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Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

Event 

Title:
PECC-PFSO-CTPECC Moving Beyond Market Volatility to Foster Food Security
When:
1 Dec, 2011 - 2 Dec, 2011
Where:
Chinese Taipei, Taipei - Taipei
Category:
PECC Events

Description

pecclogo1      Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

 

2011 PECC Agricultural and Food Policy Forum:

Moving Beyond Market Volatility to Foster Food Security


01 Dec – 02 Dec 2011

Venue: Riviera Hotel, Taipei


Organized by CTPECC

Supported by PECC-PFSO

 

Thursday, December 1







1230 1300

 

Registration

           

1300 — 1315 


Welcome

  • Walter J. Armbruster, Chair, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
  • Ching-Cheng Chang, Co-Chair and APEC Research Center for Typhoon and Society







1315 — 1320   Group Photo            

1320 — 1415


Global and Asia Pacific Food Price Instability

Moderator: Walter J. Armbruster, Chair, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC

Impacts of the 2006-2008 Food Price Shock

Discussion







1415 — 1430


Coffee break







1430 — 1615


Policy Responses to Price Instability

Moderator: William T. Coyle, Senior Coordinator, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC
 


The 2008 Rice Policy Reaction: Exacerbating the Problem

Role of Grain Reserve Stocks in Long-Term Food Security

Food Trade Distortions and Impacts


Discussion 







1615 — 1630 


Coffee Break







1630 — 1730

 

Climate Risk, Information Technology and Research Affect Competitiveness

Moderator: Terry Sheales, Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), Australia


Climate Risk and Information Technology Development for Food System

 

Research and Development for Asia Pacific Agricultural Competitiveness



Discussion


           

Friday, December 2

           

0830 0900

 

Registration

           

0900 — 1030


Challenges for the Regional Agro-Food Industry

Moderator: Salvador P. Catelo, University of Philippines Los Banos, The Philippines

The Potential Role of Latin American Food Trade in Asia

 

Food Price Instability Impacts on Agri-Food Supply Chains and Supermarkets

 

The Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture and Rural Development


Discussion







1030 — 1045


Coffee break







1045 — 1215


Challenges for the Agricultural Products Market

Moderator: Malcolm Wegener, University of Queensland, Australia

Outlook for the Grain Markets in Asia Pacific

 

Global Biofuel Production and Food: Implications for Asia Pacific

  

Discussion







1215 — 1330

 

Lunch

           

1330 1430


Policy Implications for Future Food Security

Moderator: Darson Chiu, Director General, CTPECC

TPP for Regional Agricultural Systems: A Threat, Problem or Opportunity?


Moving Beyond Market Volatility Towards Agri-Food System Resilience


Discussion







1430 1500 


Closing Remarks

Moderator: Ching-Cheng Chang, Co-Chair and APEC Research Center for Typhoon and Society

  • Walter J. Armbruster, Chair, Pacific Food System Outlook, PECC 







                 

Venue

Venue:
Chinese Taipei, Taipei
City:
Taipei