Regional seminar on rural development and agricultural and food quality linked to geographicalorigin in Asia: lessons and perspectives

8 – 11 June 2009, Bangkok - Thailand

Programme of technical consultation - 8/10 June 2009

Monday 8 June

Time	Speaker or facilitator
15.00	Opening: Welcome addresses Jean-Pierre Chiaradia-Bousquet, Officer in Charge FAO Development Law Service, Rome Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister Counsellor for Trade, EC Delegation to Thailand Representative Puangrat Asavapisit, Director-General of Department of Intellectual Property
15.20	Overview of the consultation’s objectives and programme Jo Cadilhon, Marketing Officer (Quality Improvement) FAO
15.30	General presentation on quality linked to origin and rural development Emilie Vandecandelaere, Food Quality Officer, FAO
16.00	Background on international intellectual property context of agrifood products linked to geographical origin Pushpendra Rai, Actin Director and Head World Intellectual Property Organisation Singapore Office
16.30	Geographical indications as an instrument of the EU rural development policy Constantinos Petrides, International Relations Officer, DG Agriculture and Rural Development of the Euro pean Commission
17.00	Questions and answers Discussion Chair: Jean-Jacques Bouflet, Minister Counsellor for Trade EC Delegation to Thailand
17.40	Preparation for parallel working groups and ice breaker Jo Cadilhon, Marketing Officer (Quality Improvement), Emilie Vandecandelaere, Food Quality Officer, FAO
18.00	End of first day
18.30	Welcome cocktail and tagging ice breaker Welcome address: David Lipman, EC Head of Delegation to Thailand Facilitator for ice breaker: Jo Cadilhon, Marketing Officer (Quality Improvement), FAO

Tuesday 9 June

The technical consultations on Tuesday and Wednesday will be based on parallel sessions, related to three themes:

A. Institutional framework - B. Effciency of the value chain - C. Challenges linked to specific commodities

8.30 - 12.00 Morning parallel sessions:

A.1 Role of Government: legal framework, support to technical implementation, assessment and registration, market access and information - Facilitator: Jean-Pierre Chiaradia-Bousquet, FAO

• Presentation by facilitator, Geographical indications in Asia: institutional framework
• Tarit Datta, IIM, GI registration procedure in India
• Oskar Simanullang, Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Registration process of GI products in Indonesia
• Wang Guihong, INRA Toulouse, The Chinese GI systems of SAIC and AQSIQ Vu Trong Binh, RUDEC, Registration of Phu Quoc Fish Sauce GI

 

B.1 Organizing producers and marketing chain towards registration of the quality sign - Facilitator: Emilie Vandecandelaere, FAO

• Denis Sautier, CIRAD, The local process of GI elaboration : Lessons learnt from European and Asian case studies
• Sereyvath Prak, CEDAC, Supply chain for Kampong Speu palm sugar, Cambodia.
• Riyaldi, Ministry of Agriculture, Kopi Arabika Kintamani Bali
• Ts. Enkh-Amgalan, SDC, “Uvs sea buckthorn” GI:  lessons learnt and experiences
• Christopher Fernando, SAPPTA, Ceylon cinnamon
• Thanawat Srikhirin, Doi Tung Development Project under Royal Initiative Project, Sharing the best practice: the case study of the Doi Tung Development Project

C.1 Exports of plant products: tea, coffee, rice, fruits, medicinal plants
Facilitator: Constantinos Petrides, EC

• Ch. Hamid Malhi, Basmati Growers’ Association,  The efforts of the Basmati Growers Association, Pakistan
• Saki Septiono, Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Aceh heads towards a new conflict over a name of a coffee
• Roya Noorbakhsh, Institute of Standard and Industrial Research of Iran, Iranian saffron
• Choni Dendup, Ministry of Agriculture, Attributes of Bhutanese red rice Sinouk Sisombat, Lao coffee association, Marketing Lao Coffee

