERCOSUR)Mr. André Tioro - Program Officer for Capacity-Building and Action-Research Project, ROPPA

Guided visits to the surroundings of the Hotel Seminary: Derio Agricultural School / Azti-Tecnalia / Aberekin / Neiker-Tecnalia

09.00 - 10.302nd floorWorking groups

10.30 - 11.00Coffee break

11.00 - 13.302nd floorWorking groups

13.30 - 15.00Lunch

DAY 2 22/09

Working topics*:1. Political dialogue in favour of Family Farming for the

creation of public policies. Relator: Mr. Vincent Touzot - National Administrator of Jeunes Agriculteurs.

2. Global guidelines for the governance of agrarian systems based on Family Farming: Content and methods to encourage it. Relator: Mr. André Leu - President of IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements).

3. Linking family farmers’ organizations with research centers: Specific proposals. Relator: Ms. Marcela Dumani - Costa Rica National Committee representative.

* All the topics will be worked by each language group:• ENGLISH (Lezama Room)

Facilitator: Ms. Joana Dias Rocha - REDSAN Coordinator and Farmers Platform Secretary, CPLP (Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries)

• SPANISH (Txorierri Room)Facilitator: Ms. Olga Gomez - Member of Katilu and Projects Manager for Basque Innovation System Stimulus at Innobasque

• FRENCH (Astintze Room)Facilitator: Ms. Gabriela Quiroga - International Secretary of PROLINNOVA

Time to prepare presentations of group conclusions

15.00 - 15.45Vidrieras HallWorking groups conclusions

15.45 - 17.00Vidrieras HallClosing Remarks

17.00 - 18.00Break

18.00 - 21.00Social agenda

18.00 - 20.00Txorierri RoomBoard of Directors of the WRF

21.00 Dinner

Presentation of conclusions from the Working Groups

Ms. Eva Verona Teixeira Ortet - Minister for Rural Development of Cape VerdeMr. Uttam Kumar Bhattarai - Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture Development of Nepal y Chairperson of Nepal National CommitteeMr. Bittor Oroz - Basque Government Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food PolicyRepresentative of Agriculture Department of Bizkaia Provincial GovernmentMs. Elena Unzueta Torre - Provincial Minister of Sustainability and Natural Resources Department of Bizkaia Regional CouncilMr. Unai Aranguren - European representative in the International Coordination Committee of La Via CampesinaMs. Evelyn Nguleka - President of WFO (World Farmers’ Organization)Mr. Michael Taylor - Director of the ILC (International Land Coalition)Ms. Begoña Nieto - General Director of Rural Development and Forest Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment of SpainMr. Auxtin Ortiz - Director of WRF

Guided visit into the city of Bilbao

Only WRF Board of Directors members

DAY 3 23/0908.30 - 10.30Lezama Room

09.30 - 10.30Vidrieras Hall

10.30 - 11.00

11.00 - 13.30Vidrieras Hall

11.00 - 13.30Lezama Room

13.30 - 14.30

14.30 - 16.30Lezama Room

16.30 - 16.45

16.45 - 19.15

17.00 - 20.00Lezama Room

general assembly of the WRF. Open meetingWith associates from the 5 continents present, the WRF will take this opportunity to carry out its General Assembly meeting.

Communication efforts to enhance Family Farming. Open meeting. This encounter aims to foster debate on how farmer led communication and community media can contribute to enhance Family Farming.

Coffee break

youth and employment in rural areas. Open meeting. Representatives of Young Farmers organizations from the five continents will debate about the future of Family Farming.

meeting of the Family Farming national Committees from the 5 Continents. Only National Committees members. These committees have achieved enormous results during 2014 and now make up one of the key structures for giving continuity to the IYFF process.

Lunch

meeting of the Family Farming national Committees from the 5 Continents. Only NNCC members.

Coffee break

meeting on gender equality in family women inFamily Farming: achievements and challenges towards equity. Open meeting. This seminar will focus on the role that women play in FF and the importance of taking into their voices in the designing and implementation of policies and significant changes for FF.

meeting of the Iyff+10 World Consultative Committee. Only WCC members. After agreements reached in Brasilia (November 2014), this meeting will be focused in the promotion of actions in favour of Family Farming at international level.