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Conference – Wednesday, 30 May 2007

09.00

Registration
10.00

Opening and Welcome
10.30

Session 1 – Introduction

Introduction of key hypotheses and questions in dialogue with representatives of GTZ, Swiss Confederation, CTA

11.30

Coffee Break

12.00

Session 1 continued – Panel discussion

with representatives of

  • Philippines government
  • Private sector companies
  • NGO community and poverty groups
  • Development research
13.30

Lunch Break

15.00

Session 2 – Development approaches

How does the international development community meet the challenge?

Various value chain approaches and perspectives of:

  • The World Bank / International Finance Cooperation (IFC)
  • German Development Cooperation
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • International Labour Organization (ILO)
  • International Trade Center (ITC)
  • Inter-American Development Bank (BID)
  • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Results of an online discussion organised by SDC and AgrIDEA
17.00

Coffee Break
17.30

Special Topic - Panel Discussion:

“Can Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) promote Value Chains? Learning from Good Experience in Trade Policy”

(More Information about the Panel Discussion)
19.00

Info market and poster session

Special space for organizations to exhibit their current projects and best practices in form of posters, booklets, studies or handout.
20.30

Reception

Conference – Thursday, 31 May 2007

08.30

Introduction into the day
09.00

Session 3
(4 Parallel Working Groups)

Group 3-1: Policy Matters. Value chains and trade promotion

Group 3-2: VC Promotion. VCP and/or other approaches to economic development

Group 3-3: Market access. Demand, competitiveness and impact potential of the bamboo sector

Group 3-4: Relevance for the poor. Making VC market work better for the poor: Developing and
testing a Value Chain Toolbook
10.30

Coffee Break
11.00

Session 4
(4 Parallel Working Groups, continued)

Group 4-1: Policy Matters. “Decent Work” for Sustainable Value Chains

Group 4-2: VC Promotion. Cooperation with the private sector – incl. PPP and CSR

Group 4-3: Market access. Conditions of global market access in the food sector - Participation of small vegetable producers in dynamic commercialization

Group 4-4: Relevance for the poor. Direct interventions strengthening the ability of the poor to participate in the economy

12.30

Lunch Break

14.00

Session 5
(4 Parallel Working Groups, continued)

Group 5-1: Policy matters. Using the VC approach to influence the business environment

Group 5-2: VC Promotion. Capacity building and service arrangements

Group 5-3: Market access. The potential of specialty markets (biodiversity, ecotourism)

Group 5-4: Relevance for the poor. Business organization and institutional arrangements to raise the share of the poor in chain income

15.30

Coffee Break

16.00

Session 6

Feed back from working groups / Conclusions

17.45 Closing Remarks
18.00

End of the Conference

Conference language was English.

Follow-Up Meeting – Friday, 1 June 2007

“Putting the conference results into practice” (GTZ-Haus, Berlin)

(More Information about the Follow-Up Meeting)

Objectives

  • Joint review of practical experience promoting value chains, for domestic markets in low-income countries and for the global market
  • Determining strategies & actions for upscaling value chain promotion

Participants

The conference brought together around 150 practitioners, national policy makers and representatives of international development agencies active in the field of value chain promotion.

Topics

  • Economic and trade policy issues
  • Development cooperation in VCs – methods and limits
  • Relevant markets for pro-poor growth
  • Enhancements of the relevance and impact for the poor

Methology

  • Panel discussion
  • Presentations
  • Parallel thematic seminars

Organizers

The conference was conceived as a collaborative event of development agencies working in the field. It was prepared by GTZ on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).