International Symposium
Experience in Monsoon Asia -
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 an
Underutilized Resource: The PLEC experience
Miguel Pinedo Vasquez , Scientific Coordinator of PLEC,
Columbia University
Questions & Answers
11:15-
11:30
11:30-
13:00
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

15:45-
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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
19:00
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
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10:10
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

12:35-
13:00
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Discussion
Lunch Break
Session VII: Synthesis and Agenda for Action
Chairman: Koji Tanaka , Director, Center for Southeast
Asian Studies, Kyoto University
• Reports from Session Chairs
• Discussion
• Conclusions