Parallel Session 1

Action to bring agri-businesses into partnerships for rural development

Can agribusinesses be partners in development? What actions can agribusiness take? What does agribusiness require of public policy? What actions can farmers and service support organizations including public policy do to make this happen? Are there models that can be replicated? How best can this be done?

Collective agribusiness action and self regulation  Gareth Ackerman, Chairman, Pick'n Pay Retailers (Pty) Ltd., South Africa, and Board of Directors of the Food Business Forum (CIES)

Innovation in emerging agrifood markets for broad-based procurement - The experience of Makro      Anton van Gorp, General Manager, Makro, P.R. China

Linking small-scale producers to agribusiness - the case of Hikmahfarm, Indonesia Wildan Mustofa, Operations Manager, Hikmahfarm, Indonesia

Proven structures for small-scale producer inclusion in the dairy sector in India  Vijay Sharma, Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, India