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High Level Consultation on Facilitating Agricultural Trade
in Asia and the Pacific
Date
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25-26 January 2011 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizer
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UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division |
Objective
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i) Analyze constraints for facilitating agricultural trade in Asia and the Pacific; ii) exchange and introduce best practices on Trade Facilitation in Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific; iii) Identify recommended actions to implement Trade Facilitation in Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific |
Documentation
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Presentations:
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Session I: Status and Prospects of Agricultural Trade in Asia and the Pacific
 Overview of the Agricultural Trade in the Asia-Pacific
Region
Ms. Shamika Sirimanne, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section,
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Facilitating Trade in Agriculture: Lessons from Cambodia
Sok Siphana, Advisor to the Royal Government of
Cambodia
Session II: Facilitating Agricultural Trade: Product Standards -Issues and Relevant Measures
Challenges to Product Standards Implementation and
Product Conformance: Perspective from Pakistan and
Way Forward
Tariq Mahmood, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Food
and Agriculture, Government of Pakistan
Standards and Conformity Issues Related to
Agricultural Trade
Lalith Goonatilake, Director, Trade Capacity Building,
UNIDO
Technical Standards and Product Conformance:
Towards Regional Solutions
Venkataraman Balakrishnan, CEO, National
Accreditation Board of Certification Bodies, India
Session III: Facilitating Agricultural Trade: Procedures, Trade Finance and Logistics - Issues and Relevant Measures
Cumbersome Procedures and Critical Success Factors
for Facilitating Perishable Goods Trade
Jeevika Weerahewa, Senior Lecturer, Department of
Agricultural Economics and Business Management,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya Sri Lanka
Accessing Trade Finance for Agricultural Exports:
Addressing Barriers
Meghana Joglekar, Resident Representative,
Export-Import Bank of India, Singapore
Improving Competition of Transport and Logistics
Service Providers for Agricultural Trade
John Quarmby, Project Consultant, National
Distribution, DB Schenker
Session IV: Good Practices in Trade Facilitation for Agricultural Products
India: Export of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits from India
Dhanashree Shukla, Farmpack India
The Philippines: Automation of Import Procedures for
Perishable Goods
Florian Alburo, President, Center for the Advancement
of Trade Integration and Facilitation, University of the
Philippines
China: Trade Facilitation Initiatives on Agricultural
Products
Li Xiande, Professor of the Institute of Agricultural
Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
Tradefacilitate
Ian Watt, Managing Director, Applied Electronic
Commerce (AEC)
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Session IV (Continued): Good Practices in Trade Facilitation for Agricultural Products
UNIDO - Ongoing TBT/SPS Capacity Building Initiatives
in the Asia-Pacific Region
Lalith Goonatilake, UNIDO
ADB - Food Safety, SPS, IT and Food Traceability
System: Lesson on Japan
Sununtar Setboonsarng, Principal Natural Resources
and Agriculture Economist, ADB
UNECE - Standards for electronic Certificates
Markus Pikart, Economic Affairs Officer, UNECE
Session V: Priorities for Facilitating Trade in Agriculture in the Asia-Pacific Developing Countries
Bangladesh – Priorities for Facilitating Trade in Agriculture
in the Asia- Pacific Developing Countries
Mozibur Rahman, Chairman, Bangladesh Tariff
Commission
Lao PDR - Trade Facilitation for Agricultural products:
Perspective from Lao PDR
Khemdeth Sihavong, Deputy Director General,
Department of Import and Export, Ministry of Industry
and Commerce, Vientiane
Nepal – Priorities for Facilitating Trade in Agriculture
(A Nepalese Perspective)
Purushottam Ojha, Secretary, Secretary of State,
Ministry of Commerce, Nepal
Session VI: Trade Facilitation in Agriculture: Role of ESCAP and Regional Cooperation
Trade Facilitation in Agriculture: Role of ESCAP and
Regional Cooperation
Florian A. Alburo, Center for the Advancement of
Trade Integration and Facilitation, Philippines
Trade Facilitation in Agriculture: Recommended Roles
of ESCAP and Regional Cooperation
Somnuk Keretho, Director, Institute for IT Innovation,
Kasetsart University
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Participants
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Programme
Information note for participants
List of participants |
Contact
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Khan M. F. Salehin
Associate Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Facilitation Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Tel: 66-2-288-2118
Fax: 66-2-288-1027
Email: salehin@un.org
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Last updated: 28 January 2011 |
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