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2012/SOM2/ATCWG/016 Agenda Item: 6
Completion Report - Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables for Coping with Climate Change and
Food Security in APEC - ATC 01/2011A
Purpose: Information Submitted by: Chinese Taipei
16th Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group Meeting
Kazan, Russia28 May 2012
Project Completion Report
(as of December 28, 2011)
SECTION A: Project profile
Project number & title : ATC 01/2011A - Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables for Coping with Climate Change and Food Security in APEC
Time period covered in report:
January – December 2011 Date submitted: December 23, 2011
Committee / WG / Fora: Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group (ATCWG)
Project Overseer Name / Organization / Economy:
Chwen-Ming Yang, TARI, Chinese Taipei
SECTION B: Project report and reflection Briefly answer each of the questions below. Section B should be a maximum of 2-3 pages, inclusive of the questions and tables provided.
1. Project description: In 3-4 sentences, describe the project and its main objectives.
The project was initiated in response to the APEC 2010 Niigata Declaration on Food Security. The focal point of this project was to address the two deeply-interconnected problems impacting the present-day world: climate change and food security. And the workshop’s main objectives were to: 1) review the prevailing climate change on vegetable production and consumption as related to nutritional security; 2) examine the availability of promising indigenous vegetables; 3) deliberate options for transforming agricultural practices and food diets that are “smart” by using indigenous vegetables; and 4) establish the network for the collaborative research and development on indigenous vegetables in the APEC region.
2. Meeting your objectives: Describe how the project went, with reference to the objectives laid out in your project proposal. Include any major changes to your project as proposed and any problems or obstacles that you encountered and how you overcame them. The workshop provided opportunities for the participants to appreciate the broad spectrum of indigenous vegetables and related information that would form part of their agenda to cope with climate change and nutrition security in their respective economies. Regrettably, however, a low turn-out of delegates from the developed economies was observed. This may be attributed to: 1) relatively higher consumptions of vegetables in these economies; and 2) most developed economies are located in the temperate region with limited diversity in indigenous vegetable resources for sharing. The workshop participants deliberated and resolved that an extended utilization of indigenous vegetables would be an effective strategic option to face the growing concerns of climate change and nutrition security in the sustainable agriculture-food system. Indigenous vegetables can adapt to and mitigate climate change in the agro-ecosystem. In addition, their enhanced production and consumption can meet the increasing demand for nutritional needs among the rural and urban poor in developing economies. The workshop participants also came to a consensus on establishing a network for facilitating collaborative research and development on indigenous vegetables among APEC member economies.
3. Project evaluation: Describe how you evaluated the project and provide some details on the results of the evaluation (e.g. participant evaluation, peer review of publication, measurement of indicators, statistics demonstrating use of outputs etc.). All the workshop participants considered the overall project was very useful. As a whole, the workshop was able to achieve its objectives. The workshop received overall scores of 4.8 out of 5.0 for “Overall, how was the project”; 4.5 out of 5.0 for “How were the facilitators/experts”; 4.2 out of 5.0 for “How well did the project meet its objectives”; and 4.4 out of 5 for “How appropriate were participants for the project”. Outputs were generated on issues, opportunities, options and strategies to increase utilization of indigenous vegetables for coping with climate change and nutrition security in the course of lectures, discussions and interactions.
4. Key findings: Describe one or two examples of important findings arising from the project (e.g. results
from surveys or case studies, insights provided by participants or experts, policy recommendations, roadblocks to progress on an issue etc.). Through sharing of lessons learned, for example in the case of ACIAR-supported project to revitalize indigenous vegetables in Viet Nam by linking small producers to modern markets, and the documentation of indigenous vegetables in an aboriginal group in Chinese Taipei, participants were able to pick up ideas that were reflected in the discussion outputs. Moreover, the workshop participants deemed that the exchange of information on indigenous vegetables through internet would be an effective means to collaborate among APEC economies.
5. Next steps: Describe any follow-up steps or projects that you recommend. Have you already planned or begun these? What role could APEC play in any follow-up? The overall recommendations from the workshop participants for the next steps are as follows: 1. Develop a collaborative network for research, development and extension across the member economies.
