Norises laiks: 2011. gada 2. jūnijs 8:00- 16:40

Norises vieta: Rīga, Islande Hotel

AGENDA

8:00 – 9:00 Registration of the participants
    

9:00 – 9:15 Opening of the conference Mārtiņš Cimermanis, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre, Chairman of the Board, LV

9:15 – 9:30 Welcome note from Latvian Minister of Agriculture Jānis Dūklavs, Ministry of Agriculture, Minister, LV

9:30 – 10:00 European Rural development today and outlook for the future Iveta Šulca, Delegation of EU Commission in Latvia, Director, LV Session 1, Preconditions for successful communication and cooperation in rural areas

10:00 – 10:30 Development of Latvian rural development strategy Roberts Ķīlis, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Associate Professor, LV

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
    

11:00 – 11:30 1.2 Interaction between rural areas and towns as a precondition for rural development Laimdota Straujuma, Ministry of the Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Stete Secretary, LV

11:30 – 11:50 Panel discussion on preconditions for successful communication and cooperation in rural areas Session 2, Experience and methodology for the evaluation of rural development measures

11:50 – 12:20 2.1 Experience of evaluation and self-assessment of National Rural Network Mark Redman, EN RD Contact Point

12:20 – 12:50 2.2 Experience of the evaluation of rural development measures in Estonia Merilin Truuvaart, Ernst & Young Baltic AS, Senior Consultant, EE

12:50 – 13:10 2.3 Latvian experience in evaluation of rural development measures – goals and evaluation methodology Elita Benga, Latvian State Institute of Agrarian Economics, Head of Rural Development Department, LV

13:10 – 13:30 Panel discussion on experience and methodology for the evaluation of rural development measures

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

Session 3, Aspects of national and international cooperation for rural development advisors

14:30 – 15:00 3.1 Development of the FAS (Farm Advisory Services) and cooperation of advisory services in Europe Erich Waldmeier, Agridea, Director, CH

15:00 – 15:30 3.2 Agricultural advisory in Russia Alexey Olontsev, Agricultural Information and Advisory Service, Director, RU

15:30 – 16:00 3.3 Farmers organizations and advisors cooperation for solving environmental problems – the case of Baltic Deal project Sindre Langaas, Federation of Swedish Farmers, Project Mageger,  SE

16:00 – 16:20 Panel discussion on Aspects of national and international cooperation for rural development advisors

16:20 – 16:40 Summary and closing of the conference

Mārtiņš Cimermanis, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre, Chairman of the Board, LV

LLF pārstāv ‘Valdis Kudiņš un Āris Ādlers