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08 h 00	Registration (+ welcome coffee)

10 h 00	Opening Session Chair : Mr. Pascal LAMY, EC-Trade Commissioner
	10 h 05 : Welcome address: Mr. Claude BLANCHEMAISON, Director General for International Cooperation and Development (France)
	10 h 15 : EU-Africa cotton partnership: Mrs. Agnes VAN ARDENNE, Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation (EU-Presidency)
	10 h 30 : Africa response to partnership: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN, Benin Minister for Trade (spokesperson of ACP-cotton Ministerial Committee)
	10 h 40 : ACP-EU Mr. Carl GREENIDGE, CTA
	10 h 50 : Setting the scene for the Forum: Mr. Pascal LAMY, EC-Trade Commissioner
11 h 00	Session 1: International TRADE Chair: Mr. Carl GREENIDGE, CTA
	11 h 05 : Mr. Terry TOWNSEND, ICAC Overview of government support measures worldwide Appendix :
	11 h 20 : Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN, Benin: African position on cotton negotiations in DDA
	11 h 40 : Mr. Karl FALKENBERG, EC/DG TRADE: EC views on cotton as part of DDA
12 h 00	Exhange of views
	13 h 00 – 14 h 00 : Lunch
14 h 00	Session 2: NATIONAL COTTON STRATEGIES Chair: Mrs. Berengere QUINCY (France / Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
	14 h 05 : Mr. Philip MIKOS: National commodity/cotton strategies as a development mechanism
	14 h 20 : Burkina Faso, Benin and Tanzania present National Strategic Cotton Frameworks, including donor responses, following national coordination Burkina Faso : Benin : Tanzania :
	15 h 05 : Mr. Alexander Sarris, FAO: Methodology for preparing national cotton strategies
15 h 20	Exchange of views on proposed actions
	16 h 00 – 16 h 30 : Coffee break
16 h 30	SESSION 3: COTTON RELATED POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS Chair: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN (ACP-cotton Ministerial Committee)
	16 h 35 : Mr. Tiéna COULIBALY (Mali/MRSC): Phasing the reforms and accompanying measures
	16 h 50 : Mr. Jacques BOUNOU, ROPPA : Farmer views on the impact of cotton sector reforms
	17 h 05 : Mr. Ibrahim MALLOUM, African Cotton (ginners) Association: African stakeholder views
	17 h 15 : Mr. John McINTIRE, World Bank: Current views on cotton sector reforms
17 h 30	Exchange of views
	18 h 00 Ajourn and Cocktail Mr. Xavier DARCOS, Minister for International Cooperation and Development (France)

09 h 00	SESSION 4: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, ENVIRONMENT AND QUALITY RECOGNITION Chair: Mr. Ibrahim TAMPONE, Commissioner UEMOA
	09 h 05 : Mr. Henk BREMAN, IFDC: Sustainable cotton: improved management of soil fertility and pests Appendix :
	09 h 15 : Mr. Jacques PAGES, CIRAD : Pro and Cons of Genetically Engineered Cotton Appendix :
	09 h 25 : Mr. Mustapha DIOP, SODEFITEX : African Participation in Universal Cotton Classification Appendix :
09 h 35	Exchange of views
	10 h 15 – 10 h 45: Coffee break
10 h 45	SESSION 5: RISK MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE Chair: Mr. Jan MAAS, Netherlands Development Cooperation (EU Presidency)
	10 h 50 : Mr. Joe KABISSA, Tanzania Cotton Board: the demand for price risk management in cotton
	11 h 00 : Mr. Panos VARANGIS, World Bank: Commodity risk strategy Appendix : Appendix :
	11 h 10 : Mr. Jean Marc GRAVELLINI, France/AFD, mitigating risks through self insurance Appendix : Appendix :
	11 h 20 : Mr. Nigel SCOTT, Rabobank: Perspectives of risk instruments and structured finance
11 h 30	Exchange of views

12 h 00	SESSION 6: CHAIN INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES Chair: Mr. Babacar FAYE, Director BOAD
	12 h 05 : Mr. Hamed SOW, CDE: Perspectives for manufacturing, the case of UEMOA countries Appendix :
	12 h 15 : Mr. Bernard WALTER, AMTECS International Mauritius: Conditions for promoting investments in textiles in Africa Appendix : Appendix :
	12 h 25 : Mr. Saro G. RATTER: Organic and fair trade cotton in Africa Appendix :
12 h 30	Exchange of views
	13h - 14h Lunch
14 h 00	SESSION 7: SUPPORT TO COTTON Chair: Mr. Bernard PETIT (EC/DG Development)
	African Development Bank perspectives
	Mr. Babacar FAYE, Directeur BOAD: Financing perspectives for the cotton sector
	Mr. Bernard PETIT, EC/DG Development: Indications of support to cotton at different levels
	Mr. André DELLEVOET (EU-presidency), Indications of EU-Member States support at different levels
	World Bank: Support at in-country and international levels
	Mrs. Ioannis KALTSAS / Mrs. Heike RUETTGERS, European Investment Bank. Perspectives for support to cotton
	Exchange of views
	16 h 00 – 16 h 30: Coffee break
16.30	SESSION 8: THE EU-AFRICA PARTNERSHIP ON COTTON: ROAD MAP TO IMPLEMENTATION Chair: Mr. Fatiou AKPLOGAN (ACP-Group)
	EC/DG Development: Road Map for Implementation of the EU-Africa Cotton Partnership
17 h 30	CONCLUDING REMARKS AND CLOSURE Mrs. Berengere QUINCY (France / Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

18 h 00	PRESS CONFERENCE