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UNCTAD/ UNESCAP back to back event 1: Maximizing the contribution of Organic Agriculture to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia and Pacific Region, and the UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF Briefing session

Bangkok, Thailand. 18-19 Oct 2006

UNCTAD is holding a workshop entitled "Maximizing the Contribution of Organic Agriculture to Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Asia- Pacific Region".

Key questions to be addressed:
• How does organic agriculture contribute to achieving MDGs, particularly in the Asia and Pacific region?
• What policy measures and actions could Governments in the region take to enhance this contribution, at national and regional level?

Documents

Title Author File Versions
Tentative Agenda UNCTAD
Organic Agriculture, Poverty Reduction, and the Millennium Development Goals. ADB Institute Discussion Paper No. 54 Sununtar Setboonsarng
Best practices for organic policy: what developing country governments can do to promote the organic sector Gunnar Rundgren
Opportunities & Woes Public – Private partnership in development of the organic sector in Malaysian Organic Alliance Malaysia
Organic Development Model & Reality Green Net / Earth Net Foundation
Organic Agriculture and the Millenium Development Goals IFOAM
Organic Agriculture and the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) IFOAM
Best Practices for Organic Policy Giovannucci, Rundgren
Organic Agriculture: A Trade and Sustainable Development Opportunity for Developing Countries UNCTAD
ADBI Research Program on Organic Agriculture and MDGs ADBI

Contacts

 
Name Position
Tel, fax
Ulrich Hoffmann Chief tel: +41 (0)22 917 5780 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247
Sophia Twarog Economic Affairs Officer tel: +41 (0)22 917 5082 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0247