Past Workshops of the Cal/Med Consortium

Past Workshops (with proceedings):

Mediterranean Products in the Global Market, 16-17 June 2008, Cetraro (Calabria), Italy. 

Market Organization, Resources and Finance in Mediterranean Crops, October 24-26, 2007. Sonoma, California, USA.

Mediterranean Products in a Global Market Place, April 26-27, 2007. Barcelona, Spain.

Reform of Domestic Policies in the US and the EU for Mediterranean Products, December 6-7, 2006. Washington, D.C., USA.

Mediterranean Products in the WTO and in Regional Trade Agreements: Trade Negotiations and Trade Disputes, June 26-28, 2006. Montpellier, France.

Mediterranean Products in a Global Market Place, April 26-27, 2007. Barcelona, Spain.

Workshop Agenda (doc)

Slides from presentations given at the Cal-Med Consortium workshop in Washington, D.C., June 2006:

Session 1: Consumption Trends

World Trends in Horticultural Products and Opportunities for Developing Countries (pdf, 970kb)
Author: Pascal Liu

Freshfeel Fruit and Vegetable Production, Trade and Consumption Monitor in the EU-25 (pdf, 1.8mb)
Author: Philippe Binard

Session 2: Market Analysis and Traders' Strategies

Market Trends and Retailers' Strategies in Fresh Produce (ppt, 1.99mb)
Author: Marian Garcia-Martinez

Value Chain Strategies in Developing Countries
Author: Nick Vink
Presentation (pdf, 291kb)
Text (pdf, 183kb)

Session 3: Labeling and Valuation of Goods

Valuation of Food Labeling (pdf, 841kb)
Author: Maria Loureiro

Legal Aspects of Geographical Indications (pdf, 324kb)
Author: Burkhart Goebel

GIs: Market Potential & Players' Strategies in the EU (pdf, 4.1mb)
Author: Jean-Louis Rastoin

Labeling, GIs and the Consumer (pdf, 111kb)
Author: Jose Maria Gil

Session 4: International Relationships: Multilateral and Regional Options for Mediterranean Agriculture

Trade Liberalization and Turkish Agriculture: Threat or Opportunity
Author: Erol H. Cakmak
Presentation (pdf, 504kb)
Text (pdf, 311kb)

International Options for EU Mediterranean Products (pdf, 439kb)
Author: Tomas Garcia Azcarate

International Options for U.S. Specialty Products (pdf, 91kb)
Author: Lashonda McLeod

International Relationships: Multilateral and Regional Options in Mediterranean Agriculture (pdf, 30kb)
Author: Jesus Anton

Session 5: International Relationships: SPS and non-Tariff Barriers

Assesment of non-Tariff Barriers and their Protection Effect (pdf, 864kb)
Author: Luca Salvatici

EU Requirements for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (pdf, 204kb)
Author: Denis de-Froidmont

SPS Issues at the WTO (pdf, 219kb)
Author: Christiane Wolff

Session 6: Policy Forum

Trade Policy Under Regulatory Asymmetry (pdf, 1.9mb)
Author: Davis Leishman

Agriculture and the Impacts of Free Trade in the Region (pdf, 1.4mb)
Author: Jordi Bacaria

Reform of Domestic Policies in the US and the EU for Mediterranean Products, December 6-7, 2006. Washington, D.C.

Workshop Agenda (doc)

Slides from presentations given at the Cal-Med Consortium workshop in Washington, D.C., June 2006:

Discussion Opening:
Policy Change for Mediterranean Products in the EU (ppt, 124kb)
Author: Giovanni Anania

Domestic Policy Reform in the EU: What is Ahead for Fruit and Vegetables? (ppt, 122kb)
Author: Antonio Cioffi

Farm Bill Food and Nutritional Programs: Economic and Nutritional Impact (ppt, 79kb)
Authors: Timothy J. Richards and Paul M. Patterson

Federal Farm Policy and Domestic Support for Mediterranean Products (ppt, 235kb)
Author: Jay E. Noel

Mediterranean Products and the Fate of the Doha Round (ppt, 108kb)
Author: Timothy E. Josling

Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector of the EU with a Focus on Southern Member States (pdf, 299kb)
Author: Marc Duponcel

U.S. Wine Sector and Policy Issues (ppt, 255kb)
Authors: Daniel Pick and Agnes Perez

Wine Economics and Policy Comments (ppt, 140kb)
Author: Daniel A. Sumner

WTO, Bilaterals and Mediterranean Product Policy (ppt, 361kb)
Authors: Pierluigi Londero and Dangiris Nekrasius

Mediterranean Products in the WTO and in Regional Trade Agreements: Trade Negotiations and Trade Disputes, June 26-28, 2006. Montpellier, France.

This workshop focused on the impact of WTO talks on Mediterranean goods, WTO litigation, and regional trade negotiations. The workshop is being hosted by the Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes and is being funded by The German Marshall Fund.

Workshop Agenda (pdf)