INFOPESCA Expert Consultation on International Fish Trade
In collaboration with the Fish Utilization and Marketing Service, FAO Rome
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 3-5 December 2003
Wednesday, 3 December 2003
9.00 |
Registration |
10.00 to 10.20 |
Opening |
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Lahsen Ababouch, Service Chief FIIU, Secretary of the Expert Consultation |
10.20 to 10.30 |
Presentations of the participants |
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Each participant will present himself briefly |
10.30 to 10.45 |
Summary of the background paper: world fish trade, demand forecasts and regulatory framework |
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Erhard Ruckes, Lead Consultant, FAO |
11.20 to 16.30 |
First Session: Resource situation, sustainability and impact on fish trade |
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Chair: Jim Anderson, University of Rhode Island, USA |
11.20 to 12.20 |
Outlook for fish to 2020 - Supply and demand in changing global markets |
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Ahmed Mahfuzuddin, World Fish Center, Penang, Malaysia |
12.20 to 12.30 |
Questions for Clarification |
13.30 to 14.00 |
How do importing companies react to changing status of resources? |
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John Kilpatrick, NUTRECO, Vancouver, Canada |
14.00 to 14.30 |
Consumer requirements for supply from sustainable resources |
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Roland Wiefels INFOPESCA, Uruguay |
14.30 to 15.00 |
Impact of aquaculture on resource sustainability and trade |
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Jim Anderson, University of Rhode Island, USA |
15.15 to 16.30 |
Discussion First Session |
16.30 |
Summary prepared by Chairman, Rapporteur and Speakers |
Thursday, 4 December 2003
9.00 to 13.00 |
Second Session: Globalization, industry structure, market power and impact on fish trade |
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Chair: Carl-Christian Schmidt, OECD, Paris France |
9.10 to 9.45 |
Advantages and constraints of the fish industry in developing countries |
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Jose Cyriac, Chairman MPEDA, Cochin, India |
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Itamar Rocha, Aquaculture Association for Shrimp (ABCC), Brazil |
9.45 to 10.30 |
Opportunities and challenges for developed (OECD) countries. |
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Carl-Christian Schmidt, OECD, Paris, France |
11.00 to 12.00 |
Vertical concentration (diminishing role for wholesalers and brokers) in the distribution channels and increasing market power of retailers and supermarket companies |
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John Wilkinson, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Aldo Ausiello, Unilever, Italy |
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Nelson Sendas, ABRAS, (Brazilian Association of Supermarkets) |
12.00 to 12.20 |
National, regional and international trade, competition and complementation, including the role of small-scale fisheries |
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Helga Josupeit, FIIU, FAO Italy |
12.20 to 13.00 |
Discussion and summary prepared by the Chairman |
14.00 to 17.00 |
Third Session: Cost and Earnings, Value Addition and Distribution of Benefits |
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Chair: Eyjólfur Gudmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland |
14.00 to 14.45 |
Distribution of cost and benefits in the food chain, methodology and case studies |
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Eyjólfur Gudmundsson, University of Akureyri, Iceland |
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John Kilpatrick, Vancouver, Canada |
15.15 to 16.00 |
What kind of value addition fits the comparative advantages of developing countries and their species |
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Aurora Zugarramurdi, CEMSUR, Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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Nguyen Huu Dung, Secretary-General, VASEP, Hanoi, Vietnam |
16.15 to 16.35 |
Import requirements and quality costs for developing countries |
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Aurora Zugarramurdi, CEMSUR CITEP, Mar del Plata, Argentina |
16.35 to 17.15 |
Discussion Third Session |
17.15 |
Summary prepared by Chairman, Rapporteur and Speakers of the Third Session |
Friday, 5 December 2003
9.30 to 12.00 |
Preparation of the report based on the three summaries prepared by the session chairpersons |
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(Secretariat, Session Chairpersons, Resource Persons. Voluntary for interested participants) |
13.30 to 14.00 |
Conclusion and Recommendation |
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Chair: FAO |
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Work programme of FAO Fisheries Department till 2009 |
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Assistance needs of developing countries in the area of international fish trade |
14.00 to 15.00 |
Discussion and adoption of the report |