REPORT OF THE REGIONAL EXPERT CONSULTATION OF THE ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION ON NUTRITION ORIENTATION TO FOOD PRODUCTION

Appendix III

Regional Expert Consultation of the Asia-Pacific Network for
Food and Nutrition on Nutrition Orientation to Food Production

3 – 5 October 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

Timetable

DAY 1: TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2006

0830 hrs

Registration

Opening Session

0900 hrs.	Welcome remarks: Biplab K. Nandi, Secretary, ANFN and Senior Food and Nutrition Officer, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP), Bangkok
0905 hrs.	Introduction of Participants
0910 hrs.	Speech by Dini Latief, Director, Family and Community Health, World Health Organization
0915 hrs.	Opening Address: He Changchui, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
0920 hrs.	Photo Session / Refreshment
1000 hrs.	Election of the Office Bearers Objectives, adoption of provisional agenda, timetable and organization of the Consultation: Biplab K. Nandi, Senior Food and Nutrition Officer, RAP, Bangkok

Agenda Item 1: Nutrition Promotion—Agriculture dimension

Rapporteur: Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

1015 hrs.	Biplab K. Nandi: Nutrition Orientation to Food Production – FAO perspective
1040 hrs.	Kraisid Tontisirin: Nutrition Promotion: Special remarks

Agenda Item 2: On-going Food Production and Nutrition Improvement Programmes and
Projects in the region

Rapporteur: Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

1110 hrs.	Mirza Altaf Hossain and Sanjib Kumar Saha
1140 hrs.	Hongju He
1210 hrs.	Lunch
1400 hrs.	Shashi P. Gupta
1430 hrs.	Discussion and questions
1500 hrs.	Coffee / Refreshment

Agenda Item 3: Sharing of Experiences and Best Practices of Successful Food Production
and Nutrition Improvement Programme and Projects in the region

Rapporteur: Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

1530 hrs.	Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
1600 hrs.	Dona Mary Rose Rupasinghe Samuel
1630 hrs.	Emorn Wasantwisut
1700 hrs.	Discussion and questions
1730 hrs.	Meeting of the Drafting Committee

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 4 October 2006

Agenda Item 4: Policy Obligations and Appropriate Policy Framework for Strengthening
Inter-relationship between Food Production and Nutrition Implications

Rapporteur: Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

0830 hrs	Gamini Keerthisinghe: Challenges to crop production for enhanced food security - Special Lecture
0900 hrs.	Hardinsyah
0930 hrs.	Cao Van Hung
1000 hrs.	Coffee / Refreshment
1030 hrs.	Dini Latief
1100 hrs.	Sudip Kumar Rakshit

Agenda Item 5: Working Group Exercise
Working Group 1: Policy Group
Working Group 2: Programme Group

Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

1130 hrs.	Briefing and outline of working group process (Two working groups) DISCUSSION TOPICS: *Working Group 1: Coordinator: Sudip Kumar Rakshit* Review current food production as well as nutrition well-being policy framework, its major constraints with regard to applications Identify possible options for improvement Propose suitable framework towards improvement in the inter-relationship of agriculture and nutrition to address the issues of WFS and MDGs *Working Group 2: Coordinator: Hardinsyah* Review on-going food production and nutrition improvement programmes and projects Analyze the activities, outcomes, lessons and experiences Recommend possible approaches and strategies for undertaking new programmes/projects relating to nutrition promotion and achieving the goals of ICN, WFS and the MDGs
1200 hrs.	Lunch
1330 hrs.	Group Work
1530 hrs.	Coffee / Refreshment
1630 hrs.	Meeting of the Drafting Committee

DAY 3: THURSDAY 5 October 2006

Agenda Item 5: Working Group Exercise - Continued

Presentation of Working Groups

Rapporteur: Maria Antonia G. Tuazon
Facilitator: Peter Hoejskov

0830 hrs.	Presentation of Working Group Outputs followed by Discussions
1000 hrs.	Coffee / Refreshment
1030 hrs.	Preparation of the draft Report of the Consultation
1200 hrs.	Lunch

Adoption of Report and Closing

1330 hrs	Presentation and Adoption of the Report of the Consultation
1500 hrs.	Closing of the Consultation