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International Trade and National Development Strategy in India: Voices from the Ground
May 07, 2008, Jaipur, India

This Training cum Advocacy workshop broadly organized by CUTS CITEE aims at demystifying the contents of globalisation and International Trade and its impacts on agriculture and agriculturists. This workshop also throws light on the importance of good governance at every level including efficiency of governance at the local level i.e. the Panchayti Raj Institutions. The event would provide a forum for fruitful group discussions involving stakeholders who would share views and reflect upon strategies to mainstream international trade in to national development.

The event would comprise of three sessions:

Demystifying International Trade and Economics

• What is Economics and why is it important

• Why International Trade important in the Agricultural context?

• How to look at agricultural production practices with an Economic lens

Experiences relating to Public Administration in International trade

• A brief history of International trade in India

• Relevance of International Trade to Government Agencies

• Need for Public Administration Reforms

Training on Needs Assessment for PRI Representatives, which would include Group Exercises and Reflections on Strategies to Mainstream International trade into National Development Strategy

• Backgrounder
• Agenda
• Report