LET'S BUILD THE FUTURE: Family Farming 5th GLOBAL CONFERENCE 21-22-23 / 09 / 2015 Hotel Seminario Bilbao · Derio · Spain www.ruralforum.net/v-conference (+34) 945 121 324 · [email protected] LET’S BUILD THE FUTURE: FAMILY FARMING 5th GLOBAL CONFERENCE HOTEL SEMINARIO BILBAO 1st floor • Reception Desk • Vidrieras Hall • Dining Room 2nd floor • Astintze Room • Txorierri Room • Lezama Room • Technical Secretariat www.hotelseminariobilbao.com c/Larrauri nº 1, 48160 Derio, BIZKAIA +34 944 65 97 00 Permanent Assistance Office: Txaro Mardaratz +34 656 731 795 [email protected] Susana Añarbe +34 618 30 67 71 [email protected] Press Office Goizargi de las Heras +34 945 12 13 91 / +34 637 44 44 07 www.ruralforum.net/v-conference @WorldRuralForum #WRF5Conf #FamilyFarming DAY 1 21/09 PRELIMINARY SessiON 09.00 - 09.10 Mr. Auxtin Ortiz Etxeberria - Director of the World Rural Vidrieras Hall Forum Welcome speech 09.10 - 09.30 Mr. Álvaro Ramos - Coordinator of IFAD-MERCOSUR Vidrieras Hall Preliminary presentation: Characterization of Family Farming 09.30 - 10.30 Mr. Francesco Maria Pierri - Policy Officer of the Office Vidrieras Hall of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, Roundtable FAO (Moderator) discussion: Mr. Mario León Frutos - Paraguay’s Deputy Minister of Characterization Agriculture and Livestock and Coordinator of the REAF of Family National Section of Paraguay Farming and its Ms. Fatma Ben Rejeb - Executive Secretary of PAFO importance to (Pan African Farmers Organization) build adequate Ms. Ika Krishnayanti - International Relations Officer, public policies API (Indonesian Peasant Alliance) Mr. Ricard Ramon I Sumoy - Socio-Economic Analyst of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development at the European Commission Mr. Daouda Diarra - Permanent Secretary of Agriculture High Council of Mali 10.30 - 10.50 Coffee break OFFICIAL INAUGURATION 11.00 – 12.00 Mr. Iñigo Urkullu - President of the Basque Government Vidrieras Hall Mr. Virgilio de los Reyes - Secretary of Agrarian Reform Opening of the Philippines (TBC) remarks Ms. Marcela Villarreal - Director of the Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development, FAO Mr. 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 Commission Mr. José Maria Zeberio - President of the WRF 12.00 - 12.10 Video to introduce the IYFF+10 program Vidrieras Hall Projection 12.10 - 12.30 Mr. Guillermo Dorronsoro - Dean of Deusto Business Vidrieras Hall School Presentation: Ms. Hilal Elver - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Economy, Family Food at United Nations Human Rights Council (Video Farming and message) the Right to Food. A Global Perspective 12.30 - 13.45 Lunch BLOCK 1 13.45 - 15.15 Mr. Jean-Philippe Audinet - Lead Advisor at the Policy and Vidrieras Hall Technical Advisory Division, IFAD (Moderator) Roundtable Mr. Tito Díaz - Regional Officer for Animal Production and discussion Health in Latin America and Caribe, FAO (with Q-A Ms. Esther Penunia - General Secretary of AFA (Asian session): Farmers’ Association) Political dialogues Mr. Juan Andrés Gutierrez - President of EUROMONTANA as a tool to create (European Association of Mountain Areas) public policies Mr. Fabrice Dreyfus - Member of General Council at national and of Agriculture, Food and Rural Area of the Ministry of regional level Agriculture, Agri-Food and Forestry of France Mr. Mahamadou Fayinkeh - Representative of the Gambia National Committee BLOCK 2 15.15 - 16.30 Ms. Alberta Guerra - Food Policy Advisor at ActionAid Vidrieras Hall International (Moderator) Roundtable Mr. Lupino Lazaro Jr. - Agriculture Attaché of the Philippine discussion Embassy in Rome (with Q-A Ms. Sandra Moreno Cadena - Representative of SOC session): (Land Workers’ Union) - ECVC Global initiatives Ms. Alessandra Lunas - Secretary of Rural Women to promote Workers, CONTAG (National Confederation of Agricultural Family Farming at Workers) national level Ms. Laura Lorenzo - International Relations and European Desk, WRF