Presentations made at the seminar on Genetically Modified Coffee
17 May 2005

Opening remarks

• Ezzedine Boutrif (Chairperson of the seminar), Chief, Food Quality and Standards Service, FAO

Definitions and key issues relating to GM crops and GM coffee

• Peter Baker, Coffee Projects Coordinator, CABI Bioscience, UK

Development of GM coffee: various experiences

• Christophe Montagnon, Adviser for Coffee and Cocoa Matters, CIRAD, France
• Luíz Gonzaga Vieira, Researcher, Embrapa Café, Brazil

Impact of GM crops in general and GM coffee in particular

• Dr. Harry A. Kuiper, Programme Leader and International Account Manager, Institute of Food Safety,
  Wageningen University and Research Centre (RIKILT), Netherlands
• François Meienberg, Bern Declaration
• Pete Riley, Director, Five Year Freeze Campaign

Challenges and opportunities for coffee producing countries

• Dr. Abdourahmane Sangare, Directeur, Laboratoire Central de Biotechnologies,
  Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA)

Current legislation

• Dr. Anne Chetaille, Research Officer, Public policies and international regulations Cluster, Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques (GRET)