14th Review, Planning, and Steering Committee Meeting

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posted May 17, 2015, 8:21 PM by Unknown user [ updated May 23, 2016, 3:02 AM by Unknown user ]

The meeting is organized to share and discuss among member-nations the accomplishments, experiences, learning, and challenges of the past year, as well as the plans for the coming year.

May 18, Monday

Arrival of participants

May 19, Tuesday

Morning event -- Field visit. In the morning, the participants will visit Be Gone village, Zay Yar Thiri township, Nay Pyi Taw. This rice village is rainfed lowland with flooding problems. It is 15 kilometers away from the venue and takes around 30 minutes to travel by car. The participants will meet with farmers, local leaders, commune staff, local extension staff, and scientists from DAR and DoA.

Following the visit to Be Gone are Setsetyo Farm (an organic vegetable farm), Gem Museum, and Oatpathathanni Pagoda tour.

7	Departure from the hotel
7 - 9	Field visit to Be Gone Village
9 - 10:30	Visit to Setsetyo farm
10:30 - 12	Visit to Gem Museum and Oatpathathanni Pagoda tour
12 - 2	Lunch

Afternoon event -- Meeting of Working Groups

May 20, Wednesday

Morning event

Launching of the Myanmar Rice Sector Research and Development Strategy
Inauguration of the IRRI office, DAR office
Donor's forum

Afternoon event

14th Review, Planning, and Steering Committee (SC) Meeting

8:30 - 12	Registration
12 - 1:30	Lunch

Opening session

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
1:30 - 1:40	Opening remarks and introduction of participants	Dr. Digna Manzanilla, CURE Coordinator and Social Scientist, IRRI
1:40 - 1:50	Welcome remarks	H. E. Minister U Myint Hlaing, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MoAI)
1:50 - 2	Response from IRRI	Dr. Robert Zeigler, Director General, IRRI
2 - 2:10	IFAD Strategic development framework and investment portfolio for Asia and the Pacific	Dr. Fabrizio Bresciani, Regional Economist, IFAD-Asia and the Pacific Region
2:10 - 2:25	Making all things possible for the second green revolution in Asia: IRRI at its best	Dr. David Johnson, CESD Director and Program 3 Leader (GRiSP), IRRI
2:25 - 2:40	Keynote address: "National rice research program for food security and poverty reduction in unfavorable areas in Myanmar"	Dr. Ye Tint Tun, Director General, Department of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Myanmar
2:40 - 3	Introduction to the CURE meeting objectives and highlights of events: Highlights of accomplishments for the year 2014 Annual Workplan and Budget (AWPB) 2015 Mini-symposium: "Accelerating country impacts from the gains in research and partnerships through CURE in fragile rice ecosystems" Field visit/ observational tour for learning in the community 14th CURE Steering Committee Meeting	Dr. Digna Manzanilla
3 - 3:30	Official photo session and coffee break

Status/ Synthesis reports from the Working Groups

CURE technologies, products, lessons learned, cases, and models (2014); plans (2015)

Stress-tolerant varieties (experimentation and varietal releases) and crop management options
Seed multiplication and dissemination
Capacity enhancement and knowledge management
Technical Innovation Services (TIS), networking, and partnerships
Links to national programs and other projects
Gender-responsive strategies
Gaps and plans

Session 1 Chair: Assistant Secretary Edilberto de Luna

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
3:30 - 4:30	Working Group 1: Drought-prone lowlands	Dr. Yoichiri Kato and Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, IRRI Dr. Indrastuti Rumanti, ICRR Dr. Daw Tin Tin Myint, DAR Dr. Jirapong Jairin, URRC Dr. Nenita Desamero, PhilRice Dr. Ouk Makara, CARDI
4:30 - 4:45	Discussion
4:45 - 5:05	Updates on related activities on climate change (Working Group on climate change)	Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, Regional Program Leader for Southeast Asia, CCAFS Dr. Reiner Wassmann, Coordinator, Climate Change Consortium and Working Group 5 Leader
5:05 - 5:20	Discussion and brief wrap-up	Dr. Mukund Variar, Principal Scientist, CRURRS
5:20 - 7	Break for the day, preparation for welcome dinner
7	Welcome dinner hosted by MoAI