Steps to develop this network include: 1) Develop a platform to exchange and conserve information and materials among the member
economies. 2) Identify a lead member economy for the network. Brunei Darussalam and Chinese Taipei have
been nominated to be joint lead economies. 3) Identify and address key knowledge gaps and resource requirements (including nutritional security,
abiotic stresses related to climate change, heat tolerance, salinity tolerance, indigenous knowledge, and promising indigenous vegetables).
2. Preparation of Member Economy Proposals (source of funds, crop management, nutritional values, genetic conservation and prediction and modeling system etc.) to the network facilitator (Chinese Taipei) for integrated collaboration.
3. To conduct a 2nd APEC meeting on Indigenous Vegetables for Coping with Climate Change and Food Security. Brunei Darussalam has been nominated to host the next meeting in November 2012, with follo
6. Feedback for the Secretariat: Do you have any suggestions for more effective management of projects
in the future? Any assessment of consultants, experts or participants that you would like to share? (The Secretariat collates and examines feedback to identify trends for ongoing evaluation of our project management and/or communications systems.) To encourage more APEC economies to delegate their representatives and to facilitate the delegates to process the exit procedure for attending the workshop, the desirable time between the date of approving the project and the date of executing the workshop may be set at least eight months in-between. Moreover, the Secretariat may like to egg on developed economies to delegate the representatives from their international development agencies to participate in the workshop of this nature as well as to support the follow-up collaborative R&D projects.
7. Participant information: Please provide details, where applicable. Insert rows as needed.
Economy # male # female Details Australia 1 Mr. David Putland, Climate Program Coordinator, Growcom Brunei Darussalam 2 Mr. Hirman bin Haji Abu, Entomologist, Department of Agriculture and
Agrifood, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources Mr. Tay Ching Mon, Agriculture Assistant, Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources
Canada 1 Mr. Amos Tin, Deputy Director, Canadian Trade Office in Taipei Indonesia 1 Dr. Iteu M. Hidayat (no show), Research Officer, Indonesian Vegetable
Research Institute, Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development
Japan 2 Dr. Tatsuya Mochizuki, Director-General, Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science, NARO Dr. Seishi Ninomiya, Professor/Deputy Director, Institute of Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo
Malaysia 1 Ms. Erny Sabrina Mohd Noor, Research Officer, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Mexico 1 1 Ms. Rosalinda Gonzalez Santos, Master en Science/ Sub Director, Plant Resources of the Seed Inspection and Certification National Service Dr. Jesús Axayacatl Cuevas-Sánchez, Head, The National Plant Germplasm Bank of Mexico, Chapingo Autonomous University
Peru 1 Ms. Sara Yalle, Environmental Specialist , Ministry of Agriculture Philippines 1 1 Ms. Josephine T. Garcia, Supervising Agriculturist/Chief, Horticulture Section ,
Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture Dr. Rodel Maghirang, University Researcher University of the Philippines Los Baños
Russia 1 Mr. Dmitry Vlasov, Head, Division Public Relations, Representative Office in Taipei for Moscow-Taipei Coordination Commission on Economic and Cultural Cooperation
Chinese Taipei 4 1 Dr. Dennis Wang, Director, Tainan District Agricultural Improvement and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture
Dr. Kan-Shu Chen, Director, Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Branch, TARI, Council of Agriculture Dr. Tracy S.H. Tarng, Section Chief, Department of International Affairs, Council of Agriculture Dr. Hsueh-Shih Lin, Director, Taitung District Agricultural Improvement and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Dr. Hsin-Fu Yen, Associate Curator, Divission of Botany, National Museum of Natural Science
Thailand 1 1 Ms. Orasa Dissataporn, Expert, Vegetable Flower and Herbal Crop Promotion and Management, Department of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Dr. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana, Associate Professor Kasetsart University Bangkok, Thailand
Viet Nam 2 Dr. Pham My Linh, Senior Researcher, Ministry of Agricultural Rural Development Dr. Suzie Newman, Research Horticulturist, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia
Other: NGO, Crops for the Future
1 Dr. Michael Hermann, Global Coordinator, Crops for the Future
Other: NGO, AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
1 Dr. Ray-Yu Yang, Nutritionist AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center
Observers-Chinese Taipei
