Regional Expert Consultation Workshops on Transforming towards Resilient, Sustainable, Profitable, and Inclusive Rice-Based Agri-Food Systems in Asia
Rice ratooning is not a new practice with farmers. It has been successfully adopted in many countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, USA, Brazil, and Colombia. However, the adoption of traditional ratoon rice with the first crop harvested manually has been limited due to labor shortage as well as low and unstable grain yield in ratoon crop. The challenge, therefore, is to develop rice ratooning technology with the main crop harvested mechanically for the sustainable development of ratoon rice.
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15 June 2022 (Bangkok Time, GMT+7) |
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Opening session (Moderator: Dr. Bo Zhou, FAO-RAP) |
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14:00-14:20 |
Opening remarks |
FAO-RAP Dr. Zhaohu Li, president of Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU) |
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14:20-14:40 |
Keynote speech |
Dr. Shaobing Peng, Professor, HZAU |
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14:40-14:50 |
Group photo, housekeeping, and ground rules |
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Technical session I: Status and prospective of ratoon rice for sustainable rice-based agri-food systems (Moderator: Dr. Shaobing Peng) |
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14:50-15:50 |
Crop management and mechanization Variety, post-harvest, and grain quality
Socioeconomic and environmental study in ratoon rice
Ratoon rice cropping systems in SE Asia |
Dr. Xuhua Zhong (GDAAS)
Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson (Texas A&M U.)
Dr. Lu Zhang (HZAU)
Dr. Nurwulan Agustiani (IAARD) |
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15:50-16:00 |
Tea break |
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Technical session II: Country perspective (Moderator: Dr. Bo Zhou) |
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16:00-17:00 |
Country’s report |
Representatives from different countries |
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Panel discussion (Moderator: Dr. Shaobing Peng) |
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17:00-18:00 |
Challenge and opportunity of ratoon rice in promoting sustainability of rice farming system |
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18:00-18:10 |
Synthesis and closing |
Dr. Shaobing Peng |