| RAP PUBLICATION: 2000/18 |
 | REPORT OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION ON PLANT PEST MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR UNIVERSITY AND RELATED INSTITUTE EDUCATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC |
25–28 April 2000
Bangkok, Thailand
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Attendance
Opening address by the Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional
Representative for Asia and the Pacific
Welcome address by Plant Protection Officer (RAP)
Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman
Adoption of Agenda
Agenda Item 2 - Country Statements
China
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan
Philippines
Thailand
Agenda Item 4 - From passive observer to pest management expert: science education and farmers
Agenda Item 5 - Curriculum development process.
Overall summary and highlights
Current status and developing process
Areas needing emphasis
New aspects for incorporation
Mechanisms for upgrading skills relating to curriculum development
Follow-up activities
APPENDIX I:
List of Participants
APPENDIX II: Opening Address of the Assistant Director-General
and FAO Regional Representative for Asia
and the Pacific
APPENDIX III: Agenda
APPENDIX IV: Output of Work Group A
APPENDIX V: Output of Work Group B
APPENDIX VI: Asia-Pacific Working Group on Plant Pest Management
Curriculum Development
| ADG | Assistant Director General |
| AEA | Agriculture Extension Academy, Indonesia |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| AGRIS | AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology. The system identifies worldwide literature (both conventional and non-conventional; the so-called “grey” literature), dealing with all aspects of agriculture. |
| AIADP | Antique Integrated Area Development Programme, Philippines |
| ARF | Action Research Facility |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BAU | Beijing Agricultural University, China |
| BPI | Bureau of Plant Industry, Philippines |
| CABI | CAB International |
| CABPESTCD | CABPESTCD is a quarterly CD-ROM database taken from CAB ABSTRACTS and covers all aspects of crop protection. |
| CAU | China Agricultural University (in the case of China) |
| CAU | Central Agriculture University (in the case of India) |
| CBD | Convention on Biological Diversity |
| DA | Department of Agriculture, Philippines |
| DOA | Department of Agriculture, Malaysia |
| DSS | Decision Support System |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAO-IPC Rice | FAO Intercountry Programme for Integrated Pest Control in Rice in South and Southeast Asia |
| FFS | Farmers Field School |
| FTF | Farmer Training Facility |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| KASAKALIKASAN | Kasagaanna ng Sakaban At Kalikasan, Philippines |
| KU | Kasetsart University, Thailand |
| NAU | Nanjing Agricultural University, China |
| NCPC | National Crop Protection Center, Philippines |
| NFE | Non-Formal Education |
| NGO | Non-Government Organization |
| NPPTI | National Plant Protection Training Institute, Hyderabad, India |
| PPMC | Plant Pest Management Curriculum |
| PPMCD | Plant Pest Management Curriculum Development |
| PRA | Pest Risk Analysis |
| RAP | FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand |
| RAWE | Rural Agricultural Work Experience, India |
| RR | Regional Representative |
| Rs | Rupees (Indian) |
| SAU | State Agriculture University, India |
| ToT | Training-of-Trainers |
| UPLB | University of the Philippines at Los Baños |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| WG | Working Group |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |