With the participation of Dacian Ciolos, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development  8.45-9.15 Welcome and registration of participants9.15 Session IREFORM OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICYEurope’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) faces growing challenges that range from food security to climate change.Is the CAP still Europe’s most successful project or has it become an economic and ecological liability? (...)10.15 SESSION IIREACHING ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITYEurope’s farmers must contend with a variety of ecological challenges, yet agriculture can also contribute greatly to an environment-friendly and resource-efficient European economy. Will new technologies for water, soil and crop management be able to deliver a low-carbon Green Revolution and food security? (...)12.00 SESSION IIITHRIVING RURAL COMMUNITIES AND AFFORDABLE FOOD The CAP’s objectives go far beyond food security and basic income support for Europe’s farmers. What role should a reformed CAP play in confronting the food challenges of a world whose mid-century population will probably exceed 9 billion? (..._13.15 Lunch    14.15 Dialogue with EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos15.15 Concluding remarks by Franz Fischler, President of the Ecosocial Forum      15.30 End of roundtableFor more information please visit our event website.