Seminar on Policy Support for Cross-border Contract Farming
Royal Princess Hotel, Larn Luang, Bangkok, Thailand: 13-15 June 2007
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This seminar will provide an opportunity for an exchange of information and views of those who are involved in agricultural development on how to promote Contract Farming in the subregion.
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The objectives of this seminar are to:
- To identify appropriate policy support conducive to successful cross-border Contract Farming
- To recommend lines of actions which may be taken in response to policy support
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The expected outcomes of the workshop are:
- Plan of actions
- Recommended policy support for Cross-border Contract Farming
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The seminar participants will include GMS representatives in agriculture, finance, planning and energy; development partners from IFAD, CGIAR, and resource persons. The outputs of the workshop will feed into national strategies for policy formulation in contract farming in the GMS.
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- Ma. Lucilla A. Lapar
- Mahfuz Ahmed, Senior Agricultural Economist, Southeast Asia Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Division, ADB
- Porametee Vimolsiri, Senior Advisor, NESDB
- Suthiporn Chirapanda, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC)
- Thomas Elhaut, Director, Asia Pacific Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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Mahfuz Ahmed
Senior Agricultural Economist, SEAE
Tel: +632 632-6771
Fax: +632 636-2231
E-mail: akmahmed@adb.org
Anna Castro
WGA Technical Coordinator, GMS WGA Secretariat
Tel: +632 632-4444 ext 70094
E-mail: gmswga@adb.org
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