13.30-17.00 Afternoon parallel sessions:

A.2 Coordination between institutions (intellectual property, trade, agriculture)
Facilitator: Antonio Berenguer, EC

• Lao Reasey, Department of Intellectual Property Rights, Development of the national legal framework in Cambodia
• Shinta Sirait, Directorate General of Intellectual Property Rights, Coordination between institutions to support quality of Indonesian food GIs
• Monthathip Chanphengxay, NAFRI,  Project for establishment of Geographical Indications in Laos: main results
• Salma Chaudhuri Zohir, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, Protecting geographical indications in Bangladesh
• Laddawan Kunnoot, Bureau of Rice Products Development, Driving for the success of GI rice in Thailand

B.2 Building an industry body for business and institutional partnerships to manage geographical indications - Facilitator: Andrew Shepherd, FAO

• Vu Trong Binh, RUDEC, Conflicts within the supply chain of Phu Quoc Fish Sauce
• Ch. Hamid Malhi, Basmati Growers’ Association,  The Basmati stakeholders
• Jo Cadilhon, FAO, Marketing problems faced by the producers of the Nakhonchaisri Pomelo GI in Thailand
• Kongkiat Nasimma, Thung Kula Rong-Hai Thai Hom Mali Rice Trade Association, GI Thung Kula Rong Hai

C.2 Developing origin and quality for animal and aquaculture products - Facilitator: David Hitchcock, FAO

• Regzedmaa Sandag, Ministry of Agriculture and Light Industry, The Gobi camel wool as a Mongolian geographical indication
• Hemraj Regmi, Ministry of Agriculture, One Village One Product in Nepal
• Varatip Somboonyarathi, Thai Department of Fisheries, Oyster from Surathanee Province
• Wang Guihong, INRA-Toulouse, Impact of a GI certification in a livestock farming activity: the case of Jinhua Ham

 

Wednesday 10 June

8.30 - 12.00 Morning parallel sessions:

A.3 Guarantee system and certification - Facilitator: Pascal Liu, FAO

• Presentation by facilitator, Main conclusions of FAO’s technical consultation on independent certification in Asia
• Riccardo Cozzo, Bioagricert Thailand, Geographical Indications: regulation, certification and inspection procedures for training local CB
• Qie Yuguang, Carrefour China, To ensure freshness of agricultural products via direct purchase
• Jean-Marie Brun, GRET Cambodia, Implementation of control mechanisms: the case of Kampot pepper

B.3 Extending a territorial strategy to economic, social and environmental issues
Facilitator: Stéphane Passeri, EC

• Phouang Parisak Pravongviengkham, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, The role of Geographical Indications for rural development in Laos: the macro view and status
• Denis Sautier, CIRAD, Quality sign linking environmental, social and origin aspects: “Small chicken rice” from Xieng Khouang plateau, Lao PDR
• Siriporn Boonchoo, Queen Sirikit Institute of Sericulture, Marketing strategy of Thai Silk industry
• Wicha Promyong, Doi Chaang Fresh Roast Coffee Co., Ltd, Doi Chaang Coffee GI

C.3 Developing local supply chains for traditional products - Facilitator: Marija Spirovska, FAO

• Kannika Buacheen, Umbrella Marketing Center (1976) Co., Ltd, Bor Sang Umbrella
• Presentation by facilitator, Certification of forest products
• Subohd Kumar, Confederation of Indian Industry, Presentation on Kondapally Toys

 

Afternoon plenary session:

13.30 Presentation of all the working group reports and discussion

Result session A1 - Result session B1 - Result session C1

Result session A2 - Result session B2 - Result session C2

Result session A3 - Result session B3 - Result session C3

15.30 Further discussions and synthesis of reports into expert recommendations and joint EC-FAO press conference of the following day.

Synthesis of recommendations

Report on recommendations

17.00 End of third day and completion of technical consultation evaluation forms

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Programme and presentations Public Seminar - 11 June 2009