Mr. Gabriel Ferrero - Senior Policy Advisor at the Secretariat for Post-2015 Development Planning, UNO (United Nations Organization) (Video conference) 16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break BLOCK 3 17.00 - 18.15 Mr. Robin Bourgeois - Senior Foresight and Vidrieras Hall Development Policies Expert, GFAR (Global Forum on Roundtable Agricultural Research) (Moderador) discussion Mr. Rogelio Pozo - General Director of AZTI-Tecnalia (with Q-A Mr. Jean-Michel Sourisseau - Socio-economist session): at CIRAD (Centre of Agricultural Research for Linking family Development) farmers’ Ms. Gabriela Quiroga - International Secretary organizations of PROLINNOVA (Promoting Local Innovation in with research Ecologically Oriented Agriculture and Natural Resource centers 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 18.15 - 18.30 Break 18.30 - 20.00 Guided visits to the surroundings of the Hotel Seminary: Guided visits Derio Agricultural School / Azti-Tecnalia / Aberekin / to entities in the Neiker-Tecnalia Basque farming sector DAY 2 22/09 09.00 - 10.30 Working topics*: 2nd floor 1. Political dialogue in favour of Family Farming for the Working creation of public policies. Groups Relator: Mr. Vincent Touzot - National Administrator of Jeunes Agriculteurs. 2. Global guidelines for the governance of agrarian 10.30 - 11.00 systems based on Family Farming: Content and Coffee break 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. 11.00 - 13.30 * All the topics will be worked by each language group: 2nd floor • ENGLISH (Lezama Room) Working Facilitator: Ms. Joana Dias Rocha - REDSAN Groups 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 13.30 - 15.00 Time to prepare presentations of group conclusions Lunch 15.00 - 15.45 Presentation of conclusions from the Working Groups Vidrieras Hall Working groups conclusions 15.45 - 17.00 Ms. Eva Verona Teixeira Ortet - Minister for Rural Vidrieras Hall Development of Cape Verde Closing Mr. Uttam Kumar Bhattarai - Secretary of Ministry of Remarks Agriculture Development of Nepal y Chairperson of Nepal National Committee Mr. Bittor Oroz - Basque Government Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy Representative of Agriculture Department of Bizkaia Provincial Government Ms. Elena Unzueta Torre - Provincial Minister of Sustainability and Natural Resources Department of Bizkaia Regional Council Mr. Unai Aranguren - European representative in the International Coordination Committee of La Via Campesina Ms. 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 Spain Mr. Auxtin Ortiz - Director of WRF 17.00 - 18.00 Break 18.00 - 21.00 Guided visit into the city of Bilbao Social agenda 18.00 - 20.00 Only WRF Board of Directors members Txorierri Room Board of Directors of the WRF 21.00 Dinner DAY 3 23/09 08.30 - 10.30 General Assembly of the WRF. Open meeting Lezama Room With associates from the 5 continents present, the WRF will take this opportunity to carry out its General Assembly meeting. 09.30 - 10.30 Communication efforts to enhance Family Vidrieras Hall Farming. Open meeting. This encounter aims to foster debate on how farmer led communication and community media can contribute to enhance Family Farming. 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break 11.00 - 13.30 Youth and employment in rural areas. Open meeting. Vidrieras Hall Representatives of Young Farmers organizations from the five continents will debate about the future of Family Farming. 11.00 - 13.30 Meeting of the Family Farming National Committees Lezama Room 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. 13.30 - 14.30 Lunch 14.30 - 16.30 Meeting of the Family Farming National Committees Lezama Room from the 5 Continents. Only NNCC members. 16.30 - 16.45 Coffee break 16.45 - 19.15 Meeting on gender equality in family women in Family 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. 17.00 - 20.00 Meeting of the Iyff+10 World Consultative Lezama Room 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..