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    <title>Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) - High Level Segment </title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/conference-parties-cop-11-convention-biological-diversity-cbd-high-level-segment</link>
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	The 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organized by the CBD Secretariat. The High Level Segment will be held from 17-19 October 2012.

	&nbsp;

	The provisional agenda includes consideration of: the status of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their Utilization; implementation of the Strategic Plan 2011-2020 and progress towards the Aichi ...]]></description>
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    <title>World Food Day </title>
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		The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
	
		&nbsp;
	
		The objectives of World Food Day are to:
	
		
			encourage attention to agricultural food production and to stimulate national, bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental efforts to this end.
		
			encourage economic and technical cooperation among developing countries.
		
			encourage the ...]]></description>
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    <title>Rio+20: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development </title>
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	The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges
	
		&nbsp;
	
		Themes of the Conference
	
		&nbsp;
	The Conference will focus on two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication; and (b) the institutional ...]]></description>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Rio de Janeiro</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-06-20</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-06-22</ev:enddate>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>G20 Mexico Summit, 2012 </title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/g20-mexico-summit-2012</link>
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	Mexico will chair the G20 in 2012 and host the Leaders&rsquo; Summit in June of the same year. By assuming the annual Presidency of the G20, as the second emerging country to do so at the Leaders&rsquo; level, and the first in Latin America, Mexico confirms its role as a responsible and constructive actor, both regionally and globally.

	&nbsp;

	In its G20 Presidency role during 2012, Mexico has prioritized: economic stability and structural reform for growth and employment; ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-06-18</dc:date>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-06-18</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-06-19</ev:enddate>
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    <title>12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics-ISEE 2012:Ecological Economics and Rio +20: Contributions and Challenges for a Green Economy</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/12th-biennial-conference-international-society-ecological-economics-isee-2012ecological-econ</link>
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	ISEE is a nonprofit, member-governed organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the relationships between the economy, ecology and society, for the mutual well-being of people and nature. ISEE conferences are transdisciplinary and have been held biennially since 1990. ISEE 2012 has been conceived to dovetail with the Rio+20 UNCSD Earth Summit.

	&nbsp;

	The Earth Summit has been charged with developing a road map for international cooperation toward a &ldquo;Green ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-06-16</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Rio de Janeiro</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-06-16</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-06-19</ev:enddate>
 <ev:location>Rio de Janeiro, BRA</ev:location>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) 23rd session </title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/fao-committee-agriculture-coag-23rd-session</link>
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		Purpose of the FAO Committee on Agriculture:
	
		&nbsp;
	
		
			Conduct periodic reviews and appraisals, on a highly selective basis, of agricultural and nutritional problems, with a view to proposing concerted action by Member Nations and the Organization;
		
			Advise the Council on the overall medium- and longer-term work programme of the Organization relating to agriculture and livestock, food and nutrition, with emphasis on the integration of all social, technical, ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-05-21</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Rome</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-05-21</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-05-25</ev:enddate>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>G8 Summit </title>
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	G8 was founded in 1975, it has served in recent years as a forum for the leaders of the world&#39;s largest markets to discuss critical issues of the day ranging from the global economy to pressing security challenges.

	&nbsp;

	The Summit will take place between May 15 and 22. The G8 summit will focus on economic issues.
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Chicago</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-05-19</ev:startdate>
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    <title>The Food Finance Conference </title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/food-finance-conference</link>
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		The inaugural Euromoney Food Finance Conference will bring together the financial community with practitioners from agriculture &amp; related businesses and global policy-makers to discuss and decide how innovation in finance and markets can improve global food supply and security. 
	
		&nbsp;
	
		Euromoney Conferences has formed an Editorial Advisory Group to ensure the relevance and timeliness of the forthcoming Food Finance Conference. 


	&nbsp;
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 <dc:identifier>http://www.egfar.org/content/food-finance-conference</dc:identifier>
 <dc:date>2012-05-17</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>London</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-05-17</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-05-17</ev:enddate>
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    <title>World Economic Forum on Africa 2012</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/world-economic-forum-africa-2012</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	The 2012 World Economic Forum on Africa will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia is the second most populous country in sub-Saharan Africa and a prime example of the continent&rsquo;s fast-growing economies. Home to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa will offer an exceptional opportunity to bring together global and pan-African leaders to shape the region&rsquo;s transformation.
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 <dc:date>2012-05-09</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Addis Ababa</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-05-09</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-05-11</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Regional Conference for Africa (ARC)</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/regional-conference-africa-arc</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	
		The FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC) is held once every two years, in the years in which the FAO General Conference does not meet in regular session. The attendance of the Regional Conference is usually, at Ministers of Agriculture level. Observers from countries outside the Region, international, regional and Arab Organizations, are also invited to the Conference.
	
		&nbsp;
	
		The functions of the Regional Conference are to hold consultations at a high level, to ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-04-23</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Brazzaville</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-04-23</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-04-27</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Improving global diet and nutrition: challenges for food and agricultural policies</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/improving-global-diet-and-nutrition-challenges-food-and-agricultural-policies</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	This conference is the third in a series on &lsquo;Agriculture, food and land use: the international policy challenges&rsquo; which Wilton Park is running over 3 years in association with the University of Exeter.

	
	More than a decade into the 21st century, around a billion people still suffer from under- nutrition. The same number are affected by overweight, obesity and diet-related ill-health. &nbsp;As governments, the international community, and civil society organisations ...]]></description>
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 <dc:identifier>http://www.egfar.org/content/improving-global-diet-and-nutrition-challenges-food-and-agricultural-policies</dc:identifier>
 <dc:date>2012-04-23</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Sussex</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-04-23</ev:startdate>
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    <title>Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/regional-conference-europe-erc</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	ERC - 28th Session will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. The functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:
	
	
		
			To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
		
			To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-04-17</dc:date>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-04-17</ev:startdate>
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    <title>Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean  (LARC)</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/regional-conference-latin-america-and-caribbean-larc</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	LARC - 32nd Session will be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:

	
	
		
			To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
		
			To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-03-26</dc:date>
 <dc:type>meeting</dc:type>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Buenos Aires</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-03-26</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-03-30</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Global Conference on Women in Agriculture</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/global-conference-women-agriculture</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	The Global Conference on Women in Agriculture will be held in New Delhi, India with the goal of empowering women for inclusive growth in agriculture.

	The main objectives of the conference are the following:

	-To discuss and deliberate the prevailing and emerging gender issues in agriculture and food systems and the lessons learned for future sustainable development,

	-To take stock of evidence on experiences in enhancing role of women in agriculture,

	-To understand the ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-03-13</dc:date>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>New Delhi</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-03-13</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-03-15</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC)</title>
    <link>http://www.egfar.org/content/regional-conference-asia-and-pacific-aprc</link>
    <description><![CDATA[
	APRC - 31st Session will be held in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The functions of the Regional Conferences shall be:

	
	
		
			To provide a forum for consultation on all matters pertaining to the mandate of the Organization within the region, including any special issues of interest to the Members in the concerned region;
		
			To provide a forum for the formulation of regional positions on global policy and regulatory issues within the mandate of the Organization or having implications in ...]]></description>
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 <dc:date>2012-03-12</dc:date>
 <dc:type>meeting</dc:type>
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 <ags:dateEnd scheme="dcterms:W3CDTF">2012-03-16</ags:dateEnd>
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 <ags:location> <ags:locationCity>Hanoi</ags:locationCity>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-03-12</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-03-16</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Global Food Security Forum</title>
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	The Global Food Security Forum seeks to tackle, in an innovative way, the mounting challenge of feeding a growing world population while assuring food security for the most vulnerable.

	&nbsp;

	This first edition of the Global Food Security Forum, to be held on March 7-9 2012 in Morocco, will bring together a group of key stakeholders from around the world for an action-oriented and solutions-focused debate.
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    <title>Commission on the Status of Women </title>
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		The fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday, 27 February to Friday, 9 March 2012.
	
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		&nbsp;
	
		Main Themes:
	
		&nbsp;
	
		Priority theme
		The empowerment of rural women and their role in poverty and hunger eradication, development and current challenges
	
		
			Review theme
			Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women (agreed conclusions from the ...]]></description>
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    <title>Oxford Forum for International Development</title>
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	The Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID) is the UK&#39;s highest profile student-led conference, bringing together practitioners, academics and professionals from across the world to discuss international development issues.

	OxFID attracts over 400 participants from the UK and beyond, bringing together the decision makers of today with the decision makers of tomorrow.
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 <ev:startdate>2012-02-24</ev:startdate>
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    <title>The 9-billion people question</title>
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		By 2050, the global population will surpass 9 billion people. At the same time, the world&rsquo;s agricultural systems will be increasingly challenged by water scarcity, climate change and volatility, raising the risk of production shortfalls.
	
		Economist Conferences are launching an inaugural Feeding the World summit, to deliver fresh insight into solving the critical food challenges. Gathering progressive experts from the fields of agribusiness, policy,international agencies, ...]]></description>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-02-08</ev:startdate>
 <ev:enddate>2012-02-08</ev:enddate>
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    <title>Stakeholder Workshop on Tracking Investments in Agricultural Research for Development</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[
	As part of the wider agenda on enhancing aid effectiveness facilitated through GFAR in the context of the GCARD Roadmap, we are convening a Stakeholder Workshop on Tracking Investments in Agricultural Research for Development, at the offices of GIZ in Berlin on 20 January 2012 after the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD) General Assembly and Board, scheduled from 17 to 19 January 2012. A preliminary discussion on this topic will take place in the GDPRD meeting on 18 ...]]></description>
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 <ev:startdate>2012-01-20</ev:startdate>
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