01/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Agropolis, the international centre for research and teaching on agronomy in Montpellier is to host, from 4 to 6 September, a European forum on rural development cooperation entitled: "Policies and approaches for rural poverty reduction: What works in practice?". The aim will be to identify the operational means allowing development aid policies to make a better contribution to combating rural poverty in developing countries.