Proceedings No. 21
Of the Agricultural Policy Forum on

Social Market Economy
In the Context of National & International Challenges
Prepared by Mrs. Nawal Nehme Info-Com Division

Held in Damascus on 13 April 2006
With the support of

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Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Synthesis of The Presentation .......................................................................................................... 3 Summary of Discussion ...................................................................................................................12 Annex (1) List of Participants .......................................................................................................... 15 Annex (2) Slides of The Presentation ..............................................................................................18

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Introduction
The workshop “the Social Market Economy in the Context of National & International Challenges” was the first activity of the 2006 Agricultural Policy Forum series organized by the National Agricultural Policy Center (NAPC) with the support of the FAO Project GCP/SYR/006/ITA. Dr Isam El-Zaim, Director General of The Arab Center for Strategic Studies and Head of the Syrian Economic Scientific Association, presented this workshop on April 13, 2006 at the NAPC premises in Damascus. The NAPC, a department of the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, has the mission of shedding light on the most important economic and agricultural issues, aiming to significantly contribute to identifying appropriate policies and strategies promoting sustainable development in pivotal fields, particularly