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INVITATION:
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F O O D F O R A L L
FARMERS FIRST IN RESEARCH
International NGO Workshop on Research for Poverty Alleviation
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May 18 - 21, 2000
in Dresden / Germany
The Workshop is part of the NGO activities to accompany the
Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR2000),
which takes place in Dresden, 21-23 May 2000
Inviting Organisation:
NGO Forum Environment and Development
Venue of the Meeting:
Dreikoenigskirche / Haus der Kirche
BACKGROUND
Agricultural research greatly influences food security and quality in
North and South. It also plays an important role in the discussion on
biotechnology and patents, which, however, hardly serve poverty
alleviation, resources conservation and food security. Agricultural
research could promote environmentally safe and socially equitable
agricultural production and nutrition in a better way than it has
hitherto. The world's largest public agricultural research organisation,
the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR),
launched the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) in 1996 in order
to answer criticism that research objectives and priorities are set
without substantial participation of those meant to use the research
results. It is held every three years. GFAR 2000, the first expected to
have a public awareness impact, will be held from 21 to 23 May at Hotel
"Westin Bellevue", Dresden.
The occasion of the GFAR2000 has been seized by German and international
non-government organisations to carry out public awareness and lobby
activities and critically accompany GFAR2000 with workshops, exhibitions,
and press conferences, among others.
OBJECTIVES
Workshop objectives are
- to further clarify NGO / small farmers expectations towards the CGIAR
and the GFAR;
- to clarify NGO / small farmers issues beyond the GFAR with respect to
agricultural research for poverty alleviation
- to prepare NGO / small farmers invitees for their participation at GFAR;
- to organise activities during GFAR;
- to plan NGO/small farmers activities after the GFAR.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
FRIDAY 19 MAY MORNING:
1. Keynote address by Pat Mooney, RAFI (confirmed)
2. What are CGIAR and GFAR, and how are they related?
by Jean-Marc von der Weid, CGIAR/NGO Committee (confirmed)
3. Clarification of workshop objectives
FRIDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON:
4. Panel discussion: NGO and small farmers organisations' positions on the
role of agricultural research in poverty alleviation
5. Working groups and synthesis: Clarification of positions of NGOs and
small farmer organisations on issues like biodiversity, trade, resource
tenure, patents, farmers rights, with a focus on agricultural research
for poverty alleviation. Questions to be answered by the working groups
may include:
- Which role should research and research institutions play?
- Which kind of partnerships and networks do we envisage?
- Which kind of approaches and methodologies do we envisage?
- What kind of enabling institutional and policy frameworks do we need?
SATURDAY 20 MAY MORNING:
6. Comments on CGIAR activities and positions, and GFAR draft positions
Inputs (to be confirmed):
- gene technology and IPRs (Witoon Lianchamroon, Biothai, and Dan
Leskien, Friends of the Earth)
- natural resources management (Miguel Altieri, NGOC, and Camila
Montecinos, CET)
- participatory research (Thomas Becker, AGRECOL, and Vicky Corpuz,
Indigenous Peoples Coalition)
- trade liberalisation (N.N., IATP and Aileen Kwa, Focus on the Global
South)
- decentralizaion, transparency and accountability (Pat Mooney, RAFI,
and Julian Gonsalvez, IIRR)
SATURDAY 20 MAY AFTERNOON:
7. Final preparation of activities during GFAR (GFAR participation, public
awareness activities, media contacts)
SATURDAY 20 MAY EVENING:
8. Party with Live Music in the NGO tent
OTHER NGO EVENTS IN DRESDEN
1. PANEL DISCUSSIONS FOR THE PUBLIC IN DRESDEN:
- Food Security / Follow-up to the World Food Summit, May 18, 8 p.m.
- Agricultural Policies and Hunger, May 20, 11 a.m.
- Biotechnology and Hunger, May 20, 7 p.m.
- Sustainability and Food for the World, May 21, 9 a.m.
- Participatory Research and Research Partnership, May 22, 6 p.m.
- Farmers' Rights and Seed Legislation, May 23, 7 p.m.
2. NETWORKING MEETINGS:
- Experiences in Farmers' Biodiversity Managementin Schorfheide-Chorin,
May 16-18
- Public-Private Partnerships in International Agricultural Research,
May 24, 2 - 5 p.m.
