Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

0900 - 1100

Introductory  Remarks:

• Walter J. Armbruster, Chair, Pacific Food System Outlook and President of the U.S. Farm Foundation

Welcome Address: 

Role of infrastructure/agriculture in the Vietnam economy

•  Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry/Ministry of Agriculture

Role of Infrastructure/transportation in the Region’s Food System

Chair: Jim Caron, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Panel:

• Barry Prentice, University of Manitoba,Canada
• Peter Broch, Asian Development Bank China (infrastructure developments in China)  

1100 - 1115

Break

1115 - 1300

First session (15 minutes each):

• Indonesia: Efendi Pasandaran
• Malaysia: Nasir Shamsudin
   Malaysia – Infrastructure Issues: Implications for the Food and Agricultural System (144.29 kB)
  
• The Philippines: Salvador Catelo
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 – The Philippines (171.73 kB)
  
• Thailand: Ruangrai Tokrisna
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 – Thailand (986.01 kB)
• Vietnam:  Chair

1300 - 1430

Lunch

1430 - 1630

Second session (15 minutes each):

• Australia: Terry Sheales
• Canada: Brad Gilmour
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 - Chinese Taipei (260.44 kB)
• New Zealand: Mark Walton
   Role of Infrastructure in New Zealand’s Food System (595.74 kB)
  
• United States: Mark Denbaly
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 – United States (218.15 kB)
  
• Chair: Mark Denbaly

1930 - 2100

Reception:  Melia Hanoi Hotel

Tuesday, May 18

0830 - 1330

Field trip to various agricultural/aquacultural sites; courtesy of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Wednesday, May 19

0900 - 1045

Third session (15 minutes each):

• China: Hong Kong,China
   Enabling China’s Agri-Food Sector (535.93 kB)
• Japan: Keiji Ohga
   Japan Food Outlook 2004-05 (3.38 MB)
• Korea: Myong-Keun Eor
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 – Korea (158.82 kB)
  
• Chinese Taipei: Ching-Cheng Chang   
   
• Chair: Keiji Ohga

1045 - 1100

Break

1100 - 1300

Fourth session (15 minutes each):

• Chile: Eugenia Muchnik
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 - Chile (171.14 kB)
• Mexico: Hector Manlio Peña Jimenez
   Pacific Food System Outlook 2004-2005 – Mexico (171.39 kB)
  
• Ecuador: Inés Mencías
   Infrastructure and the Food System - Ecuador (380.81 kB)
• Peru: TBD   
• Chair: Eugenia Muchnik

1300 - 1430  

1430 - 1700

Wrap up panel (10 minutes each):

• Jinap Selamat, Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Neil Conklin, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Chair: Brad Gilmour, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada

Future directions:

• Bill Coyle

Closing Remarks:

• Walter J. Armbruster