Regional Technical Consultation on
Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management and Food Security: Policy and
Programme Strategies for Asia
PROGRAMME
Tuesday, 2 November 1999
| INAUGURAL SESSION | |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| Revathi Balakrishnan | |
| Regional Sociologist and WID Officer, | |
| FAO Regional Office for Asia and Pacific, Bangkok | |
| Opening Statement | |
| Mr. Peter Rosenegger | |
| FAO Representative in India and Bhutan | |
| Inaugural Address | |
| Hon'ble Begum Matia Choudhury | |
| Minister for Agriculture & Food, Government of Bangladesh | |
| Presidential Address | |
| Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman, MSSRF | |
| Vote of Thanks | |
| Ms. Mina Swaminathan | |
| Hon. Director, Uttara Devi Resource Centre for Gender and Development, MSSRF | |
| TECHNICAL SESSIONS | |
| Technical Session I | |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Gender Dimensions of Biodiversity Management: Overview and Synthesis |
| Chair: Dr. Anoja Wickramasinghe | |
| Gender Defined Strategies for Biodiversity Management for Household Food Security | |
| Revathi Balakrishnan | |
| Involving Women, Ignoring Gender | |
| Ms. Sumi Krishna, India | |
| IDRC's Approach to Research in Gender and Biodiversity Management | |
| Ms. Elizabeth Fajber | |
| Programme Officer, IDRC, New Delhi | |
| Technical Session II | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Situation in Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh |
| Chair: Ms. Sumi Krishna | |
| Methodological Framework in Enhancing Food Security in a Mountain Ethnic Community | |
| Mr. Prem Gurung ICIMOD, Nepal | |
| Gender Dimension in Biodiversity Management and Food Security in Bhutan | |
| Ms. Cheki Wangmo | |
| National Biodiversity Program, Bhutan | |
| Keynote Paper: Bangladesh | |
| Hon'ble Prof. Zinatun Nesa Talukder | |
| Minister of State for Children and Women's Affairs, Bangladesh | |
Wednesday, 3 November 1999
| Technical Session III | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Situation in India and Pakistan |
| Chair: Professor M.S. Swaminathan | |
| Technical Session 1 and 2 - Recapitulations | |
| Dr. Anoja Wickramasinghe, Ms. Sumi Krishna | |
| India: Gender and Biodiversity Management | |
| Dr. Hemal S. Kanvinde, MSSRF, Chennai | |
| Linkages between Biodiversity and Biotechnologies | |
| Dr. Sudha Nair, MSSRF, Chennai | |
| Internalisation of Gender Concepts | |
| Ms. Mina Swaminathan, MSSRF, Chennai | |
| Gender Dimensions in Biodiversity Management in Pakistan | |
| Dr. Zahoor Ahmed and Dr. Abdul Ghafoor | |
| PGRI, Pakistan | |
| Technical Session IV | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Situation in Sri Lanka and Maldives |
| Chair: Ms. Cheki Wangmo | |
| The Local Context and Gendered Sights Related to Biodiversity Management and Food Security in Sri Lanka | |
| Dr. Anoja Wickramasinghe, University of Peradiniya, Sri Lanka | |
| Biodiversity and Management in Maldives | |
| Dr. Mohamed Naseem, Ministry of Fisheries & Agriculture, Maldives |
Thursday, 4 November 1999
| Technical Session V | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Situation in Philippines and Vietnam |
| Chair: Dr. Mohamed Naseem | |
| Gender Roles on Agrobiodiversity Management in Vietnam | |
| Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hue PGRC, VASI, Vietnam | |
| Gender Dimension in Biodiversity Management and Food Security: The Philippine Experience | |
| Dr. Beatriz P. del Rosario, PCARRD, Philippines | |
| Technical Session VI | Innovative Approaches and Future Direction |
| 11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Research Strategies |
| Chair: Dr. Beatriz P. del Rosario | |
| Research Framework FAO Links | |
| Inputs from NBPGR, India: Dr. K. Srinivasan, Dr. V. Joshi | |
| Inputs from ICRISAT: Dr. V. Mahalakshmi | |
| Policy Strategies | |
| Chair: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan | |
| Program Strategies | |
| Chair: Mr. Prem Gurung |
Friday, 5 November 1999
| Technical Session VII | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Gender Dimensions of Biodiversity Management in Relation to Food Security |
| Strategic and Practical Gender Needs | |
| Chair: Revathi Balakrishnan | |
| Finalisation of Recommendations based on Session VI | |
| Moderator: Dr. Nilofer Karim | |
| Closing Session | |
| An Agenda for Action | |
