| 08 h 00 | Registration (+ welcome coffee) |
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| 10 h 00 |
Opening Session Chair : Mr. Pascal LAMY, EC-Trade Commissioner |
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10 h 05 : Welcome address: Mr. Claude BLANCHEMAISON, Director General for International Cooperation and Development (France) PDF - FR |
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10 h 15 : EU-Africa cotton partnership: Mrs. Agnes VAN ARDENNE, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation (EU-Presidency) PDF - EN |
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10 h 30 : Africa response to partnership: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN, Benin Minister for Trade (spokesperson of ACP-cotton Ministerial Committee) PDF - FR |
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10 h 40 : ACP-EU Mr. Carl GREENIDGE, CTA Powerpoint - EN |
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10 h 50 : Setting the scene for the Forum: Mr. Pascal LAMY, EC-Trade Commissioner PDF - EN PDF - FR |
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| 11 h 00 |
Session 1: International TRADE Chair: Mr. Carl GREENIDGE, CTA |
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11 h 05 : Mr. Terry TOWNSEND, ICAC Overview of government support measures worldwide PDF - EN Appendix : PDF - EN |
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11 h 20 : Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN, Benin: African position on cotton negotiations in DDA PDF - FR |
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11 h 40 : Mr. Karl FALKENBERG, EC/DG TRADE: EC views on cotton as part of DDA |
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| 12 h 00 | Exhange of views |
| 13 h 00 – 14 h 00 : Lunch | |
| 14 h 00 |
Session 2: NATIONAL COTTON STRATEGIES Chair: Mrs. Berengere QUINCY (France / Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
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14 h 05 : Mr. Philip MIKOS: National commodity/cotton strategies as a development mechanism PDF - FR |
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14 h 20 : Burkina Faso, Benin and Tanzania present National Strategic Cotton Frameworks, including donor responses, following national coordination Burkina Faso : PDF - EN PDF - FR Benin : PDF - FR Tanzania : PDF - EN PDF - FR |
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15 h 05 : Mr. Alexander Sarris, FAO: Methodology for preparing national cotton strategies Powerpoint - EN Powerpoint - FR |
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| 15 h 20 | Exchange of views on proposed actions |
| 16 h 00 – 16 h 30 : Coffee break | |
| 16 h 30 |
SESSION 3: COTTON RELATED POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS Chair: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN (ACP-cotton Ministerial Committee) |
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16 h 35 : Mr. Tiéna COULIBALY (Mali/MRSC): Phasing the reforms and accompanying measures PDF - EN PDF - FR |
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16 h 50 : Mr. Jacques BOUNOU, ROPPA : Farmer views on the impact of cotton sector reforms PDF - FR |
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16 h 50 : Mr. Jacques BOUNOU, ROPPA : Farmer views on the impact of cotton sector reforms : PDF - FR Liberalisations and privatisations of the African cotton dies: PDF - FR |
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17 h 05 : Mr. Ibrahim MALLOUM, African Cotton (ginners) Association: African stakeholder views PDF - EN PDF - FR |
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17 h 15 : Mr. John McINTIRE, World Bank: Current views on cotton sector reforms Powerpoint - EN Powerpoint - FR |
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| 17 h 30 | Exchange of views |
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18 h 00 Ajourn and Cocktail Mr. Xavier DARCOS, Minister for International Cooperation and Development (France) PDF - FR |
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SESSION 4: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY RECOGNITION Chair: Mr. Ibrahim TAMPONE, Commissioner UEMOA |
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09 h 05 : Mr. Henk BREMAN, IFDC: Sustainable cotton: improved management of soil fertility and pests PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - EN |
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09 h 15 : Mr. Jacques PAGES, CIRAD : Pro and Cons of Genetically Engineered Cotton PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - FR |
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09 h 25 : Mr. Mustapha DIOP, SODEFITEX : African Participation in Universal Cotton Classification PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - FR |
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| 09 h 35 | Exchange of views |
| 10 h 15 – 10 h 45: Coffee break | |
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SESSION 5: RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE Chair: Mr. Jan MAAS, Netherlands Development Cooperation (EU Presidency) |
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10 h 50 : Mr. Joe KABISSA, Tanzania Cotton Board: the demand for price risk management in cotton PDF - EN |
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11 h 00 : Mr. Panos VARANGIS, World Bank: Commodity risk strategy PDF - EN Appendix : Powerpoint - EN Appendix : Powerpoint - FR |
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11 h 10 : Mr. Jean Marc GRAVELLINI, France/AFD, mitigating risks through self insurance PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - EN |
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11 h 20 : Mr. Nigel SCOTT, Rabobank: Perspectives of risk instruments and structured finance Appendix : Powerpoint - EN |
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| 11 h 00 | Exchange of views |
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SESSION 6: CHAIN INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES Chair: Mr. Babacar FAYE, Director BOAD |
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12 h 05 : Mr. Hamed SOW, CDE: Perspectives for manufacturing, the case of UEMOA countries PDF - EN PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - FR |
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12 h 15 : Mr. Bernard WALTER, AMTECS International Mauritius: Conditions for promoting investments in textiles in Africa PDF - FR Appendix : Powerpoint - EN Appendix : Powerpoint - FR |
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12 h 25 : Mr. Saro G. RATTER: Organic and fair trade cotton in Africa PDF - EN Appendix : Powerpoint - EN |
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| 12 h 30 | Exchange of views |
| 13h - 14h Lunch | |
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SESSION 7: SUPPORT TO COTTON Chair: Mr. Bernard PETIT (EC/DG Development) |
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Mr. Babacar FAYE, Directeur BOAD: Financing perspectives for the cotton sector Powerpoint - FR |
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Mr. Bernard PETIT, EC/DG Development: Indications of support to cotton at different levels Powerpoint - FR |
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Mr. André DELLEVOET (EU-presidency), Indications of EU-Member States support at different levels PDF - EN PDF - FR |
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World Bank: Support at in-country and international levels Powerpoint - EN |
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| Mrs. Ioannis KALTSAS / Mrs. Heike RUETTGERS, European Investment Bank. Perspectives for support to cotton | |
| Exchange of views | |
| 16 h 00 – 16 h 30: Coffee break | |
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SESSION 8: THE EU-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON COTTON: ROAD MAP TO IMPLEMENTATION Chair: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN (ACP-Group) |
| EC/DG Development: Road Map for Implementation of the EU-Africa Cotton Partnership | |
| 17 h 30 |
CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CLOSURE Mrs. Berengere QUINCY (France / Ministry of Foreign Affairs) PDF - FR |
| 18 h 00 | PRESS CONFERENCE |
