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GLOBALIZATION; ITS EFFECT ON AGRICULTURE AND ALTERNATIVES
17-18 November 2000 - Istanbul/Turkey
Yildiz University - Rector Building
17th November 2000 - Friday
Registration and Coffee
Opening (Turksen Baser Kafaoglu, SOS Environmental Volunteers)
Session 1 : Globalization, General Outlook
Chairman : Prof. Dr. Uckun Geray (IU- Faculty of Forestry)
International Aspects of Globalization - Gaye Yilmaz( Mai-not/Turkey)
National Aspects of Globalization - Arslan Baser Kafaoglu( economist/writer)
Discussion
Lunch
Session 2 : Effects of Globalization on the Turkish Economy and Agriculture
Chairman : Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hizal (IU - Faculty of Forestry)
Effects of Globalization on the Agricultural Economy
Prof. Dr. Tayfun Ozkaya( EU - Faculty of Agriculture)
Privatization in the Turkish Agricultural Sector
Erhan Bilgin (Petrol-Is)
Organizations in Turkish Agriculture
Prof. Dr. Oguz Oyan (AU-Faculty of Social Sciences)
Discussion
Coffee Break
Session 3 : Utilization of Natural Resources in Agricultural Production and
Environmental Problems
Chairman : Prof. Dr. Melih Boydak (IU -Faculty of Forestry)
Natural resource use in Agricultural Production and the Environment
Prof. Dr. Koray Haktanir (AU - Faculty of Agriculture)
Environmental egradation due to misuse of natural resources
and Environmental Law
Ass. Prof. Beyza Ustun (YTU - Faculty of Engineering)
Discussion
18th November 2000 - Friday
Coffee (registration)
Session 4 : The Influence of Globalization on the Agriculture of Meditteranean
Countries
Chairman : Celen Birkan (Architect)
The Influence of Globalization on the Agriculture of Meditteranean Countries
Prof. Gerard Ghersi (IAMM, Montpellier, France)
Discussion
Session 5 : Food Security Problems in the World and Turkey
Chairman : Yucel Erdener (MP - Istanbul)
Food Insecurity in the World and Turkey
Prof. Dr. Seminur Topal (YTU - Faculty of Metallurgical and Chemical Eng.)
Food security and Consumer Rights
Prof. Dr. Artemis Karaali (ITU - Faculty of Metallurgical and Chemical Eng.)
Discussion
Lunch
Session 6 : The Search for Alternatives and Sustainability
Chairman : Dr. Baha Kuban ( Engineer)
Genetically Modified Products
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ozturk (Bilkent-)
Sustainability in Rural Development
Dr. Ahmet Saltik (Turkish Development Fund)
Ecological Agriculture
Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy (E�-Faculty of Agriculture)
Discussion
Coffee Break
Session 7 : Countryside Forum
Chairman : Sadullah Usumi(writer)
Farmers from various parts of the country
