The publication of the UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD Legal Guide on Contract Farming approved by the Unidroit Governing Council on 6 May 2015, was released on 28 July 2015 at a launch event in the presence of Mr José Angelo Estrella Faria, Unidroit Secretary General, Mr Antonio Tavares, FAO Legal Counsel, Ms Eugenia Serova, FAO Director of Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS), and Mr Gerard Sanders, IFAD General Counsel, representing the three organizations co-authors of the Guide.
– Press release
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– Contract Farming Webpage
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| Mr Gerard Sanders (IFAD General Counsel), Mr José Angelo Estrella Faria (UNIDROIT Secretary-General), Mr Antonio Tavares (FAO Legal Counsel), Ms Eugenia Serova (FAO Director of Rural Infrastructure and Agro- Industries Division), each with their own copy of the Legal Guide of Contract Farming |
Mr Gerard Sanders (IFAD General Counsel), Mr José Angelo Estrella Faria (UNIDROIT Secretary-General), Mr Antonio Tavares (FAO Legal Counsel), Ms Eugenia Serova (FAO Director of Rural Infrastructure and Agro- Industries Division), delivering their speeches |
rofessor Ignacio Tirado was appointed Secretary-General by the Governing Council at its 97th session, and officially took office on 27 August 2018. A national of Spain, Professor Tirado (Commercial, Corporate and Insolvency Law, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, Spain) holds a PhD from the Universities of Bologna and Autónoma de Madrid and an LLM from the University of London. Professor Tirado has been a Senior Legal Consultant at the World Bank’s Legal Vice-Presidency and Financial Sector Practice for more than nine years, having also consulted for the IMF on insolvency related matters as well as for the Asian Development Bank on commercial legal reform.