THE 2017 RESAKSS-ASIA CONFERENCE: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL TRANSFORMATION IN ASIA
Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Asia: Past Experiences and Future Opportunities
December 12th – 13th, Dusit Thani International Hotel, Bangkok
An international conference jointly organized by ReSAKSS-Asia, IFPRI, the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), and TVSEP project of Leibniz Universit Hannover with financial support from USAID and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
The conference will be followed by a field trip to Charoen Pokphand (CP) Company's facilities on Dec 14th.
The objectives are to:
- Exchange experiences and promote cross-country learning in agricultural and rural transformation
- Bring together researchers and analysts with policy makers to disseminate policy research results and encourage dialogue
- Strengthen the ReSAKSS-Asia network, identify emerging policy-relevant research topics, and outline future networking opportunities
DAY 1 AGENDA
Tuesday, December 12 (Day 1) (Moderator: Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI)
8:00 – 8:45 Registration
8:45 – 9:00 Goal and Objectives of Day One: Moderator
9:00 – 10:30 OPENING SESSION (Chair: Suresh Babu)
Welcome remarks
Ms. Jariya Suthichaiya, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
Jeffrey Spence, USAID Deputy Mission Director, Regional Development Mission to Asia
Nipon Poapongsakorn, Distinguished Fellow / former TDRI President
Hermann Waibel, TVSEP Coordinator, Leibniz Universit Hannover
PK Joshi, Director, IFPRI Asia
Keynote address
“Rural Incomes in the Context of Structural and Agricultural Transformation”
Speaker
David Dawe, FAO Senior Economist, Bangkok, Thailand
Q&A and Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:00 PANEL SESSION 1: Policymaker Panel Discussion on the Role of the Government and Challenges the Government Face in Agricultural and Rural Transformation (Chair: Ammar Siamwalla, Distinguished Fellow/ former TDRI President)
Panelists
Dr. Dang Van Cuong, Director, Communication and International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam
Ms. Masuma Younus, Deputy Research Director. Agriculture Policy Support Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh
Mr. Vinoth Vansy, Director, Economic Integration Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR
Chantanond Wannakaihon, Deputy Secretary General, Office of Agricultural Economics, Thailand
Tin Htut Oo, Chairman, Agriculture Group, Yoma Strategic Holdings
Facilitator
Duncan Boughton, Professor, Michigan State University–Myanmar
12:00 – 13:30 PLENARY SESSION 1: Country Experiences with Agricultural and Rural Transformation: A National Perspective (15 minutes each presenter; Chair: PK Joshi, Director, IFPRI Asia)
- Agricultural Transformation in Vietnam, Dr. Nguyen Duc Loc, Director, Center of Agricultural Policy in South Vietnam
- Transformation of Thai Agriculture in the last three decades
Nipon Poapongsakorn, Distinguished Fellow and Kamphol Pantakua, Researcher, TDRI - Structural Transformation and Growth in Indonesia
Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Center on Food Security and the Environment and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia. - India 1960-2010: Structural Change, the Rural Non-Farm Sector, and the Prospects for Agriculture
Alwin D’Souza, Arizona State University - Structural Transformation in Rural Bangladesh: Is it Market-Led?
Minhaj Mahmud, Senior Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies and Binayak Sen, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
Q&A and Discussion
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:30 PLENARY SESSION 2: Country Experiences with Agricultural and Rural Transformation: An Assessment from the Bottom up (20 minutes each presenter; Chair: Ulrike Grote, Professor, Leibniz University Hannover)
- Infusing Growth: Rural Agricultural Investments and its Impact on Agrarian Development in Northeast Thailand
Priyanka Parvathi, Post-doctoral researcher, Leibniz University Hannover, TVSEP - Agricultural Investment and Structural Change: Evidence from Rural Vietnam
Thanh Nguyen, Assistant Professor Leibniz University Hannover, TVSEP - Agricultural Transformation in Eastern India: Lessons Learnt and Future Opportunities
Ranjit Kumar, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, India
Q&A and Discussion
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee/Tea Break and Networking
16:00 – 17:15 PARALLEL SESSION 1A: Modern Farm Management Technologies and Their Adoption (15 minutes each presenter; Chair: Kevin Chen, Head of East Asia and Central Asia Office, IFPRI-Beijing)
- Modern farm management technologies and their adoption
Isara Vongkusolkit, Chairman of Mitr Phol Group - Precision agriculture in smallholder systems. From innovation to evidence
Alejandro Nin-Pratt, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI - Pursuing Sustainable Productivity with Millions of Smallholder Farmers
Zhenling Cui, China Agricultural University
Q&A and Discussion
16:00 – 17:15 PARALLEL SESSION 1B: Economic linkages and Migration (15 minutes each presenter; Chair: Hermann Waibel, Leibniz Universität Hannover)
- Does Migration Support Technology Diffusion in Developing Countries?
Michael Hübler, Junior-Professor, Leibniz Universität Hannover, TVSEP - Rural-Urban Migration and Integration of Labor Market in India
Amitabh Kundu, Visiting Fellow, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi - Migration, Employment and Food Security in Central Asia: the case of Uzbekistan
Bakhrom Mirkasimov, Senior Lecturer, Westminster International University, Tashkent
Q&A and Discussion
17:15 – 17:30 Closing Remarks (Suresh Babu)
18:00 – 20:00 Reception and Dinner
