APAARI-ADB-GFAR Asia-Pacific Consultation
on
Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) in Asia and the Pacific– The Way Ahead

Intercontinental Hotel, 973, Ploenchit Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330

30-31 October, 2009

PRESENTATIONS

DAY ONE: 30 October 2009. Opening Session / Chair: Dr Raj Paroda, APAARI

GFAR and the GCARD Process
Dr. Ajit Maru
GFAR Secretariat
Presentation of CGIAR’s Strategic Results Framework
Mr. Dave Hoisington
Deputy Director General-Research
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)


Overview of the Asia-Pacific Region, Key Issues from the E-Consultations, and Purpose, Expected Outcomes and Flow of Face to Face Meeting
Prof. R.B. Singh
Lead Consultant


Session 1: Sub-Regional Discussions Dialogues on Agriculture Research at Sub-Regional Levels / Chair: Prof. R.B. Singh, Lead Consultant

AR4D in South Asia Venue: Pinnacle 1
Chairperson/Facilitator:
Prof. Rojan Rajapakse
Executive Director,
Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy
Resource Person:
Dr. Mruthyunjaya, Consultant


AR4D in Southeast Asia, including PRCVenue: Pinnacle 4/5
Chairperson/Facilitator:
Dr. Kenji Iiyama
President,
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Resource Persons:
Dr. David Raitzer, ConsultantDr. Xu Yinlong, Consultant


AR4D in the PacificVenue: Pinnacle 2
Chairperson/Facilitator:
Dr. R.D. Ghodake
Director General
National Agricultural Research Institute, PNG
Resource Person: Dr. Alan Quartermain, Consultant


1. Pacific Report
  download (212)
2. South Asia Report
  download (241)
3. Southeast Asia Report
  download (222)

DAY TWO: 31 October 2009

 

Session 2: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Asia Pacific/ Chair: Dr Achin Dobermann, IRRI

Working Group 1- Institutional arrangements linking research, extension, and farmers to markets
Venue: Pinnacle 1
Ms. Simone Staiger-Rivas
Knowledge Sharing Specialist
ICT-KM Program CGIAR
 
Working Group 2 – Financing agriculture research and financing arrangements
Venue: Pinnacle 2
Mr. Katsuji Matsunami
Advisor and Practice Leader (Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security)
RSDD, ADB
 
Working Group 3 – Supportive agriculture services, infrastructure, policies, and governance for integrated food value chains
Venue: Pinnacle 3
Dr. Raj Paroda
Executive Secretary,
APAARI
 
Working Group 4 – Human resource development for agriculture research for development
Venue: Pinnacle 6
Mr. Ajit Maru
GFAR Secretariat
 
Working Group 5- CGIAR’s MEGA programs in the context of Asia and Pacific’s investment needs for AR4DVenue: Pinnacle 4/5
Chair: Mr. David Hoisington
Deputy Director General-Research
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)Resource Persons:
David Raitzer, Consultant
Dr. Xu Yinlong, Consultant
 

Reporting Back of Session 2 Work Groups and Discussion

Working Group 1- Institutional arrangements linking research, extension, and farmers to markets
Venue: Pinnacle 1
Chair: Ms. Simone Staiger-Rivas
Knowledge Sharing Specialist
ICT-KM Program CGIAR
download (231)
Working Group 2 – Financing agriculture research and financing arrangements
Venue: Pinnacle 2
Chair: Mr. Katsuji Matsunami
Advisor and Practice Leader (Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security)
RSDD, ADB
download (256)
Working Group 3 – Supportive agriculture services, infrastructure, policies, and governance for integrated food value chains
Venue: Pinnacle 3
Chair: Dr. Nerlita Manalili
download (235)
Working Group 4 – Human resource development for agriculture research for development
Venue: Pinnacle 6
Chair: Mr. Ajit Maru
GFAR Secretariat
download (296)
Working Group 5- CGIAR’s MEGA programs in the context of Asia and Pacific’s investment needs for AR4DVenue: Pinnacle 4/5
Chair: Mr. David Hoisington
Deputy Director General-Research
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
Resource Persons:
David Raitzer, Consultant
Dr. Xu Yinlong, Consultant
download (232)

Session 3: AR4D – The Stakeholders’ Perspective / Chair: Dr. Cynthia Bantilan, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Working Group 1- Public sector : short- and medium- term actions and requirements – NARS/IARCs in South Asia
Venue: Pinnacle 1
Chair: Dr.J.N.L. Srivastava
ChairmanIFFCO Foundation
download (208)
Working Group 2 – Public sector : short- and medium- term actions and requirements – NARS/IARC in Southeast Asia and PRC
Venue: Pinnacle 2
Chair: Dr. Rahman
Chair, APAARI
download (213)
Working Group 3- Civil society: short- and medium-term actions and requirements
Venue: Pinnacle 4
Chair: Mr.Raul Montemayor
Vice President
IFAP
download (228)
Working Group 4- Pacific- government and private sector: short and medium term actions and requirements
Venue: Pinnacle 5
Chair: Ms. Mary Taylor
Genetic Resources Coordinator
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
download (201)
  Southeast Asia Sub-regional Report download (211)
  Stakeholders’ perspectives download (207)

Session 4: Consolidation of Face to Face Meeting’s Discussion Points / Chair: Dr Ajit Maru, GFAR

The Asia-Pacific Agriculture Research Agenda – Consolidation and Recommendations
Prof. R. B. Singh
Lead Consultant
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