Title of the activity
Regional Agriculture Seminar and Dialogue for Senior Officials of Asia and Pacific Region
Activity Type
Regional course/Workshop
Description
The 2019 regional agriculture seminar and dialogue for Asia-Pacific countries is targeted at senior government officials from the region who are involved in the field of agricultural trade policy formulation and in the ongoing agriculture negotiations at the WTO. The seminar will provide an opportunity for the participating senior officials to discuss the major challenges faced by the global agriculture and food systems, including those arising from sustainability and food security considerations and climate change and how these challenges may be collectively addressed through enhanced multilateral collaboration and a strengthened multilateral trading system. The seminar will also provide an opportunity for a critical assessment of existing multilateral agricultural rules contained principally in the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), as well the major outstanding issues and challenges being sought to be addressed in the ongoing agriculture negotiations. The high-level seminar will also provide an opportunity for the sharing of domestic policy experiences in dealing with the existing key challenges facing the sector.
Venue
Singapore
City
Singapore
Trade topic
Agriculture
Start Date
End Date
Duration (days)
3
Activity Level
Target Audience
Government officials
Language
English
Application Deadline
01/02/2019
Key Result
1. Government officials are implementing WTO Agreements and fully realising Members' rights and obligations
Key Output
1.1: Government officials have enhanced knowledge about WTO Agreements, trade policy formulation and conduct of trade negotiations
Chapter
8. Regional topic-specific seminars
Invited Members and Observers:
Hong Kong, China
Korea, Republic of
Macao, China
Chinese Taipei
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Lao Peopleʼs Democratic Republic
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Vanuatu
Viet Nam