3 November 2003 | |
Opening: Welcome addresses | |
8.30 |
Mr He Changchui, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, ADG, FAO |
8.40 |
Mr Gunnar Rundgren, President of IFOAM |
8.50 |
Mr Vitoon Panyakul, General Secretary, EarthNet Foundation |
Setting the stage: Overview and facts on worldwide organic agriculture | |
9.00 |
Bernward Geier, Director of International Relations, IFOAM |
IFOAM's role in supporting organic agriculture | |
9.15 |
Vaheesan Saminathan, IFOAM Asia Coordinator |
9.30 |
Coffee break |
1. The World Markets for Organic Fruit and Vegetables: current situation and prospects - Chairperson: Paul Pilkauskas, FAO | |
9.45 |
The markets in Europe - Paul Pilkauskas, Senior Commodity Specialist, FAO |
10.15 |
The US and Canadian markets - Rudy Kortbech-Olesen, Senior Market Development Adviser, ITC |
10.45 |
The Japanese market - Katsushige Murayama , President of IFOAM Japan |
11.15 |
Discussion: market and price prospects - Moderator: Paul Pilkauskas, Senior Commodity Specialist, FAO |
12.30 |
Lunch break (12.30-14.00) |
2. Market Access Issues: Standards and Regulations - Chairperson: Antonio Compagnoni, IFOAM | |
Standards and guidelines for organic production, processing, labelling and marketing | |
14.00 |
Organic standards in importing countries: differences and similarities - Gunnar Rundgren, President of IFOAM |
14.30 |
USDA's national organic rule - Shelton Weinberg, World Board member, IFOAM |
15.00 |
Regulations for the importation and labelling of organic foods in Japan - Kenji Matsumoto, World Board member, IFOAM |
15.30 |
Regulations for the importation and labelling of organic foods in the European Union - Gerald Hermann, Vice-President, IFOAM |
Questions and answers session | |
16.00 |
Coffee break |
16.15 |
Discussion: regulations and standards - Moderator: Antonio Compagnoni, World Board member, IFOAM |
18.00 |
End of Day 1 |
4 November 2003 | |
3.Producing and Exporting Organic Horticultural Products in Asia - | |
Chairperson: Paul Pilkauskas, FAO | |
Opening of registrations for the next day's roundtables | |
9.00 |
Overview of organic agriculture in Asia - Vitoon Panyakul, General Secretary, EarthNet Foundation |
Producing organic horticultural products in Asia | |
9.30 |
Assessing the profitability of converting to organic farming. Key parameters to analyse - Pascal Liu, Commodity Specialist, FAO |
10.00 |
Organic vegetable production: a theme for international agriculture research - Heidi Lumpkin, ARC (Thai University of Kasetsart) |
10.30 |
Coffee break |
11.00 |
Certification options available to producers and exporters in Asia - Ong Kung Wai, IFOAM, Malaysia |
11.45 |
Discussion: How to improve access to certification in Asia? - Moderator Ong Kung Wai |
12.30 |
Lunch break (12.30-14.00) |
4.Establishing an Organic Export Sector - Chairperson: Pascal Liu, FAO | |
Country case studies: lessons learnt and success factors | |
14.00 |
India |
Producer-Company partnerships for the Marketing of organic horticultural products, Subhash Mehta, Advisor, Organic, Marketing and MADP, FAO India | |
Biodynamic production of fruit and vegetables at CISH, Lucknow - Dr R.K. Pathak, Director, Central Institute for Sub-tropical Horticulture, India | |
14.30 |
China, Dr Zhou Zejiang, Senior Advisor, Organic Food Development Centre, China |
15.00 |
Thailand, Vitoon Panyakul, General Secretary, EarthNet Foundation |
15.30 |
Discussion: Success factors in developing the production of organic fruit and vegetables - Moderator: Pascal Liu |
16.00 |
Coffee break |
International support programmes for the development of organic agriculture in developing countries | |
Role of FAO in supporting organic agriculture | |
16.15 |
Hiroshi Hiraoka, Soil Management Specialist and Pieter Ypma, Marketing Consultant, FAO - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
16.45 |
Questions and answers |
Role of the International Trade Centre | |
17.00 |
Rudy Kortbech-Olesen, Senior Market Development Adviser, ITC |
Role of other institutions | |
17.15 |
Other speakers |
17.30 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SESSION - Discussion: where to find support for organic horticulture projects? |
18.00 |
End of Day 2 |
5 November 2003 | |
Simultaneous Roundtables - 9.00-12.30 and 14.00-16.00 | |
9.00 |
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RT1: Strategies and technologies for improving production of organic fruit and vegetables in Asia - Moderator: Subhash Meta, FAO - Rapporteur: Paul Pilkauskas, FAO | |
RT2: Standards and certification: how to avoid that they become a barrier to trade? - Challenges in harmonization of organic standards and certification, by Ong Kung Wai, IFOAM - Moderateur: Ong Kung Wai, IFOAM - Rapporteur: Vaheesan Saminathan, IFOAM | |
RT3: Developing the domestic market for organic fruit and vegetables in Asian countries - Moderator: Pascal Liu, FAO - Rapporteur: Pieter Ypma, FAO | |
12.30 |
Lunch break |
14.00 |
Roundtables resume |
16.00 |
End of roundtables, coffee break |
16.30 |
Presentation of the findings of the roundtables to the plenary by the rapporteurs |
18.00 |
Conclusion of the seminar |
