Rehearsing Strategic Program Related to Cross Cutting Issues for Sustainable Agriculture

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SYMPOSIUM

ON  APPLIED SYSTEM ANALYSIS IN AGRICULTURE

“Rehearsing Strategic Program Related to Cross Cutting Issues

for Sustainable Agriculture”

BACKGROUND

Agricultural development is growing significantly to address high demand on agricultural products. In addition, dynamics of international condition affects the direction on its orientation whereas global competition for agricultural product will arise to feed the world. Emerging threat to sustainable agriculture is driven by rapid economic transformation where the world’s population reaches almost 7,2 billion.

Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity. The challenge is to provide the world’s growing population with a sustainablein the context of global climate change, environmental changes and declining resources.

Asystems perspective is essential to understanding agricultural sustainability and support production and productivity of food, fiber, and fuel. Therefore, a comprehensive program among stakeholders should be applied relating to cross-cutting issues for achieving sustainable agriculture. As well, enhancing innovation system between Research & Development Institutes and other parties: Governments, Academicians, Business, and Communities

Untuk itulah Badan Litbang menggelar Internasional Symposium on Applied Syastem Analysis, dengan tema “Rehearshing Strategic Program Related to Cross Cutting Issues for Sustainable Agriculture” oleh Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (IAARD) Ministry of Agriculture bekeja sama dengan Lee Kuan Yeuw School of Public Policy-Asia Competitiveness Institute, National Univercity of Singapore (LKYSPP-ACI NUS), dan dukungan oleh President’s Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight (UKP4), International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) and Indonesian Natioal Committe for Applied System Analysis (INCASA) yang diadakan di Le Meridien Hotel, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Kav 18 Jakarta pada tanggal 14 Oktober 2014.

Participants from National and International (± 150 persons):

Governments:

Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries,

Public Work; Ristek, Bappenas; LIPI; JIRCAS; GTC-K

Academicians:

LKYSPP-ACI NUS, IPB, ITB, UGM, UI, UNPAD, CAAS, Wageningen University

Private Business              :

KADIN (Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Communities:

NGOs, IIASA, INCASA

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Prof. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, Chair of Indonesian National Committee for Applied System Analysis (INCASA)

Topic: Applied System Analysis Approach for sustainable agriculture policy in Indonesia

Dr  Haryono, Director General of Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development,  Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia

Topic: Improvement of the Economic Profits from Peatland without Exacerbating the Environmental Impact

Dr. William Sabandar, Deputy for Operations of the Indonesian National REDD+ Agency

Topic: The REDD+ National Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture Management

PLENARRY SESSION 1: FEEDING PEOPLE: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES:

Dr. Osamu Koyama, CEO, JapanInternationalResearchCenter for AgriculturalSciences (JIRCAS)

Topic: Research Strategy for Feeding People

Prof. Tan KheeGiap, Prof. Tan Kong Yam, and Ms. NurinaMerdikawati, LKYSPP ACI-NUS

Topic: Competitiveness among emerging countriesf 33 Provinces and 6 Economics Corridors

Prof. Dr. Zhu Lizhi, Senior Economist, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Topic: Agricultural Sustainable Development in China

Prof. Dr. AchmadSuryana and Dr. Sumedi, IAARD, MoA, RoI

Topic: Value Chain in Securing Food Supply and Demand

Dr. Nick Austin, CEO, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

Topic: Research Institution Interact with Private Sectors in the Global Agriculture

PLENARRY SESSION 2: SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: SECURING FOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Prof. Dr. Aris Ananta, Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS)

Topic: Food Security in Sustainable Development

Prof. Ramkishen S Rajan, Ms. Suo Haoran , Ms. Nurina Merdikawati, LKYSPP ACI-NUS

Topic: Agricultural Productivity Analysis for Indonesia and Provinces of Indonesia

Mr. Nils Grede, Deputy Director, World Food Program Indonesia.

Topic: Nutrition and Supply Chain of Food in Indonesia

Dr. Taek-Ryoun Kwon, Program Director, National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), Korea

Topic:Green Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in Korea

Dr. Alexander Schwatz, Research Scholar,  IIASA’s Ecosystems Service and Management Program

Topic: Global food security and sustainable agriculture challenges

OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Objectives

1.To obtain insight overview and perspectives among parties related to facts and problems on sustainable agriculture

2.To initiate synergy program cross sectoral  related to  agricultural sustainability

3.To design a strategic program based on existing conditions and stakeholders involvement to achieve sustainable agriculture

Expected outcomes:

1.An overview and perspectives related to facts and problems on sustainable agriculture

2.An initiative synergy program cross sectoral related to agricultural sustainability

3.Recommendation of strategic cross-sectoral program based on existing conditions and stakeholder involvement to achieve sustainable agriculture