10 11 Mr. Tsu-Kang Wen, Senior Officer, Department of International Affairs, Council of Agriculture Mr. Chun-Kai Kuo, Senior Specialist, Agriculture and Food Angecy, Council of Agriculture Ms. Su-Chuan Shieh, Associate Technical Specialist, Agriculture and Food Angecy, Council of Agriculture Mr. San-Tai Wang, Associate Horticulturist, /Department Head, Department of Vegetables, Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Branch, TARI, Council of Agriculture Ms. Yu-Hua Wang, Assistant Researcher, Crop Science Division, TARI Council of Agriculture Mr. Tzu-Kai Lin, Assistant Researcher, TARI, Council of Agriculture
Mr. Chen-Yu Lin, Assitant Researcher, Department of Vegetables, Fengshan Tropical Horticultural Experiment Branch,TARI, Council of Agriculture Ms. Wan-Ping Ku, Assitant Researcher, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, TARI, Council of Ms. Dai-Rong Wu, Assitant Researcher, Miaoli District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Te-Chen Kao, Deputy Director, Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Chen-Yang Tai, Associate Horticulturist, Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Wei-Ling Chen, Assistant Researcher, Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Yuan-Man Huang, Associate Researcher, Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Han-Chun Hsu, Assistant Researcher, Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Chun-Chein Shih, Chief, Penghu Branch Station, Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Hsiang-Yi Huang, Assistant Researcher, Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Min-Li Liu, Assistant Researcher, Kaohsiung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Cheng-Jung Hu, Assistant Researcher, Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Ms. Wen-Hwa Lin, Assistant Researcher, Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Chia-Yu Lin, Assistant Researcher, Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture Mr. Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Assistant Researcher, Chinese Taipei Seed Improvement and Propagation Station, Council of Agriculture
8. Outputs: Please provide details, where applicable. Change headings or insert rows as needed.
# planned # actual Details
# of workshops / events 1 1 November 21-24, 2011
# of publications distributed
1 1
A hard copy proceedings containing the agenda, written papers, economy reports, list of participants, etc. was distributed to each participant at the outset of the workshop.
# of CDs distributed
1 1
A flash extension drive containing all the workshop proceedings and conclusions was distributed to each participant at the end of the workshop.
# of websites created 1 1 A website specifically for the workshop was created (http://apeciv.tari.gov.tw).
Other: 3 3
A 352-page book entitled “The nomenclature of vegetable crops” was distributed to each participant; the website of an e-book entitled
“Discovering indigenous treasures: Promising indigenous vegetables from around the world” was provided (http://libnts.avrdc.org.tw/e-book/ebook1.htm); an edited proceeding, which, we hope, to serve as an instrument to enhance collective R&D on IVs in the APEC region, will be published in next few months.
SECTION C: Budget Attach a detailed breakdown of the APEC- provided project budget, including:
Planned costs (using most recently approved budget figures) Actual expenditures Variance notes: An explanation of any budget line under- or over-spent by 20% or more.
Approved
APEC Funding/ Planned Costs
(US$)
Actual Expenditure
(US$)
TRAVEL (SPEAKERS & ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS)
All Airfares and Per Diem 81,553
26,600
There were 17 APEC-funded participants listed in the pre-planned project budget, including 11 active participants and 6 resource speakers. Eventually only 10 participants registered for APEC funding support, with 6 active participants and 4 resource speakers. Other participants were registered at their own costs or funded by Chinese Taipei.
SECTION D: Appendices or additions Please attach any of the following. This information will help us better understand your project, support overseers of similar projects and plan for future projects.
List of experts or consultants utilised, with job titles and contact details See Appendix I - List of Resource Speakers
List of participants, with job titles and contact details See Appendix II - List of Participants/Observers
Event agendas See Appendix III - Workshop Program/Agenda
Links to any relevant websites or online material (e.g. reports, resources created) Workshop Website: http://apeciv.tari.gov.tw
Results of participant feedback or other project evaluation (raw and/or analysed)
Any other relevant information or resources that would help us learn more about your project
See Appendix IV - Workshop Conclusions and Overall Recommendations
FOR APEC SECRETARIAT USE ONLY APEC comments: Were APEC project guidelines followed? Could the project have been managed more effectively or easily by the PO? The project was effectively managed including following APEC guidelines. No substantive problems were encountered.
