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World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development

 Tentative Roadshow Calendar (dates subject to change)

Date

Country 

Time and Venue 

Oct 29 Maputo, Mozambique 6-7:30 pm - Public lecuture on the WDR at Polana Hotel
Oct 31 Lilongwe, Malawi3:00 pm - Presentation of the WDR at WB Malawi Country office
Nov 1Nairobi, Kenya9:30-11:30 am -  Event at Hilton Nairobi Hotel, organized jointly by WB and Ministry of Agriculture. Contact Peter Warutere for details (pwarutere@worldbank.org)
Nov 6Kigali, Rwanda Event co-hosted by World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture.  For details email Rogers Kayihura email rkayihura@worldbank.org
Nov 6Berlin, GermanyEvent co-organized with German Development Ministry. Details tba
Nov 8Geneva, Switzerland 2:30-4:30 pm event at United Nations (Palais des Nations).  This is a by invitation event organized by the WB.  Trade, international development and civil society representatives will be attending.  For details email Patrick Reichenmiller preichenmiller@worldbank.org
Nov 9Berne, SwitzerlandEvent with Swiss Agriculture for Development and Cooperation. Details tba.
Nov 12Rome, ItalyForum on the Future of African Farming Press Conference - 12:00 noon at the Sala Biblioteca of the Consiglio Nazionale dell' Economia e del Lavoro (CNEL). This is a joint OECD/WB/IFAD/FAO event.  For details media should email the OECD’s Media Division at news.contact@oecd.org.
Nov 14Stockholm, Sweden10:00 am-12:00 noon - Presentation of WDR at event organized by CIDA.  To register for the event email helle.rosenkrantz@ksla.se
Nov 16Gothenburg, Sweden Presentation at Gothenburg University. For details email Gunnar Kohlin gunnar.kohlin@economics.gu.se
Nov 19Buenos Aires, Argentina Joint World Bank/government event.  For details email Yanina Budkin  ybudkin@worldbank.org 
Nov 19London, U.K. 1:00 - 2:30 pm - Public meeting at Overseas Development Institute to present WDR. Contact ODI for details. 
Dec 6 Manila, Philippines Press Conference hosted by WB Country Office on the WDR. Details tba. 
Dec 10-11Hanoi, VietnamEvents with various stakeholders. Details tba. 
Dec 11Brussels, BelgiumPossible event organized by WB office with key public stakeholders, including Commission. Details tba.
Dec 13Assuit, EgyptEvent at University of Assuit. Details tba.
Dec 17The Hague, Netherlands12:00-17:30 pm luncheon, debate and reception in press centre of the Dutch Parliaments on "Agriculture for Development -- the Dutch Way" in collaboration with Wageningen University.  For details email:  info@agri-profocus.nl.
Dec 18 Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands Expert meeting organized by Wageningen University and Research Centre on the consequences of the WDR for the Dutch and international research agenda. 
Jan 29 Phnom Pen, Cambodia Event organized by WB in collaboration with the Government
Feb 4 Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaEvent organized by WB in collaboration with the Government
Feb 5 Rabat, MoroccoEvent organized by WB in collaboration with the Government
Feb 7 (tbc) Canberra, AustraliaEvent organized by WB in collaboration with the Government
Feb 12 Adelaide, AustraliaEvent details not yet available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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