May 21, Thursday

Continuation of Review and Planning Meeting

Morning event

Session 2 Chair: Dr. Ouk Makara

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
8 - 8:10	Opening remarks	Dr. Digna Manzanilla
8:10 - 9:10	Working Group 2: Submergence-prone lowlands	Dr. Yoichiro Kato, IRRI Dr. Indrastuti Rumanti, ICRR Dr. Phetmanyseng Xangsayasane, NAFRI-ARC Dr. Reunreudee Kaewcheenchai, SRRC Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang, CLRRI
9:10 - 9:25	Discussion
9:25 - 10:05	Working Group 3: Salinity-prone lowlands	Dr. Glenn Gregorio and Dr. RK Singh, IRRI Dr. Duangjai Suriya-Arunroj, NRRC Dr. Nguyen Thi Lang, CLRRI Dr. Aris Hairmansis/Dr. Nafisah, ICRR
10:05 - 10:20	Discussion
10:20 - 10:40	Coffee break
10:40 - 11:40	Working Group 4: Rice-based upland ecosystem	Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz, IRRI Dr. Suwarno,/Dr. Aris Hairmansis, ICRR Mr. Khamla Phanthaboun, UAReC Dr. Pham Thi Sen, Dr. Luu Ngoc Quyen, NOMAFSI Dr. Rose Hondrade, USM
11:40 - 12	Discussion and brief wrap-up	Dr. Leocadio Sebastian, CCAFS
12 - 1:30	Lunch

Afternoon event

Mini-symposium

"Accelerating country impacts from the gains in research and partnerships through the consortium for fragile rice ecosystems"

Session 3 Chair: Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
1:30 - 1:45	Enhancing farmers' access to new varieties and appropriate management practices	Dr. Noel Magor, Senior Scientist and Head, Training Center, IRRI Dr. Digna Manzanilla
1:45 - 2:00	Rice sector development: the case of partnerships in rice research and development in Myanmar	Dr. David Johnson, IRRI NARES partners, Myanmar
2 - 2:15	Philippines DA-IRRI Heirloom Rice Project, enriching the gains along the rice value chain "Capturing value, preserving heritage"	Dr. Casiana Vera Cruz, IRRI Dr. Digna Manzanilla, IRRI Dr. Magdalena Wanawan, Ms. Virginia Tapat, DA-CAR

Integrating the gains from CURE-related activities into country/national programs and accelerating impacts - to be presented by the members of the CURE Steering Committee [with NARES working group coordinators]

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
2:15 - 2:30	Indonesia	Dr. Indrastuti Rumanti (on behalf of Dr. Ali Jamil), ICRR
2:30 - 2:45	Philippines	ASec. Edilberto de Luna, OIC -Executive Director, Philrice
2:45 - 3	Lao PDR	Dr. Phetmanyseng Xangsayasane, Senior Rice Breeder, NAFRI
3 - 3:15	Vietnam	Dr. Nguyen Van Tuat, Vice President, VAAS
3:15 - 3:35	Break
3:35 - 3:50	Cambodia	Dr. Ouk Makara, Director, CARDI
3:50 - 4:10	Thailand	Dr. Varapong Chamarerk, Rice Department
4:10 - 4:30	General discussion and systhesis of learning	Dr. Noel Magor, IRRI

Developing and disseminating technologies for unfavorable rice areas: learning from South Asia - to be presented by partners from South Asia

TIME	TITLE/ACTIVITY	KEY PERSON	LINK
4:10 - 4:30	Ushering in green revolution in rainfed rice areas through stress-tolerant rice varieties: Success story in South Asia	Dr. Uma Shankar Singh, Senior Scientist, IRRI Dr. Jeet Singh Sandhu, DDG, ICAR Mr. R. K. Singh, Ministry of Agriculture, India Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail, IRRI
4:30 - 5:30	Stress-tolerant varieties and crop and natural resource management for fragile for fragile ecosystems: lessons learned in South Asia	Dr. Sudhanshu Singh, IRRI Dr. Mukund Variar, CRURRS Dr. Anshul Rathore, IGAU Dr. Akhtar Khan, NDUAT Dr. J.N. Reddy, CRRI Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam, BRRI Dr. Ram Baran Yadaw, NARC Dr. Bishnu Bilas Adhikari, IAAS
5:30 - 5:45	General discussion and synthesis of learning	Dr. Noel Magor
5:45	Impression and closing remarks	Dr. Fabrizio Bresciani, IFAD
7	Closing of the Meeting/ Farewell dinner hosted by IRRI	Dr. Robert Zeigler Dr. Bruce Tolentino MoAI key officials