Annexure 1

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Lao People’s Democratic Republic

FAO Regional Office
for Asia and the Pacific

30 August 2004 (Monday)

1800-1930

Arrival of Participants

31 August 2004 (Tuesday)

0830-0930

Inaugural Session

Master of Ceremonies
Ms Monthathip Chanphengxay
Deputy Director-General, NAFRI

Opening of the Consultation
H.E. Mr Siene Saphangthong
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry
Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic

FAO Welcome and Remarks
Mr He Changchui
Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
Presented by
Ms Leena Kirjavainen
FAO Representative, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

0930-1000

Break and Group Photo

1000-1030

Self-introductions of Participants, Organising Team and FAO Officers

Election of Consultation Officers
Chair, Vice Chair and Rapporteur

Adoption of Meeting Agenda

1030-1100

Technical Session

Chair Consultation Elected
Consultation focus in the context of Beijing Plus 10
Ms Revathi Balakrishnan
Senior Officer, Gender and Development
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand

FAO Resource Paper 1 and Discussion
Current challenges affecting the implementation of Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action
Ms Leena M. Kirjavainen
FAO Representative, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

1100-1130

Bangladesh: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Sheepa Hafiza
Programme Head
Human Rights and Gender Advocacy Unit
BRAC, Bangladesh

1130-1200

Cambodia: Country Case and Discussion
Madam Keth Sam Ath
Ministry of Women’s and Veterans’ Affairs, Cambodia

1200-1230

China: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Wang Wanying
Yunnan Institute of Geography, China

1230-1315

Lunch

1330-1415

India: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Nandini Prasad
Gender and Development Specialist
International Centre for Research on Women
Andhra Pradesh, India

1415-1500

Indonesia: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Siti Sugiah Machfud Mugniesyah
Centre for Women Studies, Research Institute,
Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia

1500-1520

Break

1520-1600

Invited Resource Paper 1 and Discussion
Gender and energy in Southeast Asia
Ms Rachel V. Polesctico
Deputy Director, SEARSOLIN
Director, Appropriate Technology Centre
College of Agriculture Complex, Xavier University, Philippines

1600-1700

Discussion of Key Barriers

General Discussion

1 September 2004 (Wednesday)

0830-0915

Invited Resource Paper 2 and Discussion
Beijing Plus 10 review: How visible are rural women, and how to make them visible?
Ms Koh Miyaoi
Social Affairs Officer
Gender and Development Section
Emerging Social Issues Division
UNESCAP

0915-1030

Presentations of Country Gender and Policy Perspectives
Lao People’s Democratic Republic Panel Chair:
Ms Leena Kirjavainen
FAO Representative, Laos
Lao Panel:

Gender statistics to support policies and programmes for rural women
Ms Thirakha Chanthalanouvong
Senior Statistician
Demographer, National Statistics Centre

Policies and programmes for rural women in agriculture and forestry
Ms Monthathip Chanphengxay
Deputy Director-General
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute
Ministry of Agriculture

0915-1030

Break

1100-1230

Lao Panel and Discussion: Continued

Lao National Commission for Advancement of Women
Rural women’s agenda
Ms Chansoda Phonethip
Deputy Director
Lao National Commission for Advancement of Women Secretariat

Gender mainstreaming in forestry sector
Ms Sisomphet Souvanthalisith
Department of Forestry

Rural women’s access and rights to natural resources
Ms Kesone Sayasane
Social Scientist/Natural Resource Planner
Management of River and Reservoir Fisheries in the Mekong Basin

1230-1315

Lunch

1315-1400

FAO Resource Paper 2
Rural women and poverty alleviation: New investment
Ms Revathi Balakrishnan
Senior Officer, Gender and Development
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

1415-1500

Nepal: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Indu Pant Ghimire
Mainstreaming Gender Equity Programme, Nepal

1500-1520

Pakistan: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Tahira Abdullah
Gender and Development-Evaluation Specialist, Pakistan

1520-1615

Philippines: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Lorenza A. Umali
Deputy Director
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW), Philippines

1615-1645

Sri Lanka: Country Case and Discussion
Prof Swarna Jayaweera
Centre for Women’s Research Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

2 September 2004 (Thursday)

0830-0900

Thailand: Country Case and Discussion
Ms Pawadee Tonguthai
Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand

0900-0945

Invited Resource Paper 3
Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation:
Policy context in Thailand
Ms Kanjapat Korsieporn
Social Researcher
Centre of Women, Children and Youth Studies
Social Research Institute
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

1000-1015

Break

1015-1230

Panel: Development of Stakeholders Perspectives on Policies and
Programmes for Rural Women
Moderator: Ms Leena Kirjavainen
FAO Representative, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Ms Desiree Jongsma
Programme Coordinator, UNICEF

Ms Kathryn Sweet
Programme Officer
Rural Women’s Project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Australia

Mr Inthasone Phersiriseng
Project Coordinator
Mekong Sub-Regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
ILO/Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

Ms Annika Kaipola
Associate Gender and Poverty Reduction Officer
FAO Representation

1230-1315

Lunch

1315-1500

Small Group Discussion
Key areas of intervention and Recommendations

1500-1530

Break

1530-1700

Presentations
Small group outcomes and recommendations

1930

Hosted dinner for participants and invited guests, Mekong Restaurant

3 September 2004 (Friday)

1000-1200

Presentation of report and recommendations and adoption of the report
Elected Rapporteur assisted by FAO Secretariat

1200 Noon-1300

Closing Session

Remarks
Chair of the Consultation

Remarks
FAO Officers

Vote of Thanks

1300-1400

Lunch

3-4 September 2004 (Friday-Saturday)

Departure of participants