International Symposium
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Experience in Monsoon Asia
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Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, 5 th
Floor, UN House, Tokyo, Japan
29-30 October 2003
Programme
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Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks
Motoyuki Suzuki
, Special Programme Advisor, UNU
Introduction of the Symposium
Luohui Liang
, Academic Programme Officer, UNU
Sess ion I: Keynote Presentations
Chairman:
Ryutaro Ohtsuka
, Professor, Tokyo University
P rospects of Agricultural Biotechnology for Marginal
Areas
A H Zakri
, Director, UNU Institute of Advanced Studies
Smallholder-developed "Hybrid Systems" as
Underutilized Resource: The PLEC experience an
Miguel Pinedo Vasquez
, Scientific Coordinator of PLEC,
Columbia University
Questions & Answers
11:15-
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Coffee Break
Session II: Agro-diversity Management
Chairman:
Eiji Nawata
, Associate Professor, Kyoto
University
Commentator:
Kazuo Watanabe
, Professor, Tsukuba
University

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Agrodiversity Lessons: Examples from the Highlands of
Northern Thailand
Kanok Rerkasem
, Research Scientist, Chiang Mai
University
Dynamics of Rainfed Lowland Rice Varieties in
Northeast Thailand
Shuichi Miyagawa
, Professor, Gifu University
Changes in Agricultural Biodiversity: Implications for
Sustainable Livelihood in the Himalaya
Krishna Gopal Saxena
, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru
University
Discussion
Lunch Break
Session III: Farm Management and Livelihoods
Chairman:
Iwao Kobori
, Professor, UNU
Commentator:
Yasuyuki Kono
, Associate Professor,
CSEAS, Kyot o University
Multiple Cropping of Slopeland Agriculture in the
Central Part of Japan
Kazutoshi Hoshikawa
, Professor, Shinshu University
Household Options and Limitations in Marginal Upland
Areas in Java
Junko Goto
, Independent regional planning researcher
Potential and Constraints for Intensive Land Use with
Pond Irrigation in Northeast Thailand
Masuo Ando
, Senior Researcher, Japan International
Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Discussion
Coffee Break
Session IV: Forest Resources Management
Chairman:
Toshiya Ikeda
, Vice-President, Forestry and

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Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Commentator:
Keshav Lall Maharjan
, Associate
Professor, Hiroshima University
Local Response to a Government Land-allocation
P rogram: The role of NTFPs in M arginal Mountainous
A reas in Lao PDR
Shinya Takeda
, Associate Professor, Kyoto University
Historical Change and Significance regarding the
Management and Utilization of Forest Resources in
Korea
Eui-Gyeong Kim
, Professor, Gyeongsang National
University
Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation in Southeast Asia
Ryuichi Tabuchi
, Leader, Educational Resources Group ,
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Japan
Discussion
Reception
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Session V: Upscaling Farmers ’ Technology
Chairman:
Yasuyuki Kono
, Associate Professor, CSEAS,
Kyoto University
Commentator:
Yunita T. Winarto
, Visiting Research
Fellow, CSEAS, Kyoto University
Experience in Supervising a Farmer Network for
Sustainable Agriculture Development in Central
Thailand
Prateep Verapattananirund
, Eco-community Vigor
Foundation, Thailand
Employment and Income Effects of Orange Incorporation into Traditional Farming S ystems in the Hill Region of

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Nepal
Shigeki Yokoyama
, Senior Researcher, the Headquarters ,
National Agricultural Research Organization, Japan
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
Development of Indigenous Technologies for Sustainable
Agriculture in Northern Upland Vietnam
Le Quoc Doanh
, Vice Director, Vietnam Agricultural
Science Institute
Discussion
Coffee Break
Session VI: Institutional Reform and Empowerment
Chairman:
M. Taeb
, Research Fellow, UNU/Institute of
Advanced Studies
Commentator:
Masaaki Okamoto
, Associate Professor,
CSEAS, Kyoto University
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
Community Participation in Resource Management and
Well Being of People in Nepal
Keshav Lall Maharjan
, Associate Professor, Hiroshima
University
Enhancing Off-farm Employment and Migration
Participation: An alternative Approach to Enhancing
Small-scale Livelihoods and NRM in Poor A reas of China
Linxiu Zhang
, Vice Director, Center for Chinese
Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Discussion
Lunch Break
Session VII: Synthesis and Agenda for Action
Chairman:
Koji Tanaka
, Director, Center for Southeast
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Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Reports from Session Chairs
Discussion
Conclusions