High-Level Policy Dialogue on Technology Transfer for Smallholder FarmersBogor, Indonesia, 13 February 2013
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Towards a Future without Poverty: Supporting Sustainable Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific
About the eventAbout the event
ncreasing agricultural productivity needs to be a major building block of a Ipolicy strategy that aims to reduce
poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. Yet, while international and national research organizations have contributed tremendously to enhance agricultural innovations, technology transfer and its adoption by smallholders continues to be a challenge in addressing agricultural productivity. Participation of governments, researchers, non-governmental Partners in this event are the Centre for organizations, farmers' organizations and Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable the private sector has been recognized as Agriculture (CAPSA), a subsidiary body of one of the key factors in building successful the Economic and Social Commission for innovation systems. Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the European
Union, and the Government of Indonesia. The High-Level Policy Dialogue on The format of the event will be a Technology Transfer for Smallholder combination of statements, presentations Farmers aims to provide a discussion forum and interactive discussions to address the for policymakers, scientists and key issues in technology transfer and its practitioners to address the challenge of adoption, and demonstrate successful technology transferto smallholder farmers experiences taking place around the Asia-in the Asia-Pacific region. Pacific region.
to and adaptation of agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers
The meeting is expected to influence the following set of outcomes:
· Strengthened science-policy interface in the area of research and development that promotes technology transfer and adaptation to sustainably intensify food production, ensure food security, reduce poverty and preserve the environment in Asia and the Pacific.
· Enhanced South-South cooperation among participants through sharing of experience and best practices.
It will enable policy dialogue on challenges and opportunities related to designing policies and encouraging investments with potential to facilitate knowledge transfer
to ensure food security for a growing population, while reducing poverty and preserving the environment in the region.
· Increased levels of knowledge and awareness of policymakers on challenges and options related to facilitating knowledge transfer to and adaptation of sustainable agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers in the Asia-Pacific region.
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8:30 Registration
9:00 Opening remarks
Moderator: Ms. Kate Lamb, Journalist
Mr. Shun-ichi Murata, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
H.E. Dr. Rusman Heriawan, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Government of Indonesia
Ms. Adelina Nicolaie, Programme Manager, Technology Transfer for Food Security in Asia, European Commission, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid, Brussels
9:30 Keynote remarks
Moderator: Ms. Kate Lamb
Dr. Ir. Haryono, Director General, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
Mrs. Miliakere Nawaikula, Director of Research, Fiji Agricultural Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Primary Industries, Fiji
Dr. Raghunath Ghodake, Director General, National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Papua New Guinea
Coffee break / Photo session
Moderated discussion
Moderator: Ms. Kate Lamb
How can advances in science and research better reach smallholders to promote sustainable agriculture?
H.E. Mr. Ghulam Sakhi Ghairat, Ambassador, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Dr. Ir. Haryono, Director General, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
Ms. Miliakere Nawaikula, Director Research, Fiji Agricultural Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Primary Industries, Fiji
Dr. Raghunath Ghodake, Director General, National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Papua New Guinea
Dr. Grace Wong, Senior Scientist, Forests/Livelihoods Programme, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Ms. Ika N. Krishnayanti, International Relations Officer, Indonesian Peasant Alliance
12:00 Lunch/Press briefing
13:00 Parallel presentations on research activities
Improved technologies that have been shown to benefit smallholder farmers (Royal Ballroom)
Facilitator: Dr. Robert Holmer, Regional Director, The World Vegetable Center (AVRDC) – East and South-East Asia
· How to pick the right technologies? Assessing high potential agricultural innovations for sustainability, Dr. Simone Kathrin Kriesemer and Dr. Detlef Virchow, Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim, Germany
· Improving the sustainability, productivity and livelihood impact of smallholder cassava production – Experience from Lao People's Democratic Republic and Cambodia, Dr. R. D. B. Lefroy, Regional
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10:30
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Coordinator and Upland Systems Specialist, Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
· Herbal pesticide technology for controlling insects and pests in vegetable crops, Mr. Pawan K. Singh, Innovation Officer/Scientist, Sadbhav SRISTI Sanshodhan Laboratory and National Innovation Foundation, India
· Indonesia rice check procedure: approach for acceleration of adoption of integrated crop management, Ms. Erithrina, Agronomist/Senior Researcher, Indonesian Centre for Agricultural Technology of Assessment and Development (ICATAD), and Dr. Zulkifli Zaini, IRRI Liaison Scientist for Indonesia and Plant Nutrient Specialist, Indonesian Center for Food Crop Research and Development (ICFORD), IAARD, Indonesia
