Monday, 2 November 2020
10:30-13:00 CET, Geneva
WTO SPS Committee Virtual Event
Seminar Opening Remarks:
- Ambassador Gloria Abraham, Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the WTO
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Agriculture in the 21st Century
- Ms. Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Global Economic Impact of Missing and Low Pesticide MRLs
- Dr. Robert Ahern, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative – MRLs, Sustainable Food Production, and Trade
- Ms. Sabina Neumann, U.S. International Trade Commission – Presentation of Findings of Report: Global Economic Impact of Missing and Low Pesticide MRLs, Vol. 1
Producers Panel: Farmers’ Perspectives on the Main SPS Challenges for Food Production and Trade, Moderated by Ambassador Gloria Abraham
- Mr. Sergio Laprade Coto, Environmental and Social Responsibility Coordinator, Agricultural Engineer, MSc, National Banana Corporation (CORBANA), Costa Rica
- Ms. Deborah Piovan, President of the National Federation of Oil and Protein Crops of Confagricoltura, Italy
- Mr. Okisegere Ojepat, CEO, Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC), Kenya
- Mr. Jeroen Pasman, Commercial Director, The Fruit Republic, Vietnam
- Discussion of Solutions and Concluding Remarks
- H.E. Santiago Bertoni, Minister of Agriculture of Paraguay
There will be simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish, and English
Questions for the panel discussion may be sent to spsfarmerseminar@gmail.com
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