1. Agricultural and Development Economics Division FAO International Conference on The Roles of Agriculture in Developing Countries Prabhu Pingali Agricultural and Development Economics Division

2. Main research themes a)The persistence of poverty and hunger b)Making markets work for the poor c)Natural resource management d)Crisis and food security

3. Agricultural and Development Economics Division ROA Project Overview August 2000: projected initiated, Japanese Trust-fund. March 2001: Expert Meeting to develop the project’s analytical framework July 2002: Team Leaders Meeting to coordinate country case study methodologies July 2002 to date: country case studies and national workshop October 2003: ROA Conference Rome

4. Agricultural and Development Economics Division ROA Accomplishments Analytical framework and theoretical notes The Eleven Country Case Studies include a national synthesis individual module reports background data and related information Module Synthesis Reports

5. Agricultural and Development Economics Division ROA Modules 1.Recent Economic and Agricultural Policy Development 2.Environmental Externalities 3.Poverty Alleviation 4.Food Security 5.Buffer Role of Agriculture in Times of Crisis 6.Social Viability 7.Cultural Studies module and Perception Survey

6. Agricultural and Development Economics Division The ROA Conference National Synthesis presentations to examine the various roles of agriculture and the contributions those roles make to the economy, to society and to the environment. Module Workshops to compare results across countries and draw lessons for the overall module synthesis; to help develop a future research strategy to examine policy-related implications