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Towards a Joint Regional Agenda for the Alleviation of Poverty Through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development Bangkok, 21-22 November 2007 CAPSA Monograph No. 50 Proceedings of the Regional Meeting Towards a Joint Regional Agenda for the Alleviation of Poverty through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development Bangkok, 21-22 November 2007 Edited by J.W. Taco Bottema Geoff Thompson I Wayan Rusastra Robert Baldwin UNESCAP-CAPSA Jalan Merdeka 145, Bogor 16111 Indonesia © 2008 by the UNESCAP-CAPSA All rights reserved. Published 2008 Printed in Indonesia Cover photograph by Muhamad Arif National Library: Cataloguing in Publication Proceedings of the Regional Meeting: Towards a Joint Regional Agenda for the Alleviation of Poverty through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development, Bangkok, 21-22 November 2007 / edited by J.W. Taco Bottema, Geoff Thompson, I Wayan Rusastra and Robert Baldwin. -- Bogor: UNESCAP-CAPSA, 2008. xi, 208 pp.; 23.8 cm. -- (CAPSA Monograph; No. 50) ISBN 978-979-9317-70-4 1. Agriculture -- Research. 2. Agriculture and Countries. I. Title II. Bottema, J.W. Taco. III. Series. 630.72 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The opinions expressed in signed articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the United Nations. Table of Contents Page Foreword .......................................................................................................................... v Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary ......................................................................................................... ix Opening Session Official Statements ........................................................................................................... 3 Opening Address ............................................................................................................. 5 Discussion Session Report on Discussion Sessions and Key Points for a Joint Regional Agenda .................. 13 Country Paper Presentations Country Paper Presentations ........................................................................................... 27 The Alleviation of Poverty through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development in China Dr. Fu Qin and Mrs. Xiangfei Xin ............................................................................. 29 Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India – A Brief Profile P. Shinoj and P. K. Joshi ......................................................................................... 41 Poverty Alleviation Programmes through Agriculture in Indonesia Tahlim Sudaryanto and Reni Kustiari ...................................................................... 63 Status of Secondary Crops in the Republic of Korea Woon-Goo Ha and Kang-Su Kwak .......................................................................... 75 Role of Agriculture in the Alleviation of Poverty in Myanmar San Nyunt ................................................................................................................ 87 Poverty Alleviation through Agriculture and Rural Development in Nepal Nanda Prasad Shrestha et al. .................................................................................. 97 iii Country Status Paper – Pakistan Dr. Syed Ghazanfar Abbas ...................................................................................... 119 Poverty Alleviation Programmes in the Philippine Agricultural Sector Nicomedes P. Eleazar ............................................................................................. 127 Targeting Poverty Alleviation through Agriculture in Papua New Guinea Jesse Anjen and Raghunath Ghodake .................................................................... 135 Poverty and Agriculture in Sri Lanka – Opportunities and Challenges J.A.T.P. Gunawardena ............................................................................................ 145 Country Paper from Viet Nam Nguyen Van Nghiem ................................................................................................ 167 Outline of JIRCAS and its Commitment to Rural Poverty Alleviation Tomohide Sugino .................................................................................................... 179 Appendices Appendix 1: Programme ................................................................................................... 193 Appendix 2: List of Participants ........................................................................................ 195 Appendix 3: Guidelines for Contributions to CAPSA’s Regional Meeting ......................... 205 Appendix 4: Key Points for Discussion Session ............................................................... 207 iv Foreword The 1990s saw a general decline in the prominence of agriculture in development circles, leading to consistent decreases in public allocations to agriculture throughout the region. Recently, however, there has been renewed pressure to re-invent the role of agriculture in the alleviation of poverty. It has also become quite clear that in Asia and the Pacific poverty is centred in rural areas, with 70 per cent of the region’s poor being dependent on agriculture or related services. For these reasons, among others, attention to rural development appears to be gaining momentum throughout the region. It was against this background that the Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops’ Development in Asia and the Pacific (CAPSA), conducted the regional meeting, “Towards a Joint Regional Agenda for the Alleviation of Poverty through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development”, in Bangkok, Thailand on 21–22 November 2007. This regional meeting brought together researchers, development practitioners and government officials from 14 member countries of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and four international institutions to share information between countries and to create a regional agenda for research and development priorities on poverty alleviation through agriculture. These proceedings stand as a record of that meeting. This volume contains many ideas, many of which are possibly not new. Many, however, are new in their own country-specific contexts, and do require follow up. I would like to thank all the delegates that attended the meeting for their input to the discussions. Special thanks go to all the presenters, a list of whom appears in the following pages. The invaluable input of the members of CAPSA’s Technical Committee must also be acknowledged. The workshop was made possible by generous funding from CAPSA’s parent body, UNESCAP. Last but not least, a big thank you to the staff of CAPSA who planned, co-ordinated and implemented the workshop. I trust that the presentations and discussions that are recorded within this volume will provide useful information and valuable guidance in our efforts to improve the v development of agriculture and secondary crops in the ongoing pursuit to eradicate poverty in the Asia and Pacific region. September 2008 Taco Bottema Head UNESCAP-CAPSA vi Acknowledgements CAPSA would like to express its sincere thanks to the institutions and representatives from countries that participated in the Regional Meeting. The enthusiasm and expertise of the country representatives who contributed to discussions and prepared papers for these proceedings is greatly appreciated. Particular thanks go to those people who made presentations at the meeting: Dr. Md. Ismail Hossain (Bangladesh), Dr. Fu Qin (China), Dr. P.K. Joshi (India), Dr. Tahlim Sudaryanto (Indonesia), Dr. Woon-Goo Ha (Republic of Korea), Mr. San Nyunt (Myanmar), Dr. Nanda Prasad Shrestha (Nepal), Dr. Syed Ghazanfar Abbas (Pakistan), Dr Nicomedes P. Eleazar (Philippines), Dr. Raghunath Ghodake (PNG), Mr. J.A.T.P. Gunawardena (Sri Lanka), Ms. Ratchanee Wongchantrakarn (Thailand), and last but not least, Mr. Nguyen Van Nghiem (Viet Nam). Thanks also go to the representatives of various international organizations who also made presentations at the Regional Meeting: Mr. Pijush K. Saha, Liaison Officer, Asia- Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Mr. Tomohide Sugino, Research Scientist, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Dr. Jacques Marzin, CIRAD, and Dr. I Wayan Rusastra, Programme Leader Research and Development, CAPSA. Various members of CAPSA’s Technical Committee, participated in the Regional Meeting with their customary enthusiasm and commitment, and they are thanked for their ongoing contributions to CAPSA’s work. Additionally, thanks are extended to Mr. Robert Baldwin for his editorial assistance. Finally, deep gratitude is given to CAPSA staff members for their dedicated and efficient work in planning and co-ordinating the Regional Meeting, with particular thanks to Ms. Fransisca Anggraeni Wijaya and Mr. Harry Zulfikar for their tireless efforts in ensuring the meeting ran smoothly. vii viii Executive Summary This document is a record of the Regional Meeting, “Towards a Joint Regional Agenda for the Alleviation of Poverty through Agriculture and Secondary Crop Development”, co-ordinated and implemented by the Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops’ Development in Asia and the
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