- International Undertaking of the FAO, May 23, 9 - 12 a.m.
- Meeting of NGOs with La Via Campesina
3. WORKSHOP FOR THE GERMAN PUBLIC:
- Feeding the World and Global Ecology, Evang.Academy Meissen, May 19-21
4. OTHER EVENTS:
- Information Center and Cafe in the NGO tent at the bank of the Elbe
River close to the GFAR2000 venue, May 20-24
- Party with live music in the NGO tent, May 20, 10 pm
- Interreligious Encounter, in the Blockhaus, May 22, 8 p.m.
- Field trip to a village and a former Socialist Ag. Communal Estate;
discussion with farmers, May 21, 4 - 9 p.m.
PARTICIPANTS:
International and regional NGOs, small farmer organisations and
journalists.
Participants are invited to bring posters, publications and audio-visual
material.
LANGUAGES:
Workshop language is English. Simultaneous Spanish translation can be
provided.
STEERING COMMITTEE:
- Pat Mooney, RAFI, Canada
- Suman Sahai, Gene Campaign, India
- Eliud Ngunjiri, PELUM, Kenya
- Julian Gonsalvez, IIRR, The Philippines
- Jean Marc von der Weid, ASPTA, Brazil
- Witoon Lianchamroon, Biothai, Thailand
- Ann Waters-Bayer, NGO Forum Environment and Development, Germany
ORGANISERS:
- Susanne Gura, Bonn
- Rudi Buntzel-Cano, Waldenburg
- Frank Augsten, Weimar
- Heinz Kitsche, Dresden
in co-operation with the Dreikoenigskirche / Haus der Kirche, Mr. Frank
Seewald, Dresden.
SPONSORS:
* Bread for the World, Stuttgart
* Misereor, Aachen
* ABP (Ausschuss fuer entwicklungsbezogene Bildung und Publizistik der
Ev. Kirche, Stuttgart)
* Stiftung Umverteilen, Berlin
* Stiftung Weiterdenken, Dresden
* Heinrich Boell Stiftung, Berlin
REGISTRATION:
Forum Environment & Development
c/o Protestant Farmers' Association
D-74638 Waldenburg-Hohebuch, Germany
phone: (49)-7942-107.74; fax: (49)-7942-107.77
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Participants must register at least for the full programme of the
workshop May 18 - 21. Participants are encouraged to stay
throughout the GFAR till May 23th.
- Participants will receive a confirmation once their application
has been accepted.
DEADLINE:
Please register not later than April 24, 2000.
COSTS:
US$ 100.00 Workshop fee including meals on May 19 and 20
US$ 18.00 per night in 3 to 4-bed room in the hostel
US$ 25.00 per night in 2-bed room in the hostel
US$ 40.00 per night in 2-bed room in the hotel
US$ 60.00 per night in single bedroom, hotel
Prices for accommodation include breakfast.
Participants will be asked to pay for their total expenses at the
reception on arrival. Only cash in US $ or German Marks are accepted.
RECEPTION:
At the venue of the Workshop:
Dreikoenigskirche / Haus der Kirche, Dresden
open on Thursday, May 18, from 1 to 8 p.m.
HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE
We will do our best to pick up participants on 18 May.
Please let us know your time of arrival a.s.a.p.
Address of the Venue:
Dreikoenigskirche / Haus der Kirche
Hauptstrasse 23
D - 01097 Dresden, Germany
phone: (+49) - 351-81 24.200
fax: (+49) - 351-81 24.103
* From the airport Dresden:
Airport City Liner to station "Augustusbr�cke", first busstop after
railway-station "Dresden-Neustadt".
* By train:
Hourly trains from Frankfurt or Berlin to Dresden. Get out at the
railway station "Dresden-Neustadt".
* From railway station Dresden-Neustadt:
10 minutes walk to the "Dreikoenigskirche" via "Albertplatz".
