CSD Intersessional (22 February - 3 March, 2000)

• Is it worth defending the concept of multifunctionality of agriculture?, Contribution of SOLAGRAL to the CSD Intersessional (29/02/2000)
• World Trade, Food Production and the Diverse Roles of Agriculture

• Dutch NGOs and Partners Consultation
• Paper on Organic Agriculture from IFOAM
• People, Land and Agriculture Empowering the Rural Poor to Benefit from the Multi-Functional Character of Agriculture and Land --Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty c/o IFAD Bruce H. Moore
• Recommendations on Multifunctional Character of Land Use, SriLanka -- P.D. Gunathilake,  Devasarana Development Center, Ibbagamuwa and by Sarath Fernando, Secretary, Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR), Sri Lanka.
• Trade Hogs Sustainable Agriculture Conference --Patrick Mulvany, ITDG, for RAFI

• Asian NGO Coalition (ANGOC) Statement On The Occasion Of The WCARRD 20/20 "Emerging Trends And Perspectives Of Agrarian Reform And Rural Development In Asia", Tagaytay, Philippines 6-7 October 1999
• Ensuring Sustainable Access to Productive Resources- conference paper from "Emerging Trends and Perspectives of Agrarian Reform in Asia", Tagaytay, Philippines 6-7 October 1999

• Directing WTO Negotiations towards Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development: A WWF Discussion Paper, November 1999
• Economic Globalisation And Eroding International Cooperation: Implications For Agricultural And Rural Sustainability --Martin Khor, Third World Network
• Small Farms More Productive than Large Farms but Threatened by Trade Agreements- a New Report: The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture In the Context of Global Trade Negotiations

--Peter Rosset, The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First
• Trade and the Poor, John Madeley, UK, published in "The Guardian"

•  Human Resource Training For Sustainable Rural Development --Andrès Yurjevic, Ph.D., CLADES
• Statement on food, health, environment, social justice, sustainable development and the Common Agricultural Policy --   European Public Health Alliance
• Statement From the Sri Lanka Farmers Forum to the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) NGO Committee (NGOC) --Dr. Ranil Senanayake, Counterpart International, Inc.
• Scaling Up Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives: Highlights and Synthesis of Proceedings of the CGIAR NGO Committee Workshop,  The NGO Committee Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research World Bank Washington, D.C., USA ( October 22-23, 1999)

• Land use and land cover changes in the Indian Coastal region: Need for an integrated approach

--Dr.Veena Ravichandran,Committee on Science and Technology in Developing Countries (COSTED) Chennai, India
• Role of Wilderness in Ecological and Sustainable Food Security in Asia  --Dr. G. K. Veeresh, Bangalore, India.
• Civil Society's Perspective On Land Reforms In Zimbabwe: Some Key Suggestions From A Survey --N. Marongwe
• ZIMBABWE: Reflections on the Land reform and Resettlement Programme- Phase 2 -- Suggestions by the ELF-NGO Land Working Group

• Food Security for the Food-Insecure: new challenges and renewed commitments --Majda Bne Saad, Centre for Development Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Women, Pesticides and Sustainable Agriculture --Pamela Ransom, Women’s Environment and Development Organization
• Persistent Organic Pollutants & Reproductive Health --WECF Women in Europe for a Common Future, Sept. 5th, 1999 Geneva
• Statement By The Network Of Rural Women Associations -- Chief ( Mrs) Bisi Ogunleye At The 4th World Conference On Women - Beijing - 13 September 1995.

• Indigenous Peoples Seattle Declaration:  Statement by the Indigenous Peoples' Caucus convened and sponsored by the Indigenous Environmental Network USA/CANAD,  Seventh Generation Fund USA, International Indian Treaty Council, Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism, the Abya Yala Fund, and TEBTEBBA (Indigenous Peoples' Network for Policy Research and Education), 1 December 1999, Seattle, WA, USA.

•  Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world --Miguel A. Altieri, University of California, Berkeley and Peter Rosset, Institute for Food and Development Policy, Oakland, California
• Biotechnology = Hunger, New York Times Article, November 8th, 1999
• Letter of Rio Grande do Sul --Silvia Ribeiro, August 24, 1999
• Genetically Modified Organisms: Implications for Mexico and Chiapas (I/II): English Version of "Chiapas al Dia" No. 165 Ciepac Chiapas, Mexico, August 8, 1999
• Two Mindsets, Two Visions Of Sustainable Agriculture, The Global Citizen, July 29, 1999 --Donella H. Meadows
• Vignola Declaration And Action Plan : Organic Agriculture is Essential for Conserving Biodiversity and Nature

(drafted at the IUCN, IFOAM, and AIAB meeting in Vignola, Italy- May, 1999)

• Synthesis of Documents produced by Advocates for African Food Security --Kathy Lawrence on behalf of the Advocates for African Food Security
• Multifunctional Dimensions of Ecologically-based Agriculture in Latin America --Miguel A. Altieri
• Organic Farming: Ecologically Sound and Economically Sustainable-- Dr. G.K. Veeresh, Association for the Promotion of Organic Farming (APOF), Bangalore, India.

• NGO position on Agriculture in Towards Earth Summit II
• Farmer speech to UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) 6/26/97 (Denise O'Brien, Iowa, USA)

• NGO Alternative Treaties on Agriculture (Rio, June 1992):
• Treaty 19.  Food Security Treaty
• Treaty 20.  Sustainable Agriculture Treaty

• Grappling with the Challenges of Sustainability: The Den Bosch Declaration --Charles Benbrook, Ph.D.
• DEEP SARD/ SURFACE SARD --Dr. Iain Farquhar and Alistair Smith of Farmers' Link, Norwich, England.
• Bringing Rio Home: The Mulheim Declaration-- conference of  sustainable agriculture/rural development (SARD) NGOs after Rio to further develop strategies for the implementation of Agenda 21. Delivered by 100 NGOs, Mulheim, Germany 5/9/1993.
• HOW TO BOOKLET: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security- from Between the Summits: Down to Earth" Inter-regional Meeting on Common Action for Sustainable Development: a meeting that reviewed three historical documents developed prior to Rio and produced this document recommending next steps for policy advocacy.