Workshop Proceedings  

Mediterranean products in the global market

Grand Hotel San Michele, Cetraro (Calabria), Italy  
16-17 June 2008  

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Session 1
The status  of the WTO DDA round negotiations and the Mediterranean products
Chair: José-Maria Garcia-Alvarez-Coque (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain)
Tim Josling (Stanford University, USA)
DOWNLOAD -The status of the WTO DDA round negotiations and the Mediterranean products
Giovanni Anania (University of Calabria, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - The status  of the WTO DDA round negotiations and the Mediterranean products
Discussion openers: 
Michel Petit (CIHEAM, IAM Montpellier, France)
Andrew Schmitz (University of Florida, USA)

Session 2
Food policies, consumption patterns, health concerns and the Mediterranean diet
Josef Schmidhuber (FAO)
LINK - Food policies, consumption patterns, health concerns and the Mediterranean diet
Discussion openers: 
Julian Alston (University of California, Davis, USA)
DOWNLOAD - Farm Subsidies and Obesity in the United States
Fumiko Yamazaki (California State University, Fresno, USA)
DOWNLOAD - Food policies, consumption patterns, health concerns and the Mediterranean diet

Session 3
Geographical indications, consumer preferences and firm strategies
Chair: Dan Sumner (University of California, Davis, USA)
Leo Bertozzi (Director, Consorzio Parmigiano Reggiano, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - GIs, Consumer preferences and firm strategies: The case of Parmigiano-Reggiano
James Lapsley (University of California, Davis, USA)
DOWNLOAD - Geographic Indicators and Wine: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Discussion openers:
Filippo Arfini (University of Parma, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - Geographical Indication, consumers preferences and firm strategies
Tim Josling (Stanford University, USA)

Session 4
Domestic policy reforms and the Mediterranean products: the EU “Health check” and the US Farm Bill
Fabrizio De Filippis (University Roma Tre, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - The CAP “Health Check ”: What's Ahead?
Mickey Paggi (California State University, Fresno, USA) 
DOWNLOAD - U.S. Mediterranean Products and the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008  : Industry Structure and Linkages to Federal Farm Policy
Discussion openers: 
Dan Sumner (University of California, Davis, USA)
Richard Gray (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)

Session 5
The global market for olive oil: issues and prospects in the Mediterranean basin
Chair: Franco Sotte (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy)
Samir Mili (CSIC, Madrid, Spain)
DOWNLOAD - The Global Market for Olive Oil: Trends, Policies and Trade Liberalisation in the Mediterranean
Massimo Occhinegro (Nicola Pantaleo Spa, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - The Global market For Olive Oil: Issues and Prospects in the Mediterranean Basin
Discussion openers: 
Giovanni Anania (University of Calabria, Italy)
José-Maria Garcia-Alvarez-Coque (Polytechnic Un. of Valencia, Spain)
DOWNLOAD - The global market for olive oil: discussion

Session 6
The global market for wine: issues and prospects
Etienne Montaigne (IAM, Montpellier, France)
DOWNLOAD - The global market for wine
Dan Sumner (University of California, Davis, USA)
James Lapsley (University of California, Davis, USA)
DOWNLOAD - Wine Background and Issues in California
Discussion openers: 
Angela Mariani (University of Naples ”Parthenope”, Italy)   
DOWNLOAD - The global market for wine: issues and prospects
Donato Romano (University of Florence, Italy)
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Session 7
The market for organic products: issues and prospects
Chair: Tim Josling (Stanford University, USA)
Alessandro Corsi (University of Turin, Italy) 
DOWNLOAD - The market for organic products: issues and prospects
Cathy Durham (Oregon State University, USA)
DOWNLOAD - The market for organic products: issues and prospects
Discussion openers: 
Pascal Liu (FAO)
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Lee Ann Patterson (Stanford University, USA)

Session 8
The global market for citrus: issues and prospects
Anabel Siguan (Intercitrus, Spain)
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Antonio Schiavelli (UNAPROA, Italy)
Discussion openers: 
Antonio Cioffi (University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - The global market for citrus: issues and prospects
Gabriele Canali (Catholic University, Piacenza, Italy)
DOWNLOAD - The global market for citrus: issues and prospects