Proceedings

Welcome Address by Paul Keating of the RDSU

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• Audio: Paul Keating

Alan Dukes

• Presentation: The Importance of Strategic Alliances in Securing the Future for Agriculture in Ireland
• Audio: Alan Dukes
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Professor Gerry Boyle, Teagasc

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• Audio: Prof. Gerry Boyle

John Malone, former secretary general of the Department of Agriculture

• Presentation: Agriculture and Business
• Audio: John Malone
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Luigi Boccaccio, Agriculture Policy Officer, Bird Life Europe

• Presentation: Building alliances between farmers and environmentalists
• Audio: Luigi Boccaccio
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Johan Schulte, Project Manager LEADER Local Action Group, The Netherlands

• Presentation:  From Noaberhulp to Network
• Audio: Johan Schulte

Jean Michelle Courades, Head of Unit Rural Development Policy, DG Agri

• Presentation:  Role of Leader in creating local alliances
• Audio: Jean Michelle Courades
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Martin McDonald, Chief Executive, Rural Network for Northern Ireland

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• Audio: Martin McDonald (Speaks about Agriculture & Rural Development)

Martin Meteyard, Co-operative Consultant, Scotland

• Presentation: Co-operatives: An overview
• Audio: Martin Meteyard

Seamus O’Donohoe, Irish Co-operative Society

• Presentation:  Reinventing Co-operatives
• Audio: Seamus O'Donohue

Adrian Neal, Contact Point, ENRD

• Presentation:  Development of Trans-National Cooperation projects

Carmel Fox, Ballyhoura Development Ltd

• Presentation:  Transnational & Inter-territorial Projects: The Ballyhoura Development Experiences and Lessons

Ciaran Lynch, Head of Sustainable Rural Development Department, Tipperary Institute

• Presentation: Collaboration in Local Development

Claire Horgan, Ballyhoura Development Company

• Presentation:  Collaboration Local Projects: Food Sector

Bernd Schuh, Austrian Institute for Regional Studies and Spatial Planning

• Presentation: Measuring the impact of the RDP

Closing Summary by Ciaran Lynch, Tipperary Institute

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• Audio: Closing Summary by Ciaran Lynch