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Washington D.C., USA
31 May, 2004

San Jose, Costa Rica
25 February, 2004

Cancun, Mexico
8 September, 2003

Santa Cruz, Bolivia
17-21 October, 2002

Punta del Este, Uruguay
3-8 September, 2001

Bannf, Alberta, Canada
9-12 October, 2000

Seattle, USA
Nov-Dec, 1999

Buenos Aires, Argentina
August, 1999

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March-April, 1998

» Santa Cruz, Bolivia
[17 - 21 October, 2002]

 

Cairns Group Farm Leaders meet with Cairns Group Trade Ministers

The Cairns Group Farm Leaders meeting was held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from Thursday 17 to Monday 21 of October 2002. The Secretariat of the Cairns Group Farm Leaders worked in conjunction with the Confederation of Bolivian Farmers to stage a focused program of events and seminars that concluded with the release of the Farm Leaders Statement to Ministers.

View the Cairns Group Farm Leaders Program and Seminar information Bolivia 2002.

Cairns Group Farm Leaders Statement to Ministers released on Saturday the 19th of October 2002.

The Cairns Group ministers also hosted a number a distinguished guests at the meeting in Bolivia, including WTO Director - General Supachai Pantichpakdi, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, Ugandan Minister for Trade professor Rugumayo and Chinese Permament Representative to the WTO, Ambassador Sun Zhenyu. Click here for the Cairns Group Ministerial Communique

On day one of the Seminar program, Dr Marcos Jank of the Inter-American Development Bank and Associate Professor at the University of Sao Paulo provided the Cairns Group Leaders with a presentation on Global advocacy to promote agricultural trade reform. Download Global Advocacy to Promote Agricultural Trade Reform Presentation pdf.

US Special Agricultural Trade Negotiations, Alan Johnson addressing the farm leaders

Cairns Group Chair Peter Corish and President of the Confederation of Bolivian farmers, Dr Juan Antelo Parada.