Map in printed brochure:
(1) Dreikoenigskirche/Haus der Kirche, venue of the workshop
(2) Hotel Westin Bellevue, venue of the GFAR
(3) NGO tent (on the banks of Elbe river, close to "Augustusbruecke"
(4) "Augustusbruecke", bus stop of the Airport City Liner
(5) Railway Station Dresden-Neustadt
USEFUL WEBSITES AND EMAIL ADDRESSES:
GFAR Secretariat (especially for drafts of the
Global Shared Vision and other documents): http://www.egfar.org
NGO delegate to the GFAR Steering Committee:
Jean-Marc von der Weid, Executive Director, AS-PTA, Av. Rui Barbosa, 80
apto. 1.101, 22.020-020 - Rio de Janeiro -RJ BRAZIL, Phone: (55-21)
253-8317, Fax: (55-21) 233-8363, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Regional Fora:
* FORAGRO (Latin America & Caribbean Region):
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
* FARA (Sub-Saharan Africa Region): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* AARINENA (West Asia and North Africa Region): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* APAARI (Asia-Pacific Region): [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* EFARD (European Forum): [EMAIL PROTECTED];
http://www.dainet.de/european_forum/index.html
CGIAR: http://www.cgiar.org
Advisory Service for Development-Oriented Agricultural Research (BEAF):
http://www.beaf.org
NGO Forum Environment and Development: http://www.oneworldweb.de/forum
FURTHER INFORMATION:
Susanne Gura
International Co-ordination of NGO Activities Accompanying GFAR2000
Burghofstr. 116, D-53229 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49-228-948 06 70
Fax: +49-228-976 47 77
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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REGISTRATION FORM
FOR NGO EVENTS IN DRESDEN/GERMANY, MAY 2000
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NAME:.....................................................................
MALE ( ) FEMALE ( )
ORGANISATION:.............................................................
ADDRESS: ................................................................
..........................................................................
PHONE NO.: ........................ FAX NO.:..............................
EMAIL ADDRESS:............................................................
I AM INVITED BY THE GFAR: YES ( ) NO ( )
PLEASE TICK OR ANSWER WITH "YES" OR "NO":
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I. I would like to participate in the following events:
( ) Workshop on Biodiversity Management in Schorfheide-Chorin,
May 16 - 18, 2000 (by invitation only)
( ) International NGO Workshop on GFAR in Dresden, May 19 - 20, 2000
(open invitation)
( ) Stay during the Global Forum on Agricultural Research in Dresden,
May 21 - 23, 2000 (as non-GFAR invitees)
( ) Stay during the Mid-Term Meeting (internal meeting of the CGIAR
members), Dresden, May 24 - 25, 2000
II. I need accommodation for the following nights:
( ) May 15 in Dresden
( ) May 16 - 17 in Schorfheide-Chorin
( ) May 18 - 20 in Dresden (NGO Workshop)
( ) following additional nights (only for non-GFAR invitees):
..............................................................
III. In Dresden I would like to stay
( ) in the Hostel
( ) in a Hotel
( ) single bedroom
( ) 2 bed room
( ) 3 or 4 bed room
Prices are as announced in the NGO Workshop leaflet.
IV. I am sending you some information about my organisation and our
involvement with agricultural research
( ) enclosed with this registration
( ) per seperate mail or FAX
( ) per e-mail
V. I am especially interested in the following topics:
VI. I would like to contribute to the NGO Workshop, the documentation, or
other NGO events in Dresden (like public panel discussions, press
briefings, exhibitions, lobby acitivities, audio-visual shows, NGO
networking) in the following way:
VII. Travel Schedule:
I plan to come to Dresden by: plane ( ) train ( )
I plan to arrive on (day, time):...................................
I plan to leave Dresden (day,time):................................
For my travel arrangements / travel schedule I need the following
advice:
VIII. I need an official invitation for my visa application: YES ( ) NO ( )
My official name (as stated in the passport) is:....................
My passport No. is:.................................................
IX. I register
( ) with the promise that I will inform the organisers should my
plans change and I cannot come
( ) with the understanding that I am under the obligation to pay
the full price in cash to the organisers as printed out in the
programme (including those participants funded by a donor).
PLACE/DATE: .......................... SIGNATURE:.........................
P L E A S E S E N D T O :
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Forum Environment and Development
c/o Protestant Farmers Association
Hohebuch
D - 74638 Waldenburg / Germany
phone: (49) +7942 / 107 76
fax-no.: (49) +7942 / 107 77
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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