UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL
MINISTRY OF TRADE
AND THE UNIVERSITY OF DAKAR
CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN APPLIED ECONOMICS (CREA)
PROGRAMME
Regional Workshop on the Integration of Millennium
Development Goals in Trade Policies: the Commodities Sector in
the LDCs and African Countries
29 May-01 June 2006
Dakar - Republic of Senegal
DAY 1 (Monday 29 May 2006)
Session 1: Understanding the relationship Between Trade and Poverty
8.15 - 9.00 Registration
9.00 - 9.30 Opening Session
- Introductory Remarks
• (Olle Östensson, Chief, Diversification and Natural Resources, UNCTAD)
• Prof. Aly Mbaye (Director CREA, University of Dakar)
- Welcome Remarks (Prof. Abdou Slam Sall, Rector University of Dakar)
- Opening Speech (Mamadou Diop, Minister of Trade of Senegal))
9.30 - 10.00 Coffee break and group picture
10.00 - 11.00
- Relationship between Trade and Poverty. Structure and Expectations of the Workshop
(Aimable Uwizeye-Mapendano, Economist, UNCTAD).
- Trends in World Commodity Markets and the Challenge of Commodity Dependence
(Olle Östensson, Chief, Diversification and Natural Resources, UNCTAD)
Discussion
11.00 - 13.00
Commodities Export and MDGs: The Rural Poverty Dilemma and the International Policy
Response (Thomas Lines, Consultant, UNCTAD)
Discussion
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
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Session 2. International Development Experience from a Commodity Base
14.15 - 15.30
Successful Commodity Based Development Experiences (Thomas Lines, Consultant,
UNCTAD)
15.30 - 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 - 17.30
- Experience of Kenya: Critical Review of Success Factors in the Development of an Export
Horticulture Sector - Fruits, Vegetables and Cut Flowers
(Marubu Munyaka, Economist PSM Financial Services, Nairobi Kenya).
- Experience of Senegal: Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Requirements in agro-food exports: An
assessment of the Senegalese Groundnut sub-sector (Prof. Aly Mbaye, CREA University of
Senegal).
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DAY 2 (Tuesday 30 May 2006)
Session 2 (suite)
9.00 - 10.00
- Experience of Botswana: Development of Free-ranging Livestock and a Meat Export
Industry, Success Factors and Current Challenges (Mr. Stanley Mosielele, Scientific Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, Botswana).
Discussions
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 - 12.30
Experience of Côte d'Ivoire: Review of Success Factors and the Contribution of Cocoa and
Fruit Export Sectors to in Cote d'Ivoire (Mr. Venance Kodjo, Deputy Director Cocoa and
coffee sectors - Ministry of Commerce, Côte d'Ivoire)
The Experience of Malaysia: Development from a commodity base the Case of the Palm Oil
Industry (Dr. Jaya Gopal Rengasamy, Senior Scientist Malaysian Palm Oil development
Board).
Discussions
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
Session 3. International Commodity Markets and the Poor: Opportunities,
and Future Challenges for Commodity Dependent Countries
13.45 - 14.45
The Commodity Export Sector: Opportunities and Problems and Risks
(Thomas Lines, Consultant, UNCTAD).
Discussions
14.45 - 17.45 (Coffee served at 15.30)
- The Cotton Sector in West Africa: Impact on Poverty, Problems and Future Prospects
(Dr Euloge Houngbo, Technical Assistant, Ministry of Trade, Cotonou Benin).
- International Experience in the Management of Mineral Economies and poverty Reduction
(Olle Östensson, Chief, Diversification and Natural Resources, UNCTAD).
Discussion
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DAY 3 (Wednesday 31 May 2006)
Session 4. Food Security in Africa, issues in domestic and Regional Markets
8.30 - 10.00
- Food Security in Africa through Trade (Thomas Lines, Consultant, UNCTAD)
- Regional Integration and Common Agricultural Policy in UEMOA and ECOWAS
(Prof. Aly Mbaye, Director CREA, University of Dakar)
Discussion
10.00-10.30 Coffee Break
10.30 - 12.30
- Poverty Reduction Potential of Trade in Live Animals and Meat in West Africa
(Prof. Asuming-Brempong, Legon University Accra - Ghana)
- Problems of Domestic Markets and Income Poverty and Food Security: The Case of Rice in
Madagascar (Olivier Jenn-Treyer, Consultant World Bank, Antananarivo, Madagascar).
Discussion
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30-15.00
- Conditions for a Green Revolution in Africa (Dr. Dezi Ngambeki, Consultant UN-ECA,
Kampala Uganda)
- Upgrading Subsistence Agriculture to meet MDGs (Aimable Uwizeye Mapendano,
Economist, UNCTAD)
15.00 - 18.00 Group Work
Theme 1. Options to Increase the competitiveness and diversity of agro-food products from
African and LDC Countries.
Theme 2. Policy Options for Developing South-South and Regional Trade in Agro-food and
Natural Resources Products.
Theme 3. How to Integrate Relevant MDGs (Reduce Extreme Poverty by Half by 2015,
Eradicate Hunger by 2015), into Trade policies: Criteria, Monitoring & Evaluation
Strategies and Institutional Capacity Building.
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DAY 4 (Thursday 1 June 2006)
Session 5 Workshop Conclusion and Closing
8.30 - 9.15
Discussion
9.15 - 9.30 Coffee Break
9.30-10-30 Panel 1. Product Development and international marketing: Coordinating
the roles played by the Public Sector, Support Agencies and the Private Sector
- Producers Association
- Commodity Marketing Organisation (Senegal, TBD)
- Senegalese Agricultural Research Institute
- Exporter
- Agricultural Markets Organisation Programme
- Ministry of Agriculture - Senegal
Discussion
10.30 - 11. 45
Panel 2: Regional Strategies for Integrating Production Systems and Markets of AgroFood Products.
- Opportunities in Agro-food Trade in Africa (Dr. Niang Abdoulaye, UN-ECA)
- Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA)
- African Union / NEPAD Secretariat - Dakar
- UEMOA
- CODESRIA
- African Commodity Exchanges
Discussions
11.45 - 14.45 Group Work Finalized
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.45 - 15.45
Plenary: Group Work Presentation
Discussions
15.45 -16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 16.30 Closing
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