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 * 2008 Earth Workshops and Program ||
 * **October 25th 2008 - EARTH WORKSHOPS**
 * **October 25th 2008 - EARTH WORKSHOPS**
 * **October 25th 2008 - EARTH WORKSHOPS**

The production of biofuels and the consequences for food security. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am STRATEGIES - Food in the engine? (Room A)**

In the International Year of the Potato, Terra Madre wishes to consider the role of the potato in world agriculture, the economy and global food security. It is interested in promoting research and development into agricultural systems based on the sustainable production of potatoes and other tubers as resources in the struggle against hunger in the world. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am PRODUCTS – Potatoes and other tubers (Room B)**

Two years after its launch, the Network of Terra Madre Universities reviews its growth, what projects have resulted, and its vision for the future. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES – The projects (Room C)**

In one of the most globalized markets of the world, the experience of the Huehuetenango Presidium (in Guatemala) is becoming a model of high quality production, sustainability and direct access to the market. With the support of Italian Cooperation (Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), this project is giving rise to a network of small Central American producers. Slow Food is keen to extend this experience to other communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am PRODUCTS and PRODUCERS - The network of quality coffee (Room D)**

The canteen as a place for meeting and cooperation between Terra Madre networks and others involved in collective catering. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am EDUCATION – Healthy canteens (Room E)**

The shared responsibility of institutions, producers and consumers for quality products. In collaboration with CEFA, FAIRTRADE, EU. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am MARKETS–Participative development models (Room F)**

Comparisons, experiences and presentation of participative approaches to improving security, health and working conditions in small scale agriculture. In collaboration with the International Labour Organization – ILO, UNICRI, Obiettivo Lavoro. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am DEVELOPMENT – Producing quality with dignity (Room G)**

Alarm about bees: too many chemicals in agriculture are leading to a disaster in the hives. This will soon have effects on agriculture if behavior does not change and regulatory action is not quickly introduced. It is time to create an alliance between farmers and beekeepers if we do not want to sever the natural link between bees and crops. [|Join the Forum]
 * 1pm PRODUCTS – Honey depends on bees (Room G)**

The critical points, the false myths, the real problems. How to create a virtuous process for serving low impact food. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm NETWORK OF COOKS – Sustainability in the restaurant, sustainability of restaurants (Room A)**

Farmers’ markets and other forms of direct sale. In collaboration with CEFA, FAIRTRADE, EU. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm MARKETS – Fewer intermediaries, more trust (Room B)**

What and how much gastronomic sciences teaching is there in universities about sustainability, small-scale production, quality, social justice. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES – The big themes of Terra Madre and education (Room C)**

Geographic Indications (GIs) such as Darjeeling Tea, Pampas meat, Basmati rice, and Parmigiano cheese embody unique expressions of culture, tradition, and place. Yet, some GIs succeed spectacularly while others fail miserably. Explore what does and what does not work. In collaboration with Rimisp - Latin American Center for Rural Development. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm MARKETS – Indications of origin (Room D)**

How to support cultivation of local fruit and vegetable varieties, increasingly excluded from a global market which does not recognize borders or seasons. How to increase the proportion of profits paid to farmers. How to create sustainable supply chains, how and when to focus on quality transformed products to raise producer income. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm PRODUCTS - Fruit and vegetables in a global market (Room E)**

Promotion and communication through sustainable packaging. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm STRATEGIES – When the product speaks (Room F)**

Recovered native breeds, together with traditional farming methods, are an important resource for defending biodiversity and the genetic heritage of breeds at risk of extinction. They are also a valuable opportunity for many communities which can save themselves from poverty and migration. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm PRODUCTS – Meat: native breeds and good practices (Room G)**

**October 26th 2008 - EARTH WORKSHOPS**

The role of restaurants in promoting local products and ensuring “good, clean and fair” producers. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am NETWORK OF COOKS – The roots of a menu (Room A)**

Educational experiences in creating an agroecological culture. Comparison and presentation of international educational projects. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am EDUCATION – Learning communities (Room B)**


 * 10am RESOURCES – Water and agriculture (Room C)**

Agrifood production is often accused of being one of the main causes of water wastage. But there are also important examples which show how small-scale agriculture can make rational use of this precious resource. [|Join the Forum]

In Senegal, the rice used to make the national dish Ceebu Jën almost exclusively comes from Indochina; in Italy, pasta is made using durum wheat from Canada and Australia, and increasingly there are similar examples from around the world. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am PRODUCTS – Cereals: local identities and global raw materials (Room D)**

Raw milk, animal wellbeing and natural feed, traditional methods and proper aging: are these the key elements for producing high quality cheese? How can we reconcile these practices with hygiene and safety regulations and the implications of an increasingly globalized market driven by large retail chains? [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am PRODUCTS – Cheese: tradition and regulations (Room E)**

How do you set a fair price for a product? The steps in establishing the right price. In collaboration with UNICRI. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am MARKETS – How much can I sell it for? (Room F)**

Agriculture must increasingly turn to using renewable energies and reducing the use of non-renewable resources. This can be done by careful choice of crops and seeds and by practicing agroecology, but also through a new alliance with research and technology, to find solutions that respect the environment and are not a financial burden for producers. [|Join the Forum]
 * 10am RESOURCES – Tradition, sustainability and technology (Room G)**

How to produce high quality honey. The special skills involved in breeding bees, collecting honeycombs, extracting honey, packing and preserving. The role of the producer remains important even if the product is not \"produced\" by humans. During the meeting there will be a presentation of the cartoon-style guide produced by the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity “The gift of bees”. [|Join the Forum]
 * 1pm PRODUCTS - Honey: all the steps for quality (Room E)**

The consumption of man made fibers produced by chemical processes is constantly growing, at the expense of natural fibers. How can we build a new network able to protect and promote natural fibers as well as educating consumers, in a similar way to the network created by Slow Food and Terra Madre for “good, clean and fair” food? [|Join the Forum]
 * 1pm NETWORKS – The promotion of natural fibers (Room F)**

Presentation of the Terra Madre youth network. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm NEW NETWORKS – Youth, food, agriculture (Room A)**

How to protect traditional knowledge and defend intellectual property. The role of indigenous peoples and women. In collaboration with the Christensen Fund, UNICRI. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm RIGHTS – Sharing in order to protect (Room B)**

How to ensure quality, health and savings by creating purchasing clubs. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm MARKETS - Consumers seeking producers (Room C)**

Alternatives for protecting agricultural land. Land ownership and intended use. In collaboration with CEFA, FAIRTRADE, EU, UNICRI. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm AGROECOLOGY – Stopping the cement (Room D)**

What effect does unaware tourism have on injustice and pollution? How can responsible forms of tourism become a factor in integrated development? In collaboration with AITR, UNICRI. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm DEVELOPMENT – Last call (Room E)**

Pastoral farming as an environmental resource, an instrument for territorial management and a guarantee of product quality. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm RESOURCES – Custodian herders (Room F)**

Small fishing communities are even more vulnerable than agricultural communities. In situations where fish resources are already heavily exploited or compromised, alternative strategies are needed. Transforming and preserving products is a way of adding value to a product which is not easy to manage in terms of income and can create new opportunities and skills in local areas. [|Join the Forum]
 * 3pm PRODUCTS – Fish: transform and preserve (Room G)**


 * 7pm CLOSING PLENARY ASSEMBLY (PalaIsozaki)** ||