13 Feb 2013
The Forum will be opened by Mr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD and Mr. Pascal Lamy, Director-General, WTO. Professor Michael Lipton of Sussex University, and Ms. Ruth Rawling of Cargill, will outline the central themes for subsequent panel sessions to address. Ms. Dhano Sookoo of the Agricultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago will set out what Farmers’ Organizations can do to promote commodity development and reduce poverty.