LARC/00/INF/2 |
TWENTY-SIXTH FAO REGIONAL
CONFERENCE
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Merida, Mexico, from 10 to 14 April 2000 |
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE |
Day 1 - Monday 10 April 2000 |
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Programme Item | Item Nr. | Document Number |
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08:30 hours | Opening of the Technical Committee Meeting | 1 | |
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Technical Committee, and appointment of Rapporteur | 2 | ||
Adoption of the Technical Committee Agenda and Timetable | 3 | LARC/00/1 LARC/00/INF/2 |
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09:30 hours | Impact of technical and non-tariff barriers on agricultural trade in Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 | LARC/00/2 |
11:30 hours | Water as a resource for food production in the Region | 5 | LARC/00/3 |
14:30 hours | Effect of adverse climatological conditions on food production and trade | 6 | LARC/00/4 |
16:30 hours | Reforms of rural development institutions | 7 | LARC/00/5 |
Day 2 - Tuesday 11 April 2000 |
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09:00 hours | Follow-up to the World Food Summit | 8 | LARC/00/6 |
Research and transfer of technology in food production | 9 | LARC/00/7 | |
Demonstration of the World Agricultural Information Center (WAICENT) | 10 | ||
Other matters | 11 | ||
14:30 to 18:00 hours |
Meetings, consultation and analysis among delegations | 12 | |
Day 3 - Wednesday 12 April 2000 |
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08:30 hours | Adoption of the report of the Technical Committee | 13 | |
11:45 hours | Closure of the Technical Committee Meeting | 14 | |
12:00 hours | Plenary Session Opening ceremony |
1 | |
14:30 hours | Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairmen, and appointment of Rapporteur | 2 | |
Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable | 3 | LARC/00/1 LARC/00/INF/2 |
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15:00 hours | Statement by the Director-General | 4 | LARC/00/INF/4 |
16:00 hours | FAO activities, trends and challenges in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food security in the Region (1998-1999) and action taken on the main recommendations of the 25th FAO Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean | 5 | LARC/00/INF/5 |
17:00 hours | Reports of the Regional Commissions: Commission for Fisheries of Latin America (COPESCAL), Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), Latin America and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LAFC), and Commission on Livestock Development for Latin America and the Caribbean |
6 |
LARC/00/INF/9a LARC/00/INF/9b
LARC/00/INF/10 |
Day 4 - Thursday 13 April 2000 |
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09:00 to 13:00 hours |
General debate on trends and challenges in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food security in the Region | 7 | |
14:30 to 16:00 hours |
Date, place and items for the Twenty-seventh Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean | 8 | |
16:30 hours | Other matters | 9 | |
Day 5 - Friday 14 April 2000 |
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09:00 to 13:00 hours |
Meetings, consultations and analysis among delegations | 10 | |
14:30 hours | Adoption of the Report (including the Technical Committee Report) | 11 | |
Closure of the Conference | 12 |