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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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