Appendix III - Workshop Program/Agenda
2011 APEC Workshop on
Collaboration on the Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables
for Coping with Climate Change and Food Security
November 21-24, 2011
Hotel National, Taichung, Chinese Taipei
Program
20 November 2011 (Sunday)
0900-1900 Arrival
1400-1800 Registration / Hotel Check-in
1700-1800 Welcome Reception (The Lounge, Hotel National; Hosted by Dr. Junne-Jih Chen)
21 November 2011 (Monday)
0820-0900 Registration
0900-0930 Opening Session (Ball Room I)
Opening Remarks (Dr. Su-San Chang, COA, Chinese Taipei)
Welcome Address (Dr. Junne-Jih Chen, TARI, COA, Chinese Taipei)
Introduction to the Workshop Objectives and the Participants (Dr. Chwen-Ming Yang, TARI, COA, Chinese Taipei)
0930-0940 Group Photo
0940-1000 Coffee/Tea Break
Session 1 (Ball Room I)
Implications of Climate Change and Food Security on Vegetables
Moderator: Dr. Su-San Chang
1000-1040 Development Initiatives on Indigenous Vegetables for Food Security (Dr. Rodel G. Maghirang)
1040-1050 Q & A
1050-1130 Indigenous Vegetables for Household and Community Food Security (Dr. Suzie Newman)
1130-1140 Q & A
1140-1300 Lunch (2F, Hotel National CAFÉ)
Session 2 (Ball Room I)
Impacts of Climate Change on IVs and Contributions of IVs
to Food Security
Moderator: Dr. Suzie Newman
1300-1340 The Effects of High Temperature on Vegetable Production and Rapid Assessment of Climate Risk in Agriculture (Dr. David Putland)
1340-1350 Q & A
1350-1430 Indigenous Vegetables for Nutrition Security in Response to Climate Change (Dr. Ray-Yu Yang)
1430-1440 Q & A
1440-1500 Coffee/Tea Break
1500-1545 Member Economy Reports (Part 1, Ball Room I)
(15 minutes each economy report)
Contents: ■ Status of vegetable production, extension and consumption
■ Indigenous plant species (including naturalized species) used as vegetables from wild as well as in the crop production system
■ Seed production and distribution system of prevailing indigenous vegetables
■ Prospects for mainstreaming indigenous vegetables into national programs for food (particularly for micronutrients) security and adaptation to climate change
Moderator: Dr. Tatsuya Mochizuki
Economies: Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia (no-show)
Malaysia
1545-1555 Q & A
Member Economy Reports (Part 2, Ball Room I)
(15 minutes each economy report)
1555-1640
Moderator: Dr. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana
Economies: Mexico
Peru
Philippines
1640-1650 Q & A
1650-1800 Freshen Up
1800-2000 Welcome Banquet (3F, Longevity Hall, Hotel National)
22 November 2011 (Tuesday)
Session 3 (Ball Room II)
Socio-economic Importance of Indigenous Vegetable Resources
and Their Conservation
Moderator: Dr. Michael Hermann
0820-0900 Socio-economic Importance of Indigenous Vegetable Resources and Their Conservation: A Case from Southeast Asia (Dr. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana)
0900-0910 Q & A
0910-0950 Indigenous Vegetables in Japan – History, Utilization and Future (Dr. Tatsuya Mochizuki)
0950-1000 Q & A
1000-1020 Coffee/Tea Break
1020-1100 Socio-economic Importance of Indigenous Vegetable Resources and Their Conservation: A Case from Americas (Dr. Jesus A. Cuevas-Sanchez)
1100-1110 Q & A
1110-1150 Socio-economic Importance of Indigenous Vegetable Resources and Their Conservation: A Case from Amis’s Traditional Markets in Chinese Taipei (Dr. Hsin-Fu Yen)
1150-1200 Q & A
1200-1320 Lunch (2F, Hotel National CAFÉ)
1320-1405 Member Economy Reports (Part 3, Ball Room II)
(15 minutes each economy report)
Moderator: Dr. Rodel Maghirang
Economies: Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Viet Nam
1405-1415 Q & A
1415-1510 Pre-Group Brainstorming / Grouping (Ball Room II)
Moderator: Dr. George Kuo
Themes:■How about formalizing the APEC network for promoting the use of indigenous vegetables? What should be the most appropriate content of the knowledge database for the promotion of IVs?
