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Stakeholder Meeting on Organic Cotton in India

Event
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Friday, 30.11.2007, 9.00 – 13.00 h, at ICAR NASC Complex, New Delhi, within the framework of the India Organic 2007 Trade Fair


Target Groups
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Farmer groups, companies, organisations and individuals working on organic cotton


Background Note
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Organic Exchange and Helvetas are jointly organizing a stakeholder meeting for practitioners working on organic cotton on Friday, 30 November 2007 in New Delhi. This half-day meeting will take place in combination with the India Organic 2007 Trade Fair (29 Nov.-2 Dec. 2007, see http://www.indiaorganictradefairs.com). The objective of the meeting is to share information on the latest developments in the organic cotton sector in India and worldwide, to exchange with other stakeholders, and to explore fields for joint action. For further details, please refer to the attached programme.

Participation in the meeting is free (Organic Exchange and Helvetas jointly bear the costs). Kindly let us know whether you are planning to attend the meeting (by 25 November). Please feel free to forward this e-mail to other people who might be interested.

Objectives
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  1. To share information on the latest developments in the organic cotton sector
  2. To exchange with other stakeholders and participate in networks
  3. To explore fields for joint action to strengthen the development of organic cotton in India

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Program Details - Time & Topics
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  • 09.00 - Welcome, programme, objectives
  • 09.15 - Introduction round: participants, their expectations, fields of interest
  • 09.45 - Updates on developments in organic cotton worldwide (Prabha Nagarajan and Simon Ferrigno, Organic Echange Farm Development Programme; Frank Eyhorn, Helvetas Competence Centre for Organic and Fairtrade Value Chains Discussion)
  • 10.30 - Tea break, snacks
  • 11.00 - “Open space” discussions in groups (on selected topics proposed by the participants)
  • 12.00 - Presentation of the conclusions of each grou pDiscussion
  • 12.30 - Joint action to strengthen the development of the organic cotton sector in India
  • 13.00 - End

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Conference Facilities
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Prabha Nagarajan
Frank Eyhorn
ICAR NASC Complex
Deve Prakash Shastri Nagar, Pusa, New Delhi
near Dasghara Bus Stop / Todapur Road
www.indiaorganictradefairs.com
Please approach the Help Desk at the India Organic 2007 Trade Fair for room details.

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