Endorsement

The representatives of the public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations, farmers' organizations, international agricultural research centers (CIAT, IITA, IPGRI) and their networks (ACRAC, CEWARRNET, CLAYUCA, EARRNET, ISTRC-AB), agricultural research organizations (CIRAD, NRI), financing and donors agencies (ADB, CFC, IDRC, IFAD, IFS, USAID), Universities (Hohenheim, Bath) and selected national institutions (mainly those which contributed with Country Case Studies for the Strategy) gathered during the validation forum on the GCDS at the FAO, Rome, 26-28 April 2000: mugen akku Samsung Omnia 7

Recognising that the GCDS is an approach to cassava promotion and development which rely on national and regional strategies that, together, will make possible a concerted development of cassava in producing countries.

Taking into consideration the vision for cassava, the principles expressed in the Strategy document and the priorities established by representatives of public and private sector during the various consultation meetings;

Realising that independent of the availability of resources, there are fundamental issues with common grounds and not mutually exclusive which need to be emphasised during the implementation of the Strategy;

Convinced that Co-ordination, Information and, Linkage and Integration and their related activities as discussed in the working groups and final plenary session are major areas in the implementation of the Strategy;

Considering the sharing of responsibility, priority and time frame, and the minimal/moderate resource implication required in implementing the follow up actions; recognising that:

ACRAC	Asia Cassava Research Advisory Committee
ADB	African Development Bank
ARO	Advanced Research Organisations
ASARECA	Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
CEWARRNET	Central and West Africa Root Crops Research Network
CFC	Common Fund for Commodities
CIAT	International Center for Tropical Agriculture
CIRAD	Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
CLAYUCA	Latin American Consortium for Cassava Research and Development
CORAF	Conférence des responsables de recherche agronomique en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre
GEF	Global Environment Fund
GTZ	German Agency for Technical Cooperation
IDRC	Canadian International Development Research Centre
IFAD	International Fund for Agriculture Development
IFS
IGG	Inter-Governmental Group
IITA	International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
ILTAB	International Laboratory for Tropical Biotechnology
IPGRI
ISTRC-AB
NARS
NRI	Natural Resources Institute
SACCAR	.....in Southern Africa
SDC	Swiss Development Cooperation
USAID

08:30 - 11:00	- Registration at the reception desk in the lobby annex to Iran room - Finalising the setting up of the exhibition area

11:00 - 12:00	Opening ceremony - Introduction and opening remarks Dr. M. Duwayri (director AGP) and Dr. Klemens van de Sand (assistant president IFAD) - GCDS background, objectives and activities Cheikh Sourang (IFAD)

12:00 - 13:30	Lunch break

13:30 - 15:00	Regional reviews on cassava - Africa (M. Bokanga, IITA) - Asia (C. Heshley, CIAT) - Latin America (C. Heshley, CIAT)

15:00 - 15:30	Thematic review presentation - Strategic environmental assessment (R. Howeler, CIAT Asia)

15:30 - 16:00	Coffee break

16:00 - 16:30	Thematic review presentation - Global cassava market study (G. Henry, CIRAD; T. Philips (dTp Studies Inc.)

16:30 - 17:00	Thematic review presentation - Cassava medium-term outlook (Concepción Calpe, FAO-ESBC; Anna Coccia, FAO-ESCB)

17:30 - 18:30	Cocktail at Indonesia Room

09:00 - 10:00	Global cassava development strategy - The global cassava strategy (T. Philips, dTp Studies Inc.) - A proposal for action plan for the implementation of the strategy (M. Porto, FAO-AGPC)

10:00 - 11:00	Comments and Discussion

11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break

11:30 - 12:00	Global programmes for commodity chains (H. Omont, IPGRI)

12:00 - 12:30	Formation and instructions for working groups

12:30 - 14:00	Lunch break

14:00 - 18:00	Working group sessions - Group 1: Coordination - Group 2: Information - Group 3: Linkages and Integration

09:00 - 09:45	Plenary presentation by working groups

09:45 - 10:30	Comments and discussion

10:30 - 11:00	Coffee break

11:00 - 12:00	Perceptions from stakeholders - private sector - donor agencies - NGOs and farmers - ICRTRC

12:00 - 14:00	Lunch break

14:00 - 16:00	Drafting committee

16:00 - 17:00	Conclusions and recommendations for endorsement of the strategy and plan of action

17:00	Closing ceremony