■What will be the best means of exchanging indigenous vegetables for collaborative testing in hot-wet, hot-dry and cool-dry regions to identify the promising ones for extension?
■What will be the best approaches to change institutional setting for addressing
indigenous vegetables, food security and climate change linkages?
Grouping: each group will select its own Chair and Secretary
1510-1530 Coffee/Tea Break
1530-1700 Group Brainstorming on Collaboration for Follow-up Activities
Group I (Ball Room II)
─ Facilitators Dr. Michael Hermann
Dr. Tatsuya Mochizuki
Dr. Hsueh-Shih Lin
Dr. David Putland
Dr. Hsin-Fu Yen
─ Delegates Mr. Hirman bin Haji Abu
Dr. Iteu M. Hidayat (no-show)
Ms. Rosalinda Gonzalez Santos
Ms. Orasa Dissataporn
Dr. Kan-Shu Chen
Dr. Tracy S.H. Tarng
─ Observers Mr. Tsu-Kang Wen
Mr. Chun-Kai Kuo
Ms. Su-Chuan Shieh
Mr. San-Tai Wang
Ms. Yu-Hua Wang
Mr. Tzu-Kai Lin
Mr. Chen-Yu Lin
Ms. Wan-Ping Ku
Ms. Dai-Rong Wu
Mr. Te-Chen Kao
Mr. Chen-Yang Tai
Group II (VIP Room)
─ Facilitators Dr. Rodel Maghirang
Dr. Seishi Ninomiya
Dr. Yingyong Paisooksantivatana
Dr. Jesús Axayacatl Cuevas Sánchez
Dr. Ray-Yu Yang
─ Delegates Mr. Tay Ching Mon
Ms. Erny Sabrina Mohd Noor
Ms. Sara Yalle
Ms. Josephine T. Garcia
Dr. Dennis Wang
Dr. Pham My Linh
─ Observers Ms. Wei-Ling Chen
Ms. Yuan-Man Huang
Ms. Han-Chun Hsu
Mr. Hsiang-Yi Huang
Ms. Min-Li Liu
Ms. Cheng-Jung Hu
Ms. Wen-Hwa Lin
Mr. Chia-Yu Lin
Mr. Cheng-Hsiung Lin
1700- Free Hours
23 November 2011 (Wednesday) Field Trip
0800-1000
1000-1200
National Plant Genetic Resources Center, TARI
Cihtong Township Indigenous Vegetable Production Demonstration
1200-1300 Lunch (Siluo Township Farmers’ Association)
1300-1500
1500-1800
Xiluo Field Demonstration of Promising Indigenous Vegetables That Adapt to Abiotic Stresses
Wholesale Market in Xiluo
1800- Free Hours
24 November 2011 (Thursday)
0800-0920 Botanical Garden Tour, National Museum of Natural Science
Session 4 (Seminar Room, National Museum of Natural Science)
Mainstreaming Indigenous Vegetables into Climate-smart Agriculture
and Development Operations
Moderator: Mr. David Putland
0920-1000 Underutilized Indigenous Plant Products and Market Access: Challenges and Opportunities (Dr. Hsueh-Shih Lin)
1000-1010 Q & A
1010-1030 Coffee/Tea Break
1030-1110 Neglected Species for Agricultural Diversification: The Role of Collaborative Action (Dr. Michael Hermann)
1110-1120 Q & A
1120-1200 Establishment and Utilization of Knowledge Database on Indigenous Vegetables (Dr. Seishi Ninomiya)
1200-1210 Q & A
1210-1330 Lunch (Cafeteria, National Museum of Natural Science)
1330-1500 Group Brainstorming on Collaboration for Follow-up Activities
Group I (Ball Room II)
Group II (Ball Room I)
1500-1520 Coffee/Tea Break
1520-1630 Wrap-up and Recommendations (Ball Room I)
Moderator: Dr. George Kuo
1630-1700 Closing Session (Ball Room I)
Closing Remarks (Dr. Junne-Jih Chen, TARI, COA, Chinese Taipei)
1700-1800 Freshen Up
1800-2000 Farewell Dinner (27 F, IN Restaurant, Hotel One)
25 November 2011 (Friday)
0900 Departure
Appendix IV - Workshop Conclusions and Overall Recommendations
2011 APEC Workshop on Collaboration on the Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables
for coping with Climate Change and Food Security
Conclusions Throughout this workshop, presentations from the resource speakers and member economies have highlighted the enormous potential for indigenous vegetables to contribute to improved food security while coping with future climate change. However, the workshop also identified a number of constraints that may limit the adoption of indigenous vegetables within the member economies. Following a detailed review of these constraints and potential solutions, the workshop participants identified a number of key recommendations. Overall Recommendations:
Develop a collaborative network for research, development and extension across the member economies. Steps to develop this network include: • Develop a platform to exchange and conserve information and materials among the member economies. • Identify a lead member economy for the network. Chinese Taipei and Brunei Darussalam have been
nominated to be joint lead economies. • Identify and address key knowledge gaps and resource requirements (including nutritional security, abiotic
stresses related to climate change, heat tolerance, salinity tolerance, indigenous knowledge, promising indigenous vegetables).
