New Direction of Sustainable Technology Development in Asia

Changing Rural Livelihood and Japanese Advantage
Dates:November 20 (Afternoon) – 21, 2013
Venue: U Thant International Conference Hall,
United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan
The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), with its mission to improve agricultural technologies in developing regions, started its Third Medium-term Plan in April 2011 and set up a research program titled, “Technology development for income and livelihood improvement of the rural population in developing regions (Rural Livelihood Improvement Program)”. The program promotes to improve income in rural areas, and the practical uses of local resources. It plans technological innovations for application to these areas. It is likewise important to improve agricultural productivity and increase value-addition to agricultural products in order to generate more income. On practical uses for local resources, the program is aiming for recycling-oriented societies based on sustainable productivity and diversity of both the environment and culture.
By rapid development of the economy in this region, demand for new agricultural technologies has been diversified. Japanese agriculture too has to find new ways to survive in the globalized circumstances. This symposium aims to seek for future direction of research activities in Asia by JIRCAS and other Japanese researchers through the exchange of opinions among experts from related organizations on changing food and agriculture in the region as well as on new technology needs to correspond to the changes. It also tries to identify effective ways to share research results in the region, and to link them with sustainable development of Japanese agriculture and related industries.
Program
Opening Session
- Opening Remarks: Masa Iwanaga (President, JIRCAS)
- Welcome Statements: Hirotsugu Amamiya (Director General, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat, MAFF)
- Welcome Statements: Akira Nagata (Senior Programme Coordinator, UNU)
Keynote Speech
Chair: Osamu Koyama (JIRCAS)
- Outlook of Global and Regional Food Security, and Its Impact to Japan
Hiroyuki Konuma (Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, FAO) - Slide Show: 20 years of JIRCAS
Session 1: Changes in Food Demand and Corresponding Technologies
Chair: Masuo Ando (JIRCAS)
- Food Security Related to Market-oriented and Future Direction of Agriculture in Lao PDR
Linkham Douangsavan (NAFRI, Lao PDR) - The Evolution of Food Consumption and the Direction of Food Technology Development in China
Yingheng Zhou (Nanjing Agricultural University, China) - Trend of Food Consumption, Marketing and Technological Development in Japan
Seiichi Sakurai (Chiba University, Japan) - General Discussion
Session 2: Japanese Potential for New Technology Demand in Asia
Chair: Ryoichi Matsunaga (JIRCAS)
- Rice Mechanization in Asia
Joji Arihara (Kubota Corporation, Japan) - Use of Controlled-release Fertilizers (CRF) for Sustainable Crop Production in Asia
Hitoshi Kanno (Tohoku University. Japan) - Novel Food Technologies to Provide Better Quality and Value-added Foods for Consumers in Asia
Akinori Noguchi (Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan) - General Discussion
Session 3: Sustainable Rural Income Sources
Chair: Masayoshi Saito (JIRCAS)
- Development of Co-culture Technology of Giant Tiger Prawn with Unutilized Benthos
Isao Tsutsui (JIRCAS) - Technology of Producing Teak Timber for Farmers in Thailand: Toward Sustainable Management
Iwao Noda (JIRCAS) - Biomass Utilization of Waste Oil Palm
Othman Sulaiman (USM, Malaysia) - Sustainable Agriculture Production by Biomass Utilization Technology
Akihiko Kosugi (JIRCAS) - General Discussion
Session 4: Food Technology Network in Asia
Chair: Kazuhiko Nakahara (JIRCAS)
- Home, Community and School Vegetable Gardens: Nutrition-sensitive Food System Intervention for Changing Rural and Urban Livelihoods in East and Southeast Asia
Robert J. Holmer (AVRDC) - Fostering Food Culture with Innovation: OTOP/SME and Thai Kitchen to the World
Warunee Varanyanond (Kasetsart University, Thailand) - Challenge to Introduce Japanese Technology to Thailand: Case Study in Food Allergen Analysis
Masahiro Shoji (Morinaga Institute of Biological Sciences, Inc., Japan) - Regional Food Resource Network
Kazuhiko Nakahara (JIRCAS) - General Discussion
Panel Discussion: Strengthening Japanese Agricultural Competitiveness through Collaboration with Asia
Chair: Kazumi Yamaoka (JIRCAS)
Special Speech:
- Experience and Strategy of International Agricultural Research in the Netherlands
Martin C. Th. Scholten (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)
- Martin C.Th. Scholten (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)
- Yasuo Watanabe (Policy Research Institute, MAFF, Japan)
- Tokio Imbe (NARO, Japan)
- Akinori Noguchi (Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan)
- Masahiro Shoji (Morinaga Institute of Biological Sciences, Inc., Japan)
- Masa Iwanaga (JIRCAS)
Closing Remarks
- Masami Yasunaka, Vice President, JIRCAS
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Creator | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
Publisher | Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences |
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NII resource type vocabulary | Conference Paper |
Volume | 2013 |
Language | eng |