· The paddy thresher and zero tillage drill – Experience from Pakistan, Dr. Usman Mustafa, Chief, Project Evaluation and Training Division, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Pakistan
Improved processes to enhance adoption of technologies by smallholder farmers (Botany 1 & 2)
Facilitator: Dr. Detlef Virchow, Executive Manager, Food Security Center, University of Hohenheim, Germany
· Mobile extension for empowering smallholder farmers, Dr. K D Kokate, Deputy Director General (Agricultural Extension), Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India
· Solar Powered Aeration Technology Transfer for Fish Farmers – A student perspective, Mr. Agus Setiawan and Dr. Ahmad Agus Setiawan, Department of Engineering Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
· Decentralizing the farmer-to-farmer extension approach to the local level, Mr. Shiva Kumar Shrestha, Senior Programme Officer, Sustainable Soil Management Programme, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Kathmandu, Nepal
· Indigenous knowledge systems and organic farming technologies – farmers access to community technological learning in the Philippines, Dr. Gina Villegas-Pangga, Farming Systems and Soil Resources Institute, Agricultural Systems Cluster, College of Agriculture, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Role of markets and value chains to support smallholders to access agricultural technologies (Botany 3)
Facilitator: Dr. Upali Wickramasinghe, Regional Adviser on Poverty Reduction and Food Security, Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture (CAPSA)
· Strengthening low-cost technology market systems, and involvement of the private sector for commercialization of Bradyrhizobium technology: impact on soybean production in Bangladesh, Mr. Rajiv B. Pradhan, Country Director, International Development Enterprise (IDE), Bangladesh
· Study on experience of diversification of agriculture to high value crops with smallholders in the Central Indian Tribal Belt, Mr. Ayan Deb, Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CiNi)
· Share value creating and collaboration among smallholder farmers, business sectors and academia – Experience from quality of dried chili production project in Ubonratchathani Province, Northeast Thailand, Mr. Phassakon Nuntapanich, Faculty of Agriculture, Ubonratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubonratchathani, Thailand
14.30 Coffee break
15:00 Moderated policy discussion and reflection on the day's learning
Moderators: Ms. Kate Lamb and Ms. Martina Spisiakova, Knowledge Management Officer, CAPSA
16:30 Closing remarks
Dr. Katinka Weinberger, Head, CAPSA
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His Excellency Rusman Heriawan, Vice Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia Before being appointed as Vice Minister in October 2011, Dr. Rusman Heriawan served as Head of the Central Statistics Agency – Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS). He completed his PhD in Agricultural Economics at Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, in 2004. Dr. Heriwan also earned a Magister Degree in Regional and Rural Development Planning Science at Bogor Agricultural University in 2002 and a Bachelor's Degree in Economics at the University of Indonesia in 1983. Through his professional and academic experience, agriculture and rural development issues have always been close to Dr. Heriawan's heart.
His Excellency Ghulam Sakhi Ghairat, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Jakarta, IndonesiaEarning his Master's Degree in Architecture from Moscow Architecture Institute, Mr. Ghairat returned to Kabul to work as an engineer in the Ministry of Public Works. Leaving his engineering career behind, Mr. Ghairat followed his passion for writing to serve as Secretary of the Association of Afghanistan Writers in 1989. In 1993 he joined the Afghanistan Foreign Service. After serving the Embassy for many years, he was appointed as Director of the Institute of Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2012 Mr. Ghairat has served as the Ambassador of Afghanistan in Indonesia. Mr. Ghairat is a passionate writer and analyst of politics and development, including agriculture.
Mr. Shun-ichi Murata, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)A graduate of the Faculty of Law and Politics, Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan, Mr. Shun-ichi Murata also earned graduate degrees in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School as well as in Political Science/International Relations from George Washington University. Since 1981, Mr. Murata has worked at UNDP in Uganda, the USA, Ethiopia and Sudan. He then served as Assistant Resident Representative of UNDP China, Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Mongolia and UNDP Philippines, as well as UN Resident Coordinator in Bhutan. His research interests fall in agriculture cooperatives in promoting people-centred agricultural productivity and credit facilities. Mr. Murata is also a distinguished university professor.
Dr. Haryono, Secretary General, Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of IndonesiaDr. Haryono obtained degrees of Bachelor of Statistic Science from Bogor Agricultural University and Master of Science from the Department of Computer Science, Western Michigan University, USA. He earned a Doctoral Degree in Management Science from the School of Advanced Technology, Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. Before his current appointment, Dr. Haryono held various positions within IAARD and led various projects focusing on agricultural research, science and technology. Dr Haryono is also actively involved in APEC, ASEAN and other associations. He is particularly interested in how to ensure that IAARD effectively contributes to technology transfer to Indonesian farmers.