• Preparation of Member Economy Proposals (source of funds, crop management, nutritional values, genetic conservation and prediction and modeling system etc.) to the network facilitator (Chinese Taipei) for integrated collaboration.
• To conduct a 2nd APEC meeting on Indigenous Vegetables for Coping with Climate Change and Food Security. Brunei Darussalam has been nominated to host the next meeting in November 2012, with following meetings to rotate among member economies.
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The Outcome of Collaboration on the Promotion of Indigenous Vegetables
for Coping with Climate Change and Food Security(ATC 01/2011A )
Chinese Taipei
28 May, 2012
Kazan, Russia
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16th ATCWG Annual Meeting
Outline
• Background– Introduction of the project
– Objectives
– Date, Venue, Duration
– Participation
• Output
• Recommendations
• Contact
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Promotion of indigenous vegetablesto cope with climate change and food security
Background
a strategic option
Life
Ecology
Living
Production
ClimateChange
FoodSecurity
EnergyConservation
APEC Support FundCOA of Chinese TaipeiUSAID
Project Approved Date: 6 May 2011
Source of Funds
Project Completion Date: 31 December 2011
Project Proponent
TARI
Council of Agriculture, Chinese Taipei
Overview─Basic Information
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Project Number: ATC 01/2011A (IV)
Strengthen food security and mitigate the impact of climate change on vegetable supply
balance year-round nutrition and prevent degenerative diseases
provide new market and enhance farm incomeof the resource-poor households
conserve the biodiversity of vegetables
benefit rural women by creating livelihood opportunities
Objective
through the promotion of IVs
vegetables are cheap sources of food and are the most sustainable
rich in vitamins, minerals and other health promoting factors
in the APEC region 5
• Date: 21-24 November 2011
• Venue: Hotel National, Taichung, Chinese Taipei
• Participation:
Attended by 50 participants from 14 member economies and NGOs
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Opportunities: Throughout this workshop, presentations from the resource speakers and member economies have highlighted the enormous potential for indigenous vegetables to contribute to improved food security while coping with future climate change.
Limitations: However, the workshop also identified a number of constraints that may limit the adoption of indigenous vegetables within the member economies.
Suggestions: Following a detailed review of these constraints and potential solutions, the workshop participants identified a number of key recommendations.
Output
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Develop a collaborative network for research, development and extension across the member economies. Steps to develop this network include:
Develop a platform to exchange and conserve information and materials among the member economies;
Identify a lead member economy for the network, and Chinese Taipeiand Brunei Darussalam have been nominated to be joint lead economies;
Recommendations
Identify and address key knowledge gaps and resource requirements(including nutritional security, abiotic stresses related to climate change, heat tolerance, salinity tolerance, indigenous knowledge, promising indigenous vegetables); and
Preparation of Member Economy Proposals (source of funds, crop management, nutritional values, genetic conservation and prediction and modeling system etc.) to the network facilitator (Chinese Taipei) for integrated collaboration.
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Name: Dr. Su-San CHANGTitle: Director General Organization: Department of International Affairs, Council of Agriculture, Chinese TaipeiTel: 886-2-2312-4004Fax: 886-2-2312-3827Email: [email protected]
Contact
Thank youfor your attention
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