Seminar on Policy Support for Cross-border Contract Farming
Royal Princess Hotel, Larn Luang, Bangkok, Thailand: 13-15 June 2007
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Wednesday 13 June 2007
| 07:00 – 07:30 |
Registration at Royal Princess Hotel, Lan-Luang Bangkok
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| 09:00 – 11:00 |
Field visit at the oil palm experimental plot, Ampur Nong-Sua, Pratumthani Province
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| 12:00 |
Lunch at Bang Sai
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| 14:00 - 16:00 |
Field visit at the asparagus farm under Contract Farming
Project of Taniyama Co.,Ltd., Nakorn Pratom Province
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| 18:00 |
Dinner
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Thursday 14 June 2007
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Registration
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Opening Remarks
Dr. Suthiporn Chirapanda,
Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC)
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| 09:00 – 09:10 |
Secretariat report and welcome
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| 09:10 – 09:30 |
Chair opening
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| 09:30 – 10:40 |
Presentation 1 (Policy Support from International Organizations to Cross Border Contract Farming)
Chaired by Dr. Suthiporn Chirapanda
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| 09:30 – 10:00 |
“Policy support from Asian Development Bank”
Mahfuz Ahmed
Senior Agricultural Economist, Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division, Southeast Asia Department
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
“Policy Support from IFAD for Crossborder Contract Farming”
Tom Elhaut
Director, Asia Pacific Division, IFAD
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| 10:30 – 10:45 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Presentation 2 (Policy support from ACMECS/GMS Countries)
Chaired by Mahfuz Ahmed
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| 11:15 – 11:45 |
“Country Report from Cambodia”
presented by San Vanty
Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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| 11:45 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 – 13:20 |
“Country Report from China”
presented by (name TBC) |
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| 13:20 – 13:40 |
“Country Report from Lao PDR”
presented by Xaypladeth Choulamany
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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| 13:40 – 14:00 |
“Country Report from Myanmar”
presented by (name TBC) |
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| 14:00 – 14:20 |
“Country Report from Vietnam”
presented by (name TBC) |
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| 14:20 – 14:40 |
“Country Report from Thailand”
presented by Ponprome Chairidchai |
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| 14:40 – 15:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 15:00 – 16:20 |
Presentation 3 (Policy support of Thailand for Contract Farming)
Chaired by Tom Elhaut |
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| 15:00 – 15:20 |
“How Cross Border Contract Farming can promote successful economic partnership in ACMECS: View point from Government”
Dr. Porametee Vimolsiri
Senior Advisor, NESDB |
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| 15:20 – 15:40 |
“How Cross Border Contract Farming can promote successful economic partnership in ACMECS: View point from Private Sector”
Dr. Arj Taolanon Director
ACMECS Council (Thailand) |
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| 15:40 – 16:10 |
Discussion |
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| 18:00 |
Dinner
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Friday 15 June 2007
| 09:00 – 12:00 |
Presentation 4 (Experiences in contract farming)
Chaired by Xaypladeth Choulamany
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
“Experience of CP Group in Cross-Border Contract Farming”
presented by Vichai Poonpiriyasup
Deputy Director General, CP Seeds Co.,Ltd
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| 09:30 – 10:00 |
“Experience in contract farming”
Dr Ma. Lucia A. Lapar
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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| 10:00 – 10:30 |
“Experiences in contract farming of biofuels and renewable energy”
by Ministry of Energy of Thailand (NTC)
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| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
“Empowering farmers with advanced vegetable production to encourage safe and off-season vegetables in GMS countries”
by Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi
Director, AVDRC |
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| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Summary and Closing remark
by Dr. Mahfuz Ahmed
Senior Agricultural Economist, Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources Division, Southeast Asia Department |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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