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2011 and beyond, the physical and economic environment

for agriculture promises to be more challenging than before.As risk and uncertainty increase, agricultures outlook and its

capacity to make meaningful contributions to economic growth

and equitable human development by 2015 - the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs) will depend on a number of

strategic issues, including, but not limited to effective policy

frameworks, adequate financing and investments and good

practices, at all levels in the chain.

On the Table: topics for conversation1.Re-thinking

Agricultures

Development in an

era of uncertainty

...what is the appropriate 21st centuryparadigm (s)? Is the current thrust towards

value chain development practical and

sufficient?

2.Saving whats left ofagricultures natural

resources

... what is the state of soils and water foragriculture; what do we need to do now to

secure whats left.

3.Coping withhazards: fast-tracking agriculture

recovery after

disaster

... what steps need to be taken to build-incoping mechanisms and management

systems to deal with agricultures known

hazards, risks and their disasters?

4. Re-brandingExtension -

reinforcing the

frontline or breaking

from tradition;

... is there still a role for Extension inagricultural development? Should countries

reinforce the frontline or break from

tradition to modernise Agricultures

Extension?

5. Innovating agri-business: issues and

opportunities.

...what emerging opportunities exist tocreate new business and extract greater

value from the number of challengesfacing agriculture

Table MannersART isnot:

a seminar, lecture serie

workshop, or consultatior any of the 'official

'formal', 'pre-set' meetin

ART is: a platform for open

dialogue and sharing

expertise, information

and ideas;

an entry point for medto get more connecte

with agriculturestakeholders;

a mechanism forinterested, affected,

movers and shakers in

agriculture to make

connections,

communicate & netw

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A.R.T: Agriculture Round Table; 19-20 October

brought to you by CaRAPN (Caribbean Regional Agricultural

Policy Network), a project of IICA and the CTA

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