International Symposium
Alternative Approaches to Enhancing Small-Scale Livelihoods and Natural
Resource Management in Marginal Areas
－Experience in Monsoon Asia－
Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, 5th Floor, UN House, Tokyo, Japan
29-30 October 2003
Tentative Programme as of 27 October
Wednesday, 29 October
10:00-10:10
Opening Ceremony
10:00-10:05
Welcome Remarks
Motoyuki Suzuki, Special Programme Advisor, UNU
10:05-10:10
Introduction of the Symposium
Luohui Liang, Academic Programme Officer, UNU
10:10-11:15
Session I: Keynote Presentations
Chairman: Ryutaro Ohtsuka, Professor, Tokyo University
10:10-10:35
Prospects of Agricultural Biotechnology for Marginal Areas
A H Zakri, Director, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies
10:35-11:00
Smallholder-developed "Hybrid Systems" as an Underutilized Resource:
The PLEC experience
Miguel Pinedo Vasquez, Scientific Coordinator of PLEC, Columbia University
11:00-11:15
Questions & Answers
11:15-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30-13:00
Session II: Agro-diversity Management
Chairman: Eiji Nawata, Associate Professor, Kyoto University
Commentator: Kazuo Watanabe, Professor, Tsukuba University
11:30-11:50
Agrodiversity Lessons: Examples from the Highlands of Northern Thailand
Kanok Rerkasem, Research Scientist, Chiang Mai University
11:50-12:10
Dynamics of Rainfed Lowland Rice Varieties in Northeast Thailand
Shuichi Miyagawa, Professor, Gifu University
12:10-12:30
Changes in Agricultural Biodiversity: Implications for Sustainable Livelihood in
the Himalaya
Krishna Gopal Saxena, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University
12:30-13:00
Discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Session III: Farm Management and Livelihoods
Chairman: Iwao Kobori, Professor, UNU
Commentator: Yasuyuki Kono, Associate Professor, CSEAS, Kyoto University
14:00-14:20
Multiple Cropping of Slopeland Agriculture in the Central Part of Japan
Kazutoshi Hoshikawa, Professor, Shinshu University
14:20-14:40
Household Options and Limitations in Marginal Upland Areas in Java
Junko Goto, Independent regional planning researcher
14:40-15:00
Potential and Constraints for Intensive Land Use with Pond Irrigation in
Northeast Thailand
Masuo Ando, Senior Researcher, Japan International Research Center for
Agricultural Sciences
15:00-15:30
Discussion
15:30-15:45
Coffee Break
15:45-17:15
Session IV: Forest Resources Management
Chairman: Toshiya Ikeda, Vice-President, Forestry and Forest Products
Research Institute, Japan
Commentator: Keshav Lall Maharjan, Associate Professor, Hiroshima
University
15:45-16:05
Local Response to a Government Land-allocation Program: The role of NTFPs in
Marginal Mountainous Areas in Lao PDR
Shinya Takeda, Associate Professor, Kyoto University
16:05-16:25
Historical Change and Significance regarding the Management and Utilization
of Forest Resources in Korea
Eui-Gyeong Kim, Professor, Gyeongsang National University
16:25-16:45
Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation in Southeast Asia
Ryuichi Tabuchi, Leader, Educational Resources Group, Forestry and Forest
Products Research Institute, Japan
16:45-17:15
Discussion
18:00-19:00
Reception
Thursday, 30 October
9:30-11:20
Session V: Upscaling Farmers’ Technology
Chairman: Yasuyuki Kono, Associate Professor, CSEAS, Kyoto University
Commentator: Yunita T. Winarto, Visiting Research Fellow, CSEAS, Kyoto
University
9:30-9:50
Experience in Supervising a Farmer Network for Sustainable Agriculture
Development in Central Thailand
Prateep Verapattananirund, Eco-community Vigor Foundation, Thailand
9:50-10:10
Employment and Income Effects of Orange Incorporation into Traditional
Farming Systems in the Hill Region of Nepal
Shigeki Yokoyama, Senior Researcher, the Headquarters, National Agricultural
Research Organization, Japan
10:10-10:30
New Systems and Technologies for High Quality Citrus Production, Labor
Saving and Orchard Management in Mountainous Areas of Western Japan
Kunihisa Morinaga, Chief, Integrated Research Team, National Agricultural
Research Center for Western Region, Japan
10:30-10:50
Development of Indigenous Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in
Northern Upland Vietnam
Le Quoc Doanh, Vice Director, Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute
10:50-11:20
Discussion
11:20-11:35
Coffee Break
11:35-13:00
Session VI: Institutional Reform and Empowerment
Chairman: M. Taeb, Research Fellow, UNU/Institute of Advanced Studies
Commentator: Masaaki Okamoto, Associate Professor, CSEAS, Kyoto University
11:35-11:55
Agriculture and Forestry Research and Development for improving Upland
People’s Livelihood and Natural Resources Management
Bouahom Bounthong, Director General, National Agriculture and Forestry
Research Institute, Lao PDR
11:55-12:15
Community Participation in Resource Management and Well Being of People in
Nepal
Keshav Lall Maharjan, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University
12:15-12:35
Enhancing Off-farm Employment and Migration Participation: An alternative
Approach to Enhancing Small-scale Livelihoods and NRM in Poor Areas of
China
Linxiu Zhang, Vice Director, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese
Academy of Sciences
12:35-13:00
Discussion
13:00-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Session VII: Synthesis and Agenda for Action
Chairman: Koji Tanaka, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto
University
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Reports from Session Chairs
Discussion
Conclusions