Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) and Food Security in Thailand

SIANI Expert Group hosts an event to discuss:

What principal, most pressing (and related) agriculture and environment problems in Thailand should higher education (or research centres) better address?
What are examples of current or exemplary model teaching programs, research activities and best practices on sustainable agriculture and food security in your universities or institutes?
Are public investments (government policies, priorities, budgets and programs) adequate to meet existing HESA needs or future challenges?
What new resources, policies, reforms, curricula or other innovations (local, institutional, national and regional) and partnerships are needed (or committed) for post-secondary institutions, programs and governments to better strengthen HESA teaching, learning, research and university extension services?

Times

Från 20 mars 2015 vid 07:30 till 20 mars 2015 vid 11:30

Venue

Chulalonkongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR), 12th Floor Witthaykit Building, Siam Square

Resurser

Relevant innehåll

26 May 2015

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Thai Policy in the ASEAN Context

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Poonpipop KASEMSAP, Representative of The Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education responded to the following questions in this presentation:

26 May 2015

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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Thailand: National Government Perspectives & Policies

Ms. Ladawan KHAMPA, Deputy Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) responded to the following questions in this presentation:

26 May 2015

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Thai Higher Agricultural Education, Scientific Research and Extension Priorities amidst National Environmental/ Sustainability and Capacity Development Challenges

Ms. Raweewan BHURIDEJ, Inspector, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment responded to the following questions in this presentation:

26 May 2015

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Government Perspectives & Policies: Thai Higher Agriculture Education, Scientific Research and Extension Priorities amidst National Environment/Sustainability and Capacity Development Challenges

Mr. Suppanart KETCHAROEN, Director of Agricultural Extension Research and Development Division, Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE) responded to the following questions in this presentation;

26 May 2015

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Introduction to the Agricultural Research Development Agency, Thailand

Ms. Kunvara CHOTIPHANSOPHON, Deputy Director, Agricultural Research Development (Public Organization) - ARDA, Responded to the following questions during this presentation:

26 May 2015

Publikation

Report on the Public Forum and Academic Dialogue on Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) and Food Security in Thailand

This report is drawn from an event which was part of the Expert Group on Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) in Southeast Asia initiative. The group was influenced by the...

26 May 2015

Publikation

Agenda for the Public Forum and Academic Dialogue on Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) and Food Security in Thailand

This is the agenda for an Expert Group event on Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) in Southeast Asia initiative.

Agenda

PRELIMINARY AGENDA:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome Remarks and Meeting Overview. Representative (TBA), Welcome from Senior Chula Administration; Emeritus Professor Dr. Annop Kunavongkrit, Founder, Chulalongkorn University, School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR), Bangkok, and Alumnus, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU); Matthew Fielding, Communications Manager, SIANI; Asia office, Bangkok; Dr. Wayne Nelles, Visiting Scholar, CUSAR – Overview of HESA Project (from CUSAR-based Coordinator).
9:15 – 10:45 Government Perspectives and Policies: Higher Agriculture Education, Scientific Research and Extension Priorities amidst National Environmental/Sustainability and Capacity Development Challenges (Panel Discussion and Open Dialogue with Audience and Participants). Representative (TBA), Office of the Higher Education Commission, Ministry of Education; Olan Pitak, Director General (DG), Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE), Thailand or Representative (TBA); Representative (TBA), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Assoc Prof. Dr. Somporn Isvilanonda, Thailand Research Fund (TRF), Agriculture Department; Ms. Ladawon Khampa, Deputy Secretary General, National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Moderator: Prof. Dr. Surichai Wungaeo, Director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies Chulalongkorn University, and Rural Sociologist.
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 – 12:15 Academic Perspectives: Thai Higher Education for Sustainable Agriculture (HESA) Data, Issues, Challenges and Opportunities (Panel Discussion and Open Dialogue with Audience and Participants). Emeritus Prof, Dr. Thavivongse Sriburi, Unisearch and Environmental Sciences, Chulalonkongkorn University; Prof. Dr. Theerachai Haitook, Kohn Kaen University (KKU), Faculty of Agriculture; Dr. Dusit Athinuwat, Sustainable Agriculture Program, Thammasat University; Dr. Suparerk Sookumarn, Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Kasetsart University (KU); Assoc.Prof. Dr. Somyot Thungwa, or Representative (TBA), Head, Department of Agricultural Development Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University; Dr. Chanchai Sangchyoswat, Assistant Professor, Chiang Mai University (CMU); Faculty of Agriculture; Dr. Pradtana Yossuck, Assistant Professor, School of Administrative Studies (SAS), Maejo University (MJU); Dr. Abha Mishra, Co-Director of Asian Center of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT); Dr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Asia Director, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). Moderator: Dr. Supawan Visetnoi, Lecturer, Chulalonkongkorn University School of Agricultural Resources (CUSAR).
12:15 – 12:30 Closing Remarks and Next Steps for HESA Thailand-ASEAN Research: Networking and Partnerships through SIANI and Beyond. Matthew Fielding, Communications Manager, SIANI; Dr. Wayne Nelles, Visiting Scholar, CUSAR, HESA Coordinator.