The 38th World Farmers' Congress

“Working together for Profitability, Sustainability and Development”

Warsaw, Poland, May 30th to June 6th 2008

Congress Declaration

The World Food Crisis: Farmers' Solutions Declaration from the 38th World Farmers Congress in Warsaw

Congress Opening

Opening Speech by IFAP President Jack Wilkinson

Daily Bulletin

• June 1, 2008
• June 2, 2008
• June 3, 2008
• June 4, 2008
• June 5, 2008

Press Releases

• 38th IFAP World Farmers' Congress: Working Together for Profitability, Sustainability and Development
• World Farmers' Organizations Elect New IFAP Executive: Ajay Vashee from Zambia Takes the Helm

Policy Statements Approved by the IFAP Membership

• Statement by the farmers of the world on Animal Welfare
• Statement by the farmers of the world on Food Safety and Quality
• Statement by the farmers of the world on moblizing Aid-for-Trade for small-scale farmers
• Statement by the farmers of the world on facing climate and energy challenges through sustainable bioenergy
• Statement by the farmers of the world on the main issues for farmers related to agricultural biodiversity
  

Message from IFAP President Jack Wilkinson: Good Farm Outlook for the 38th IFAP World Farmers' Congress

World Farmers' Congress Program

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For more information, contact:

David KING

Secretary General

Email: david.king@ifap.org

Michèle GAY-PEILLER
Director for Finance and Administration

Email: michele.gay-peiller@ifap.org

Tel: +33-1-45-26-05-53
Fax: +33-1-48-74-72-12

Press Contacts:

Neil SORENSEN

Communications Coordinator

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Mobile: +33-6-3412-9736

Jessica GOODFELLOW

Communications Officer

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Venue:
Sofitel Victoria Warsaw
Address: UL. Krolewska St 11
Poland
Tel: +48 22 657 80 11
Fax: +48 22 657 80 57
00-065
e-mail: rez.sof.victoria@orbis.pl
Website: www.sofitel.com

IFAP Development Cooperation Committee

• Agenda
• Overview of the IFAP - World Bank Consultations on the World Development Report 2008
• Presentation: Securing smallscale producers’ market access in “modern” agrifood markets: Lessons from the Regoverning Markets Programme, Felicity Proctor
• Presentation: The Farmers’ Voice on the World Development Report 2008 of the World Bank
• Reactions from farmers’ leaders: issues raised in the IFAP regional workshops on the World Development Report 2008, Juergen Voegele, Agriculture & Rural Development Department, The World Bank

IFAP African Regional Committee

• Agenda
• Report of Activities
• Paper on Aid for Trade
• Presentation on Biofuels: Issues & Concerns, Ishmael Sunga, Chief Executive Officer, SACAU
• Regional Impacts of the Market Situation of Grains and Oilseeds, A paper presented by Ndambo Ndambo, Zambia National Farmers’ Union

IFAP Asian Regional Committee

• Agenda
• Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in Japan
• Climate Change Mitigation Strategies in Japan, Masahiro Konno, Jazenchu, Japan
• Food crisis impacts in Viet Nam, Vu Van Dzung, Vietnam Cooperative Alliance
• Smallholders Access to Markets: Farmers seeking Evidence for Action, Raul Montemayor, IFAP Vice-President

IFAP Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean

• Agenda
• Report of Activities
• Workshop on “The Brasilia Appeal"

IFAP Mediterranean Committee

• Agenda
• Mediterra 2008: The Future of Agriculture and Food in the Mediterranean countries
• Water governance and management, John Butterworth, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
• Water and agricultural policies in the Mediterranean Region, Samir Abu Helaleh, Member of the Jordan farmers union
  

OECD Issues Committee

• Agenda
• OECD Work on Trade and Agriculture, Ken Ash, Deputy Director, Trade and Agriculture
• High Food Prices: Causes, implications and solutions

Group on Dairy Products

• Agenda
• Managing risks in the dairy sector: public/private strategies, Practical Implications of the New Food Safety and Hazard Management Approaches, Réjean Bouchard, International Dairy Federation
• The EU milk sector: environmentally-friendly production, Henri Brichart, Chairman, COPA/COGECA working group on “Milk and milk products”
• Challenges for Dairy Farmers in Latin America, CNA Technical Office
• Canadian Dairy Industry: Working Together for Profitability, Sustainability & Development, Wally Smith, Vice President, Dairy Farmers of Canada
• Report on Dairy from the National Farmers Union of the United States
• Regional Specific Challenges for Dairy Farmers and Panorama of the existing rewarding eco-system services for Dairy Farmers-Asian Region
  

