WBF 12th Steering Committee Meeting - Virtual Meeting
8 - 9 June 2017
The WBF is the only global multi-stakeholder platform of the banana sector with over 250 participants worldwide, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). As a neutral convener with global leverage, the WBF develops projects with strong field-based foundations and facilitates the effective collaboration of global and local actors to reach consensus on best practices for sustainable banana production and trade.
This Steering Committee meeting will be the opportunity to exchange information on the challenges that the banana industry is currently facing and to share the results of the WBF’s Working Groups on environment, distribution of value, gender & labour rights, and our global events and alliances. It is also a valuable opportunity to prepare the WBF Global Conference that will take place in the second semester of 2017.
Final report
Programme
Day 1: Thursday 8 June 2017
Times are listed in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
9:00 | Introduction of participants
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9:05 | Welcome by the WBF Secretariat
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9:10 | Presentation of meeting objectives by the WBF Secretariat
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9:15 | Summary of the WBF’s activities since the 11th SC meeting by the WBF Secretariat
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9:30 | Preparation of the WBF Global Conference Dates and venue Draft programme Budget and funding International meeting of women working in the banana industry Draft programme Budget and funding
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10:30 | Break
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10:45 | Memberships and partnerships by the WBF Secretariat
German Action Alliance on Sustainable Bananas (ABNB) - Alexandra Kessler COLEACP - Morag Webb Increasing the participation of members (plans and surveys) - Nelson Castro Engaging potential new members - Pascal Liu
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11:45 | Funding of the WBF by the WBF Secretariat
Update on the collection of fees in 2016-2017 Fundraising initiatives Revision of annual fees
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12:30 | Lunch break
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13:15 | Sustainable Production Systems and Environmental Impact by WG01 Coordinators
Promoting good practices for sustainable production - Farrah Adam Reducing carbon and water footprints - Farrah Adam, Miguel Vallejo and Luis Garnier. The global challenge posed by Fusarium wilt TR4 Fusarium wilt TR4 in Australia and experiences on its prevention and management - Stewart Lindsay (Team Leader - Banana Production System. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland, Australia) WBF Task Force on TR4 - Luud Clercx FAO Global Programme - Fazil Dusunceli (Plant Production and Protection Officer FAO)
Determination of outputs to be presented at the WBF Global conference (Emissions & water, Biodiversity, Organic production, Pests and diseases), potential panelists
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14:45 | Break
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15:00 | Distribution of Value in the banana supply chain by WG02 Coordinators
Overview of activities since the 11th SC meeting - Alistair Smith Living Wages Initiative (LIWIN) Ecuador and Cameroon - Victor Prada Living wage benchmarks in the banana industry - Michelle Bhattacharyya (GLWC) Living wage benchmarks and gender pay gap - Alistair Smith & Anna Cooper WG02 outputs and WBF Global Conference
Determination of outputs to be presented at the WBF Global conference (Living wages, Sustainable cost of production, Consumers, Impacts of certifications), potential panelists
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16:30 | End of Day 1
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16:30 | Session for SC members only Acceptance of new members Sharing of information within working groups Internal administrative and financial matters
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Day 2: Friday 9 June 2017
Times are listed in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
14:00 | Main decisions of Day 1 Summary by the WBF Secretariat
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14:15 | Labour Rights, Gender and Health and Safety in banana production by WG03 Coordinators
Overview of activities since 11th SC meeting Update on advances in labour relations in Africa - Sue Longely & Christelle Lasme Advances in Ghana for women workers - Adwoa Sakyi Advances in Latin America for women workers - Iris Munguía Proposal and preparations for the global strategy meeting on gender equity - Silvia Campos and Anna Cooper Occupational Health and Safety - Jeroen Kroezen
Determination of outputs to be presented at the WBF Global conference (Labour rights and decent work, Gender issues, Health and safety), potential panelists
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15:45 | Break
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16:00 | Activity planning by EB members
Elaboration of work plan for the organization of the Conference Priority setting and definition of targets
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17:15 | Wrap up and next steps
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17:30 | Meeting closes |