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GCARD2 Agenda
Punta del Este, Uruguay - 29 October - 1 November 2012
FORESIGHT AND PARTNERSHIP FOR INNOVATION AND IMPACT ON SMALLHOLDER LIVELIHOODS
 
Download the PDF version of leaflet+ brief agenda here.
Download the PDF version of the Integrated GCARD2 Agenda here.
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27/10/2012
09:00 - 18:00 Pre-conference meetings
Registration is open since 27/10/2012 from 09:00 to 18:00.
During the day: CGIAR Consortium Board meeting
28/10/2012
09:00 - 17:00 Pre-conference meetings
Registration open from 09:00 to 16:00
17:00 - 19:30 Conference Opening Session
17:00 - 18:00 Introduction by Monty Jones, GFAR Chair and Carlos Perez del Castillo, CGIAR Consortium Board Chair
Statement by the President of IFAD, Kanayo Nwanze
Inaugural Statements by H.E. Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, Tabaré Aguerre
18:00 - 18:30 Signing Ceremony between Uruguay and the CGIAR Consortium
Presentation of Certificates’ to Young Reporters
19:00 Reception Dinner by the Government of Uruguay
Plenary room
29/10/2012
08:00 - 08:30 Registration
08:30 - 09:30 Plenary Session on Current Status of the Global AR4D: Delivering the Change
  • GCARD RoadMap Implementation (GFAR Chair)
  • The New CGIAR System and Progress towards the Implementation of the GCARD Roadmap (CGIAR Consortium Board Chair)
 Plenary room
09:30 - 11:30 Panel Discussion on Innovation for Impact on Smallholder Farmers: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderator: Raj Paroda
Panellists: Carlos Seré, Esther Penunia, Alexander Müller, Sujiro Seam, Victor Villalobos
(11:00 - 11:30 coffee break)
Plenary room
11:30 - 12:45 Policy Forum on Agricultural Innovation for Rural Women
Moderator: Uma Lele
Panellists: Bridget Muasa, Karla Hora, Ruth Haug, Nabeel Abu-Shriha, Prabhu Pingali, Karen Brooks, Lourdes Adriano.
Plenary room
12:45 - 13:00 Introduction to Breakout Sessions: Advances in Foresight, Partnership and Capacity Development for Impact on Smallholder Farmers
Mark Holderness, GFAR Executive Secretary
(13:00 - 14:00 lunch break)
Plenary room
14:00 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions
(15:30-16:00 Coffee Break)
F 1 Improving our Future Visions
Plenary room
P 1 Partnerships to Achieve Food and Nutrition Security
P 1.1 National Food Security - Room: Punta del Este A
P 1.2 Household Nutrition Security - Room: Rio de Janeiro B
C 1 New Investments to Develop Capacities
C1.1 Public Investments - Room: Caribe
C1.2 Public-Private-Civil Mechanisms - Room: Punta del Este B
C1.3 North-South and South-South Collective Actions - Room: Rio de Janeiro C
18:00 - 20:00 SPECIAL PLENARY SESSION: MINISTERIAL ROUNDTABLE OF CONSEJO AGROPECUARIO DEL SUR (CAS) and INAUGURAL SPEECH BY H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORIENTAL REPUBLIC OF URUGUAY, JOSÉ MUJICA
Followed by Presidential Press-Conference.
Award Ceremonies and Inauguration of Global Marketplace
 
20:00 Conference Dinner
 
Plenary room
Marketplace
30/10/2012
08:30 - 12:30 Parallel Sessions
(10:30-11:00 Coffee Break)
(12:30-13:30 Lunch Break)
F 2 Foresight Guiding Research and Innovation
F2.1 At National / Regional Level - Room: Rio de Janeiro A
F2.2 At Global Level - Room: Rio de Janeiro B
P 2 Partnerships for Environmental Resilience
P2.1 Sustainable Use of Biodiversity - Room: Caribe
P2.2 Land, Water, Forests and Landscapes - Room: Cancun
P2.3 Climate Change - Room: Rio de Janeiro C
C 2 Enhancing Capacities
C2.1 Institutional Knowledge and Learning - Room: Punta del Este A
C2.2 Individual Learning and Empowerment of Women and Youth - Room: Plenary room
13:30 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions
(15:30-16:00 Coffee Break)
(12:30-13:30 Lunch Break)
F 3 The Voice of Smallholders in Shaping Priorities
F3.1 Improving Foresight through Equitable Partnerships - Room: Punta del Este A
F3.2 Developing Capacities for Improved Foresight - Room: Punta del Este B
P 3 Partnerships for Livelihood Impacts
P3.1 Innovations for Better Livelihoods - Room: Caribe
P3.2 Turning Innovations into Market Opportunities - Room: Plenary room
P3.3 Rebuilding Livelihoods in Protracted Crises - Room: Rio de Janeiro A
C 3 Sharing and Using Agricultural Knowledge
C3.1 Access, Sharing and Transformation of Agricultural Information - Room: Rio de Janeiro B
C3.2 Innovative Knowledge and Advisory Services - Room: Rio de Janeiro C
17:30 - 20:30 Marketplace: Linking Farmers to Markets and Introduction to the Field Day
Moderator of the Panel: Mario Allegri
The Uruguayan agricultural sector: E. Benech (Vice Minister of Agriculture)
The agricultural innovation system: A. Roel (President, INIA)
The Marketplace/Field Day approach: V. Musselli (INIA)
Demonstration of the Digital Platform: J. Elhordoy (INIA)
 
Buffet Dinner
Marketplace
31/10/2012
08:30 - 17:30 Conference Field Day

Conference Field Day – Organized by Host Country, including Farmers’ Panel
CGIAR Fund Council Meeting (All Day)
Rapporteurs’ Summary Preparation
01/11/2012
09:00 - 11:00 Sessions’ Outcomes
Sessions’ Outcomes
  • “Agenda for Action” towards GCARD 2014
  • Co-chairs: Monty Jones and Carlos Perez del Castillo
  • Presentation of Theme Sessions’ Outcomes (3 Presenters tba)
  • Implications of the GCARD for Taking forward the CGIAR’s Work: Frank Rijsberman (CGIAR CEO)
  • Taking  forward Global Programmes around the Conference Themes: Mark Holderness (GFAR Executive Secretary)
  • Panel: Implementing the GCARD Roadmap: Collective Actions by 2014
    - Farmers: Ajay Jakhar (Bharat Krishak Samaj - Farmer's Forum India) and Robert Carlson (World Farmers Organization)
    - NGOs: Sonali Bisht (IMHE)
    - Private Sector: Ernesto Brovelli (Coca-Cola Company and SAI Platform)
    - Advisory: Margaret Kroma (AGRA)
    - Education: Martin Kropff (University of Wageningen)
    - National Research: Alvaro Roel (INIA Uruguay)
    - International Partners: Patrick Caron (CIRAD)
(11:00-11:30 Coffee Break)
Plenary room
11:30 - 12:30 Conference Closing Session
Raj Paroda, Chair, GCARD2 Organizing Committee
Rachel Kyte, Chair of the CGIAR Fund Council
H.E. Tabaré Aguerre, Host Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries
Vote of Thanks: Mark Holderness
12:30 GCARD 2012 Closure
 
Plenary room
14:00 - 18:30 Post-Conference meetings
02/11/2012
08:30 - 13:00 Post-Conference meetings
(13-14 Lunch Break)