EuroMed conference on Agriculture Palermo 27-28 Nov 2014

EuroMed conference on Agriculture Palermo 27-28 Nov 2014


The Countries 12 Albania - Algeria - Egypt - Greece - Italia - Lebanon - Libya - Malta - Montenegro - San Marino - Serbia - Tunisia

EURO-MEDITERRANEAN CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE

Italy to present Cluster EuroMed
BIO Mediterraneum Cluster of Expo Milano 2015

Palermo, west Sicily November 27th and 28th 2014

GUEST: • Adel EL BELTAGY - Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and Co-president of the Conference

• Jose Graziano Da Silva Director General FAO

• Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

• DG Jerzy Plewa, Director General of DG Agri of the European Commission


The Union for the Mediterranean Member’s Countries and several representatives from inter and Regional Organisations have been invited to attend the Conference.

The discussion will focus on the role of young generations in developing agriculture and on the importance of research, cooperation and exchange of experiences for a sustainable agriculture.

The Conference is intended to relaunch the debate on the need for a Mediterranean agricultural policy and to back up collaboration and cooperation EU and its member states initiatives with Balkan, North African and Middle Eastern Countries.

The Italian Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Maurizio Martina,
asked CIHEAM to provide a scientific and technical support to prepare the Conference, given the role played by our Organisation in the Mediterranean Dialogue and Cooperation in the field of agriculture, food and rural development.
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Thursday 27 November

Morning - Afternoon Arrival of Ministers, Chiefs of Delegations, Delegations and accompanying persons to the Airport of Palermo and transfer to the hotels

h 20 Transfer of Ministers and Delegations for the dinner

h 20.30 Gala dinner offered by Regione Siciliana at Villa Bordonaro

h 22.30 Return to the hotels

//// Friday 28 November

h 8.30 Transfer of the Ministers and Delegations to Castello Utveggio
(via Padre Ennio Pintacuda 1 - Monte Pellegrino - Palermo)

h 9.00 - 10. Opening of the Conference

Welcome address by Rosario Crocetta, President of Regione Siciliana

Introducing by Maurizio Martina, Minister for Agriculture - Republic of Italy - President of the EU Council of Agricultural Ministers, on the goals of the conference.

Introducing by Adel EL BELTAGY - Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and Co-president of the Conference

Keynote speeches: Jose Graziano Da Silva Director General FAO

Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

DG Jerzy Plewa, Director General of DG Agri of the European Commission

Stefania GIANNINI, Italian Minister for Education, University and Research.

Matteo BARTOLINI - representative of the European Council of young farmers and moderator of the Young & Civil Society Forum side event.

h 10 Speeches of Ministers of Agriculture - Heads of Delegation of various countries participants

h 15 Resumption of Ministers’ speeches - Heads of Delegation

h 18 Conclusions and end of the conference

h 19. Press Conference
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On the 27 The two side events will take place:

h 14. 30-17.45: Youth and Civil Society Forum
for a new Euro- Mediterranean agricultural pact

PALERMO Palazzo dei Normanni

h 18.30-19.30: Press conference on The Bio - Mediterraneum Cluster of Expo Milano 2015: a unique opportunity for intern dialogue and collaboration on food and nutrition (Castello Utveggio).

//// PALERMO - west Sicily - Agriculture conference The Countries participating in the Cluster : Albania - Algeria - Egypt - Greece - Italia - Lebanon - Libya - Malta - Montenegro - San Marino - Serbia - Tunisia.

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