Day 1 - Reshaping the future of agriculture together

Opening ceremony 
The High Level Dialogue: Towards Transforming Agricultural Research for Development Globally (Adel El-Beltagy)

Session: Reshaping agricultural research systems to meet the needs of the poor
(Moderator: Prof. Ismail Serageldin) 
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Session: Partnership for a better future (Moderator: Prof. Sir Gordon Conway) 
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Session: Investing for a better future (Moderator: Dr. Margaret Catley-Carlson) 
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Synthesis and Close of session 
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Day 2 - What are the challenges we need to address?

Dr David Nabarro - Video Address 
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Introduction: Building a shared vision for change
Dr Monty Jones: Building a shared vision for change 

Session: Building from regional expressions of demand 
- Reorienting Agricultural Research for Development in Asia-Pacific: The Way Ahead
(Raj Paroda, Executive Secretary, APAARI)
- Agricultural Research for Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus: State, Issues, Problems and Perspectives
(Acad. Hukmatullo Ahmadov, Chair, CACAARI)
- AARINENA Presentation to GCARD 2010
(Ahmad Al Bakri President of AARINENA & Ibrahim Hamdan Executive Secretary, AARINENA)
- Agriculture and rural prosperity from the perspective of research and technological innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean
(Executive Committee of FORAGRO)
- View from US and Canada
(NAFARD)
- The Gcard Process in Africa
(Denis T. Kyetere, Chair, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa)
- GCARD European Regional Consultation 
(EFARD)

Session: Where can collective efforts in international agricultural research make most difference in development? 
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Session: Transforming agricultural research for development 
Transforming agricultural research for development, Dr Uma Lele (Lead Author)

Award ceremonies
Presentations


Day 3 - What do we need to do better? Strengthening the impact of agricultural research in development

Session: Better targeting collective actions – research themes identified for international agricultural research 
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Introduction to the large-scale collective-action programmes proposed by the CGIAR and their relationship to national and regional development agendas and other required investments 
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Parallel discussion sessions 

Thematic areas: 
 
1. Agricultural systems for the poor and vulnerable, Dr Maarten van Ginkel (ICARDA) 
- Presentation 1
- Summary 1

2. Enabling agricultural incomes for the poor, Dr Charles Crissman (CIP) 
- Research Theme 2

3. Optimizing productivity of global food security crops, Dr Marianne Banziger (CIMMYT) 
- Sustainable rice, wheat and maize systems for ensuring global food security

4. Agriculture, nutrition and health, Dr Marie Ruel (IFPRI) 
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5. Water, soils and ecosystems, Dr David Molden (IWMI) 
- Land, water, ecosystem

6. Forests and trees
- Forests and trees, (CIFOR) 

7. Climate change and agriculture, Dr Andrew Jarvis (CIAT) 
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Parallel session on Mega Program (MP) Climate Change and Agriculture 
- Mega Program (MP) Climate Change and Agriculture

8. Agricultural biodiversity, Dr Kwesi Atta-Krah (Bioversity International) 
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Parallel sessions: discussion of key strategic needs across systems 
 
 • Improving partnerships 
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 • Addressing gender for inclusive development
- Addressing gender for inclusive development, Dr Jennie  Dey dePryck (External Expert)

 • Capacity development 
- Observations and a request for inclusion in the CIPCAD/GCARD Final Statement for Action on strengthening capacities for ARD and enhancing efficiency of the innovation chain 
- Strengthening capacities for ARD and enhancing efficiency of the innovation chain

 • Role of the fast-growing economies as new providers
- Role of Fast Growing Economy Countries Role in Global ARD
(Dr. Ajit Maru, GFAR Secretariat)
- India, Agriculture and ARD
(S.K. Datta, Deputy Director General Indian Council of Agricultural Research)

 • Knowledge, information and advice in agri-food systems; opportunities and Actions
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 • Thinking forward: better predicting and addressing future needs  
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 • Better benefiting the poor through public-private partnerships for innovation and action 
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 • Managing risks to farmers in a time of change
- Managing risks to farmers in a time of change 
 
Session: Open Science 
- Society-Science and the Environment: The Promise of Interdependent Science
- Young Researchers in ARD: What we need
- Young Researchers Seminar 2010
- Open Science, quizz final

Day 4 - Development of a roadmap for collective action

Mr Kofi Annan – Video Address 
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Session: Report to plenary by rapporteurs on the specific actions developed through the parallel sessions on Day 3 
- Enabling Further Fast Growing Economy Countries Role in Global ARD
(Dr. Ajit Maru, GFAR Secretariat)

Session: Refinement and key elements of the RoadMAP (Montpellier Action Plan) to improve the value of agricultural research in development at national, regional and international levels
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Closing remarks including handover to the incoming GFAR Chair
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