| 9.45 - 10.15 | Registration and coffee |
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| 10.15 - 10.30 | Opening remarks by EBRD President, Jean Lemierre, and FAO Director General, Jacques Diouf [Speech
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| 10.30 - 11.00 | FAO: Unrealised agricultural potential in the region
EBRD: Rising food prices: causes, consequences and policy responses |
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Session I: What is needed to unleash the production potential?
- How is food price inflation affecting people?
- What policies need to be in place to incentivise production?
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| 11.30 - 12.00 | Discussion |
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| 12.00 - 13.30 | Lunch |
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| 13.30 - 14:45 |
Session II: How can public and private sector work better together?
- What makes a good investment climate?
- What makes a good investor?
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| 14.45 - 16.00 |
Session III: How can a sustainable agribusiness climate prevail?
- What makes investment in agribusiness sustainable?
- What are the responsibilities of the private and public sector?
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| 16.00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
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| 16.30 - 17.15 |
Session IV: What are the next steps?
Open discussion
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| 17.15 - 17.30 | Closing remarks by Jean Lemierre and Jacques Diouf |
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| 17.30 - 19.00 | Cocktail Reception |