Group on Grains and Oilseeds

• Agenda
• Regional Impacts of the Market Situation of Grains and Oilseeds, Ndambo Ndambo, Zambia National Farmers’ Union
• Oilseeds market situation
• A few remarks on the World Cereals Markets in 2007/08, Michel Ferret, ONIGC, Paris
• 2007 Farm Bill: What to Expect, Robert Carlson,National Farmers Union
• US Policy on Bioenergy, Robert Carlson, National Farmers Union

Group on Meats and Feeds

• Agenda
• Regional Review of Policy Developments in the Meats and Feeds Sector and the Farmers' Position in Such Developments, Latin America, Dr. Juan José Grigera Naón, Sociedad Rural Argentina
• Regional Review of Policy Developments in the Meats and Feeds Sector and the Farmers' Positions in Such Developments, United States of America, Douglas Peterson, U.S. Meats Production, Prices and Policy, National Farmers Union
• Report of the IFAP-OIE Informal Consultation
• Feedback from Participants in the IFAP-OIE Informal Consultation
• Reporting Notes from the IFAP Preparatory Meeting for the IFAP-OIE Consultation
• Developments in the Global Meat Market, Irish Food Board
• Regional Specific Challenges for Meats and Feeds Farmers for Africa, Mary Anecho (Mrs), NEC Member UNFFE
• Policy Developments in the EU in the Meats and Feeds Sector, Mr. Gert Karkov, Danish Farmers
• Beef Cattle Market in Latin America, Juan José Grigera Naón, Ph.D., Sociedad Rural Argentina
• Meat Production in Brazil, CNA Technical Office
• World Epidemiological Overview, Dr. Caroline Planté, OIE Sub-Regional Representation in Brussels
• GM crops: Global development and constraints, Gert Karkov, Landbrugsraadet, Denmark
• List of Experts on Animal Welfare

Group on Tropical Products

• Agenda
• Promotion of Tropical Horticulture: Risks and Opportunities for the Poor, Rémi Kahane, Executive Secretary of the Global Horticulture Initiative
• Situation of Vanilla Producers and Fair Certification (Case of the Union of the Comoros), Mr. Issa Mhadji, President of Syndicat National des Agriculteurs Comoriens (SNAC)
• Situation and Outlook for Cotton, Terry Townsend, Executive Director, International Cotton Advisory Committee
• Presentation: International Cotton Advisory Committee
• Global Principles & Criteria, Mr. Allan Williams & Ms. Lise Melvin, Better Cotton Initiative
• Farmers’ situation and challenges in coffee production in Uganda, Hon. Gerald Ssendaula, Chairman, NUCAFE
• Vietnam Farmers’ UnionCoffee production
• Market-based price risk management: An exploration of commodity income stabilization options for coffee farmers, Lamon Rutten, Joint Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, and Frida Youssef, Coordinator, Commodity risk management and Finance, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Standing Committee on Women in Agriculture

• Agenda

IFAP Young Farmers' Committee

• Agenda
• Young Farmers' Final Declaration
• What to do back home?
• The Harvest After Buenos Aires: Activating Young Farmers, Message from Kati Partanen (Finland), Vice President of IFAP Young Farmers’ committee
• Farmers’ organisations & their young members: working hand in glove with each other?, Bettie Tijsseling, Student of Wageningen University of Research, the Netherlands

• Presentation of CEJA,the European Council of Young Farmers, Pieter van Oost, CEJA Vice-President

Thematic Group on Farmers' Health Agenda

Standing Committee on Agricultural Cooperatives

• Agenda
• Company presentation, HKScan,Chairman of the Board Marcus H. Borgström
• The Norwegian Cooperative Societies Act, Hildegunn Gjengedal, Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives
• The united voice of farmers and their cooperatives in the European Union, Elisabeth Gauffin, Vice President Cogeca
• Social capital - The Danish Case, Niels Lindberg Madsen, Danish Agricultural Council

Opening Session

• How to Prevent New Threats, Dr. Bernard Vallat, OIE Director General
• The Global Forum: Shaping Tomorrow’s Agriculture Today, Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary
  

Policy Sessions

Climate Change: Implications for the future model of agriculture

• Message by Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• IFAP Expert group meeting Climate change and bioenergy, Nora Ourabah, IFAP Senior Policy Officer
• OECD Emissions trading and climate change, Elisabeth Gauffin, Vice President, Federation of Swedish Farmers

• Horticultural Food Products and Market Access: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries, Jon Hellin (CIMMYT) and Rémi Kahane (GlobalHort)
• IFAP Working Group on Risk Management
• A Study on a Disaster Risk Management Plan for the South African Agricultural Sector, Hans van der Merwe, Executive Director of Agri SA, Republic of South Africa
• Building supply chains: organising farmers to meet food safety and technical standardsThe role of Global GAP, Frank van Oorschot, LTO Netherlands