RAP PUBLICATION 2005/01

RAP PUBLICATION 2005/01

Report of the
FAO-SEARCA REGIONAL WORKSHOP

POLICY ISSUES AND INVESTMENT OPTIONS TO AVERT HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY IN ASIA

25-26 March 2004
Cha-am, Thailand


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Bangkok, 2005

 
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Contents

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE REGIONAL WORKSHOP

KEYNOTE PAPER

Averting hunger and food insecurity in Asia
by Arsenio M. Balisacan

THEMATIC PAPERS

China’s agricultural research system and reforms: challenges and implications for developing countries
by Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu

Rural institutions, agricultural development and pro-poor economic growth
by James Roumasset

OTHER PAPERS

Korean agricultural cooperative development
by Kyoung-soo Hong

Japanese agricultural cooperative development
by Akio Yamamoto

Social security, gender and food security in China
by Linxiu Zhang

Annex I: SPEECHES

Welcome remarks by Mr He Changchui Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
Opening remarks by Mr Mafa E. Chipeta Director, FAO Policy Assistance Division
Opening remarks by Dr Arsenio M. Balisacan Director, SEAMEO SEARCA
Remarks on Japan’s cooperative activities by H.E. Shin Sakurai, MP Current Chair of the Food Security Committee, Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD)
Concluding remarks by Mr Mafa E. Chipeta Director, FAO Policy Assistance Division
Concluding remarks by Dr Arsenio M. Balisacan Director, SEAMEO SEARCA

Annex II: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS