Agriculture and Rural Development Day
Agriculture and Rural Development Day is hosted by
Consultative Group on International agricultural Research (CGIAR) CGIAR
CGIAR Challenge
Program on Climate Change Agriculture
and Food Security
(CCAFS)
CCAFS
Global Donor Platform
for Rural Development
Global Donor Platform
University of
Copenhagen
(KU)		 KU
 
With the support of
Danish International Development Agency Danish International Development Agency
The European Union Danish International Development Agency
International Fund for Agricultural
Development
(IFAD)		 IFAD

 
Organised by
Alliance of the CGIAR (Consultative Group on
International Agricultural
Research) Centers
Alliance of the CGIAR
Earth System Science
Partnership (ESSP)
ESSP
Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
FAO
Global Forum on
Agricultural Research
(GFAR)		 GFAR
International Federation
of Agricultural
Producers (IFAP)		 IFAP
International Food
Policy Research
Institute (IFPRI) 		IFPRI
Event Information

About this event

A one-day event that focused on the following key areas

  • the role of agriculture and farmers, both women and men, in adaptation and mitigation strategies
  • future scenarios for agriculture, rural development and food security
  • climate change as a development issue
  • innovations in the agricultural sector of relevance to the climate change agenda

Download the comprehensive Event Guide (5.4MB PDF)

Event venue

Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE)
University of Copenhagen
Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-1871
Frederiksberg C, DENMARK

Date / time

Saturday 12 December 2009
08.00 – 18.00

  

Why are we holding this event?

The global community will come together

  • to build a consensus on what has to be done to fully incorporate agriculture into the post-Copenhagen climate agenda
  • discuss a clear workplan of strategies and actions needed to address climate change adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture sector

Participants

More than 350 participants attended Agriculture Day, representing policy makers and negotiators, rural development practitioners, producers, civil society and the agricultural and climate change scientific community.

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Get some fresh insights on ARD —
watch what participants had to say

To coincide with COP15, CIFOR, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests and the Government of Denmark hosted Forest Day 3 on 13 December.

Read more at the … Forest Day website
   

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