| Chair: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan | |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Media Workshop: Media, Gender, Biodiversity, and Food Security |
| Moderator: Ms. Nirmala Lakshman, Editor, The Sunday Hindu |
BANGLADESH
Hon'ble Begum Matia Choudhury
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Hon'ble Begum Zinatun Nesa Takulder
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs,
Mr. Jamshed Ahmed Khondoker
Asst. Private Secretary - Hon'ble Minister Bangladesh Secretariat
Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka
Tel. : 880-2-8692/7
Fax : 880-2-869227 / 862240
Email : [email protected]
Dr. Nilufer Hye Karim
Chief Bio-Technologist
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
Gaziapur - 1701, Bangladesh
Email : [email protected]
BHUTAN
Ms. Cheki Wangmo
Project Assistant (Agro-biodiversity Section)
National Biodiversity Programme
Ministry of Agriculture
Royal Government of Bhutan
Serbithang, Bhutan
Tele./Fax: 975-3-23872
Email : [email protected]
INDIA
Ms. Sumi Krishna
C-4, Neelamber Apartments
Opp Sainik Vihar
New Delhi, India
Tel. : 91-011-702 2916
Email : [email protected]
MALDIVES
Mr. Mohamed Naseem
Senior Agriculture Officer
Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
Government of Maldives
Ghazee Building
Male', Republic of Maldives
Tel. : 960-310063 / 322625
Fax : 960-326558
Email : [email protected]
NEPAL
Mr. Prem Gurung
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
4/80 Jawakhel, GPO Box 3226
Katmandu, Nepal
Tel. : 977-1-525313
Fax : 977-1-524509 / 536747
Email : [email protected]
[email protected]
PHILIPPINES
Dr. Beatriz P. del Rosario
Officer-in-Charge, PCARRD
(Philippines Council for Agriculture and Natural Resources Development)
Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines
Tel. : 63-49-536 0014 0020
Fax : 63-49-536 0016
Email : [email protected]
SRI LANKA
Prof. Anoja Wickramasinghe
Department of Geography
University of Peradiniya, Peradeyniya, Sri Lanka
Tel. : 94-08-374536
Fax : 94 8 232517
Email : [email protected]
VIETNAM
Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hue
Deputy Head Plant
Genetic Resources
Vietnam Agriculture Science Institute
Vandien, Thanhri
Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel. : 84-4-861 4326
Fax : 84-4-861 4937
Email : [email protected]
FAO
Revathi Balakrishnan
Regional Rural Sociologist and Women in Development Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200
Thailand
Tel. : 662-281 7844 Extn.148
Fax : 662-280 0445
Email : [email protected]
Mr. Peter Rosenegger
Representative in India and Bhutan
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
PO Box 3088
55 Max Mueller Marg
New Delhi 110 003
Tel. : 011-462 8877 / 469 3060
Fax : 91-011 462 115
Email : [email protected]
ICRISAT
Dr. V. Mahalakshmi
International Crops Research
Institute for Semi Arid Tropics
Patancheru 502 324
Andhra Pradesh
Tel. : 91-40-596161
Fax : 91-40-241239
Email : [email protected]
IDRC
Ms. Elizabeth Fajber
Regional Program Officer
IDRC-South Asia Regional Office
17 Jorbagh, New Delhi 110 003
Tel. : 011-461 9411
Fax : 011-462 2707
Email : [email protected]
NBPGR
Dr. Vandana Joshi
Under Utilised Crops Division
Dr. Kalyani Srinivasan
Germplasm Conservation Division
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources,
Pusa Campus
New Delhi 110 012
Tel. : 011-578 9208, 9211, 9214
Fax : 91-011-573 1495, 578 5619
Email : [email protected]
UNDP
Ms. Kalyani Menon Sen, Consultant
Mr. Sudarshan Rodriguez, Consultant
United Nations Development Programme
55, Lodi Estate, Post Bag No 3059
New Delhi 110 003
Tel. : 011-462 8877
Fax : 91-011-462 7612
Email : [email protected]
MSSRF
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Ms. Mina Swaminathan
Dr. Hemal S. Kanvinde
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
3rd Cross Road
Taramani Institutional Area
Chennai 600 113, India
Tel. : 044-235 0698/235 1698
Fax : 091-044-235 1319
Email : [email protected]
MSSRF Field Office
Mr. G. Girigan
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Community Agrobiodiversity Centre
Chandra Bhavanam
Puthoor Vayal Post
Kalpetta, Wayanad - 673 121, Kerala
Tel. : 0493-604477
Fax : 91-0493-602094
Mr. Saujanendra Swain
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Site Office: Lingaraj Nagar
Jeypore - 764 004
Koraput District
Orissa
Tel. : 06854-30350 (O) 31912 (R)
Fax : 91-06854-23151
Email : [email protected]
