Agenda
Day 1 – 12 March
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Activity |
Who |
| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration of participants | Secretariat |
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Opening of the Lao Uplands Conference |
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| 08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome remark Vice-Governor of Luang Prabang Province | Vice-Governor of Luang Prabang Province |
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome remark by donors: EU and AFD | Mr. Ignacio Oliver-Cruz EU and Mr. Matthieu Bommier AFD |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Opening speech by Vice-Minister of MAF | HE Mr. Thongphath Vongmany, Vice-Minister of MAF |
| 09:15 – 09:30 | Introduction to the Upland Development Programme: Selected lessons and observations | Mr. Khamsone Sysanhouth, NUDP, MAF |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | The strategy of DALaM towards sustainable agricultural land management in the Lao Uplands | Mr. Khamphone Rasachack, DG of DALaM |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Group photo | All |
Opening
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Agricultural fair and poster session |
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| 10:00 – 11:45 | Opening of the agricultural fair
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Vice-Governor Luang Prabang, Vice-Minister of MAF and President of Souphanouvong University |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Lunch | All |
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Session 1 – Changing uplands: challenges and opportunities |
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| 13:00 – 13:30 | Using the SLI.DO App – short training | All participants with MC |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 1.1. Alternative Futures in the Lao Uplands: multi-function or mono-function? | NIER, NAFRI, DALaM, TABI |
| 5’ | Session introduction | Dr. Chanhsamone Phongoudome, NAFRI |
| 15’ | What does green growth mean for the uplands? | Dr. Syviengxay Oraboune, NIER |
| 15’ | Contexts of large scale investments in lands | Mr. Vong Nanthavong, CDE and Dr Michael Epprecht, CDE |
| 15’ | Informing the multi-functional/mono-functional debate: Insights from the northern uplands | Dr. Micah Ingalls, CDE-TABI |
| 10’ | Questions – discussion | Dr. Chanhsamone Phongoudome, NAFRI |
| 30’ | Panel discussion: Is smallholder farming the main pathway out of poverty for rural people in the uplands? | |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:20 | Video: Mr. Ken | |
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| 15:30 – 16:50 | 1.2. Vulnerabilities and adaptation to changes in the Lao Uplands: exploring pathways towards resilience | DALaM, NAFRI, CDE, CARE-CCL-SAEDA, EFICAS |
| 20’ | Framing vulnerability and adaptation in the context of the Lao Uplands | Dr. Michael Epprecht, CDE and Dr. J-Christophe Castella, IRD-CIRAD |
| 20’ | Strengthening adaptive capacity of smallholders and monitoring impacts on resilience: lessons from climate change adaptation projects | CARE-CCL-SAEDA and Dr. Thavone Inthavong, NAFRI |
| 20’ | Early warning systems: mobile reporting, information integration, and decision making | Dr. Thatheva Saphanthong, DALaM and Dr. Michael Epprecht, CDE |
| 30’ | Panel discussion
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Mr. Ignacio Oliver-Cruz, EU |
| 18:30 | Conference dinner at Pharpxay Restaurant | All |
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Day 2 – 13 March
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Time |
Activity |
Who |
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Session 2 – Engineering the transition towards sustainable agriculture |
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| 08:30 – 10:00 | 2.1. Landscape approaches: engaging upland communities in designing their own development pathways | DALaM, NAFRI, EFICAS, TABI |
| 15’ | Framing landscape approaches in the context of the Lao Uplands: patterns of agricultural commercialization, intensification, and diversification | Dr. Jean-Christophe Castella, IRD-CIRAD |
| 15’ | Participatory land use planning: reconciling multiple objectives at the local level – experiences from DALaM with support from GIZ, TABI, EFICAS | Mr. Phoneda Visisombath, PALaM Huaphan |
| 15’ | Sustainable land management practices in the uplands: environmental benefits and challenges for large scale adoption | Dr. Nivong Sipaseuth, DALaM |
| 15’ | When agriculture is getting too uniform: what intervention mechanisms to promote agrobiodiversity and agroecology practices? | Mr. Ienlang Panthanivong, PAFO Xiengkhouang |
| 30’ | Participatory theater: exploring pathways to sustainable intensification of agriculture in the Lao Uplands | |
| 10:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10:20 | Video: EFICAS | |
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| 10:30 – 12:00 | 2.2. Green Extension: learning processes for sustainable agriculture in the uplands of Laos | DTEAP, LURAS, FAO |
| 10’ | Introduction: Why we need Green Extension | Mr. Andrew Bartlett, Helvetas-LURAS |
| 20’ | The Green Extension approach of the Lao Upland Rural Advisory Service (LURAS) | Mr. Souvanthong Namvong, DTEAP- MAF |
| 20’ | Green Extension experience in Xieng Khouang province | Ms. Chanthaly Sfongxay, PAFO Xiengkhouang |
| 10’ | Key challenge: who do extension workers really work for? | Mr. Andrew Bartlett, Helvetas-LURAS |
| 30’ | Discussion – Looking ahead: how can we take Green Extension beyond the projects? | |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
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| Session 3 – Enabling environments for sustainable development | ||
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 3.1. Bringing agroecology to the market: Innovative market approaches and institutional settings | ALiSEA, NUoL, GRET, CIRAD |
| 15’ | Interactive poll about main issues at stakes when addressing Agroecology & Markets | All participants Facilitation by ALiSEA-GRET and CIRAD |
| 30’ | Case studies about different innovations to address the marketing of agrifood products in the Northern Uplands:
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Mr. Thongdam Phongphichith, SAEDA Saffron coffee company Mr. Anonh Khamhoung |
| 15’ | Drawing lessons from case studies | All participants Facilitation by ALiSEA-GRET and CIRAD |
| 30’ | Wrap-up discussion about Agroecology & Market:
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Dr. Isabelle Vagneron CIRAD and Mr. Pierre Ferrand ALiSEA-GRET |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:20 | Prize award ceremony – posters and booths | Mr. Bandith Ramangkoun, DALaM |
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| 15:30-16:30 | 3.2. The role of higher education and science in achieving a broad scale and lasting impact on sustainable development in the Lao Uplands | HESA-SIANI |
Panel discussion
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Dr. Wayne Nelles, HESA-SIANI Expert Group and Ms. Sengphachanh Sonethavixay, Policy Think Tank, NAFRI |
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| 16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:00 |
Remark
Closing remark |
EU & AFD
DALaM and PAFO |
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Day 3 – 14 March
Wrap-up session (invited participants only)
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Time |
Activity |
Who |
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Session 4 – A vision for the future of the Lao Uplands: key messages and recommendations |
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| 08:30 | Review state of knowledge about the Lao Uplands: facts and evidences | All participants |
| 09:00 | Working group discussions: identifying gaps, opportunities and recommendations for moving forward |
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| 10:00 | Coffee break | |
| 10:30 | Plenary presentations | |
| 11:00 | Discussion about the key messages/recommendations from the conference | |
| 11:30 | Drafting the key messages as outputs of the conference as small groups | |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
Participants to the wrap-up session are all the members of the organizing committee, organizers of individual sessions during the conference and facilitators. Participants to the morning meeting can take part in the afternoon field trips to agroecological farms or botanical garden.