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Agricultural and Rural Development for Reducing Poverty and Hunger in Asia: In Pursuit of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
August 9-10, 2007
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

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Thursday, August 9
Aug 9 | Aug 10

MC: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Chief of Staff and Head of 2020 Vision Initiative, IFPRI
© Eric Sales, ADB, 2007
Ross Garnaut
A. Welcome
9:00 - 9:15 am
  • Lawrence Greenwood, Vice President, Operations 2, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 8:09 mins. | 14.2 MB]
  • Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Board of Trustees, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 7:54 mins. | 13.7 MB]
B. Opening Panel
9:15 - 10: 45 am
© Eric Sales, ADB, 2007
L to R: Joachim von Braun and Lawrence Greenwood

This panel will set the scene and in the light of past experiences examine opportunities and challenges for the role of agriculture and rural development in contributing to inclusive growth and poverty reduction in Asia.

  • Chair: Ross Garnaut, Chairman, Board of Trustees, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Professor of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, Australia
  • Peter Timmer, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development, USA
    Paper: (PDF 341K)
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 20:40 mins. | 28.9 MB]
  • H. Satish Rao, Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 12:14 mins. | 21.3 MB]
  • Joachim von Braun, Director General, IFPRI
    Paper: (PDF 174K)
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 19:31 mins. | 33.9 MB]
C. Poverty and Hunger in Rural Asia
11:00 - 1:00 pm

Modality: Presentations (and briefs prepared), followed by discussion.

  • Chair: Sartaj Aziz, Vice-Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University, Former Minister of Finance, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Minister of Agriculture, Pakistan
  • Who are the poorest and hungry today and to what extent is poverty and hunger a rural problem?
    Presenter: Akhter Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
    Paper: (PDF 239K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 180K)
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 16:00 mins. | 27.6 MB]
  • The social exclusion-inequality-poverty nexus in Asia: to what extent does discrimination and social exclusion limit the opportunities faced by the poorest?
    Presenter: Sukhadeo Thorat, Director, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, and Chairman, University Grant Commission, India
    Paper: (PDF 247K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 152K)
     Video [.wmv | 12:40 mins. | 25.4 MB]
  • Agriculture and women's status in Asia: what is the relationship between changes in Asian agriculture, women's empowerment and poverty and hunger? What are the implications for investment and social action?
    Presenter: Agnes Quisumbing, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
    Paper: (PDF 166K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 126K)
    Audio   |   Video [.wmv | 11:58 mins. | 20.8 MB]
  • Discussion opener: Arsenio Balisacan, Director, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and Professor of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines
     Video [.wmv | 6:59 mins. | 10.4 MB]
  • Discussion opener: Shiladitya Chatterjee, Head of the Poverty Unit, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD-PU), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines
    Presentation: (PPT 19K)
     Video [.wmv | 8:44 mins. | 13.5 MB]
D. Growth and Structural Changes in Asian Agriculture
2:00 - 4:00 pm

Modality: Presentations (and briefs prepared) followed by discussion

  • Chair: Fatimah Arshad, Director, Institute of Agricultural & Food Policy Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
     Video [.wmv | 2:44 mins. | 6.7 MB]
  • What are the current and future challenges and opportunities confronting Asian agriculture and what are their implications for poverty, hunger and the corresponding policy and investment decisions?
    Presenter: Mark Rosegrant, Director, Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI
    Paper: (PDF 465K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 455K)
     Video [.wmv | 18:27 mins. | 38.0 MB]
  • How are Asian food markets changing and what are the opportunities and challenges facing small farmers? What are the implications for policy and investment?
    Presenters:
  • What are the key interventions that improve market access for the poor: learning from ADB and other donors' experiences
    Presenter: Marzia Mongiorgi, Rural Development Economist, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Social Services Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines
    Presentation: (PPT 183K)
     Video [.wmv | 14:07 mins. | 24.5 MB]
  • Discussion opener: Parakrama Samaratunga, Head, Agriculture Policy Unit, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
     Video [.wmv | 13:26 mins. | 21.0 MB]
E. Growth and Structural Changes in Asian Rural Non-Farm Activities
4:15 - 5:30 pm

Modality: Presentations (and briefs prepared) followed by discussion

  • Chair: Vo-Tong Xuan, Rector, Angiang University, Vietnam
    Presentation: (PPT 83K)
     Video [.wmv | 1:25 mins. | 5.4 MB]
  • What is changing in the rural non-farm economy in Asia and how will it respond to current and future challenges and opportunities? How do these changes affect the livelihoods of the poorest and hungry and prospects for inclusive growth?
    Presenter: Keijiro Otsuka, Director, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) Graduate Program and Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
    Paper: (PDF 155K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 146K)
     Video [.wmv | 19:57 mins. | 33.0 MB]
  • How infrastructural investments encourage inclusive growth: learning from ADB's experience
    Presenter: Hemamala Hettige, Principal Evaluation Specialist, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
    Paper: (PDF 223K)  |  Presentation: (PPT 16M)
     Video [.wmv | 19:56 mins. | 40.4 MB]
  • Discussion opener: Sohail Malik, Chairman, Innovative Development Strategy (IDS) and Advisor, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, Pakistan
     Video [.wmv | 10:58 mins. | 32.6 MB]
EVENING RECEPTION
  • Speaker: Margarita Songco, Deputy Director General, National Economic & Development Authority (NEDA), Philippines

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