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Dr. Raghunath Ghodake, Director General, National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Papua New GuineaWith 36 years of experience in research, project and programme management, policy development and conflict resolution, Dr. Ghodake led planning, establishment and growth of a premier research institution in Papua New Guinea - NARI. The Government of Papua New Guinea recognized his outstanding contribution to the country's national agricultural research system and the Papuan community by honouring Dr. Ghodake with the “Order of Logohu Award.” His passion for agricultural research and policy formulation continues to drive him in promoting innovative agricultural development to improve the welfare of poor rural people. Dr. Ghodake earned his PhD in Agricultural Economics and a Master's in Agricultural Science from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. To date, he has published 94 research, scientific, policy and strategy papers. Dr. Ghodake is the incoming Executive Secretary to the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).
Mrs. Miliakere Nawaikula, Director of Research, Fiji Agricultural Research Division, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Primary Industries, FijiWith the Pacific's agricultural issues at heart, Mrs. Nawaikula has been leading Fiji's Agricultural Research Division of the Department of Agriculture since 2010. Based in Koronivia Research Station, she is playing a crucial role to ensure that research activities complement and support the Department of Agriculture, through innovation and transfer of adaptable and affordable technologies to farmers. Further to her current role, during her career she held various scientific and research positions including at Royal Hobart Hospital, Colonial War Memorial Hospital, and Queensland University of Technology.
Ms. Adelina Nicolaie, Programme Manager, Technology Transfer for Food Security in Asia (TTFSA), European Commission (EC), Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid, BrusselsRaised in Romania, in 2010 Ms. Adelina Nicolaie joined the EC, Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation EuropeAid in Brussels, Belgium. Working in the Directorate for Asia, Central Asia, Middle East/Gulf and the Pacific, she has managed regional programmes such as the project on 'Technology Transfer for Food Security in Asia' (TTFSA). Ms. Nicolaie has been guiding the implementation of the Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Agricultural Technologies and Improved Market Linkages in South and South-East Asia (SATNET Asia), which is part of TTFSA, hence working closely with CAPSA. Before starting her career in Brussels, Ms. Nicolaie performed various roles in public administration and management of information technology in Romania. She obtained her Master's Degree in Management of Public Affairs from the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest, Romania.
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Dr. Grace Wong, Senior Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)Prior to joining CIFOR to engage in REDD+ benefit sharing issues, Dr. Wong worked as Senior Technical Advisor at UNDP, Lao People's Democratic Republic on the UNDP-UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) Poverty-Environment Initiative, and as Senior Director of the Economics and Planning Program at Conservation International (CI), Washington, DC. Her advanced degrees in Agriculture and Natural Resource Economics, and Forest Resource Economics from the University of Florida led to her research and field experience on issues relating to the economic and ecological trade-offs between conservation, local livelihoods and development in tropical developing countries.
Ms. Ika Nurillah Krishnayanti, International Relations Officer, Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API)Over the years, Ms. Krishnayanti has been advocating farmers' issues as a writer, reporter, researcher and programme manager. Working in API (Indonesian Peasant Alliance) since 2005 has brought her even closer to farmers. API is a member of the Asian Farmers Association (AFA) that advocates sustainable agriculture and livelihoods of small farmers. Ms. Krishnayanti has been actively engaged in organic farming, conducting research with farmers and developing a farmers' research centre in Central Java. She is also helping organic producers link to buyers in cities by facilitating their organic and fair trade certification and training them in internal control systems. As a member of the Peasant Women Committee of API, and in collaboration with the Indonesian Organic Alliance, she is actively facilitating communication between farmers and the Ministry of Agriculture to advocate organic agriculture. Ms. Krishnayanti graduated in Biology from the University of Indonesia.
Ms. Kate Lamb, JournalistAt home in the dynamic ASEAN region, Kate Lamb is a Jakarta-based print and broadcast journalist for Voice of America and the Sydney Morning Herald. Based in the region for the past four years, the Australian native has covered everything from natural disasters, bombings, pirates, regional economic trends and human rights related issues. At the World Economic Forum in Thailand in 2012, Kate was honoured to be among the first journalists to meet Aung San Suu Kyi on her first trip out of Burma in more than two decades. A year earlier, at the 2011 ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Bali, Kate was also given the opportunity to moderate a panel on US and ASEAN relations that was opened by US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Passionate about development, sustainability and explaining the nuances of a complicated and sometimes chaotic environment, Kate also works with young aspiring journalists drawn to reportage in Asia.
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