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REGIONAL CONSULTATION MEETING ON
Organized by: SAARC Agriculture Center (SAC)
Technical support: ICIMOD
Participation in this event is by invitation only
This regional consultation will bring together experts and policy makers for knowledge sharing on the current status of horticulture in the hilly areas of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member states. Participants will discuss future prospects and development programmes to strengthen horticulture in hilly areas.
All timings are in Bangladesh Standard Time.
Chair: Dr. Md Baktear Hossain, Director, SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC)
Master of ceremony: Ms. Fatema Nasrin Jahan, Senior Programme Officer (NRM), SAC
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 10:20–10:30 | Log into Zoom meeting | |
| 10:30–10:35 | Welcome address | Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC |
| 10:35–10:40 | Remarks by special guest | Mr. Md. Ali Akbar, Deputy Secretary (PPC), Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh |
| 10:40–10:45 | Remarks by special guest | Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal |
| 10:45–10:50 | Inaugural address by chief guest | Dr. S. M. Bokhara, Executive Chairman, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) |
| 10:50–11.00 | Session closing by the Chairman | Dr. Md Baktear Hossain, Director, SAC |
| 11:00–11:15 | Tea break | |
Chairperson: Dr. Md. Nazirul Islam, Director General, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI)
Coordinator: Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 11:15–11:25 | Overview of the meeting | Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC |
| 11:25–11:45 | Country status paper presentation – Afghanistan | Mr. Nazeer Nawabi, Head of fruit Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL); and Mr. Ghulam Farooq, Pomegranate Development Manager, MAIL |
| 11:45–11:55 | Open discussion | |
| 11:55–12:15 | Country status paper presentation – Bangladesh | Mr. Md. Samshul Alam, Deputy Director, Horticulture Centre, Cox’s Bazar; and Dr. Munshi Rashid Ahmed, Chief Scientific Officer, Hill Agriculture Research Station, BARI, Khagrachari |
| 12:15–12:25 | Open discussion | |
| 12:25–12:45 | Country status paper presentation – Bhutan | Mr. Tshetrim, Dy. Chief Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Production Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MoAF); and Ms. Laxmi Thapa, Dy. Chief Agriculture Officer, Agriculture Production Division, MoAF |
| 12:45–12:55 | Open discussion | |
| 12:55–13:00 | Closing remarks by the Chairperson | |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch break | |
Chairperson: Dr. Tulsi Gurung, Dean of Academic Affairs, College of Natural Sciences, Royal University of Bhutan
Coordinator: Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 14:00–14:20 | Country status paper presentation – India | Dr. M.R. Dinesh, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore & Dr. Vikramaditya Pandey, Assistant Director (Horticultural Science-1), Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, Pusa, |
| 14:20–14:30 | Open discussion | |
| 14:30–14:50 | Country status paper presentation – Nepal | Mr. Rudra Prasad Paudel, Senior Agriculture Economist, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) & Mr. Padam Prasad Adhikari, Senior Horticulture Development Officer |
| 14:50–15:00 | Open discussion | |
| 15:00–15:20 | Country status paper presentation – Pakistan | Dr. Abdul Waheed, Principal Scientific Officer/Director, PARC-National Tea & High Value Crops Research Institute (NTHRI) |
| 15:20–15:30 | Open discussion | |
| 15:30–15:50 | Country status paper presentation – Sri Lanka | Mr. K.P. Somachandra, Deputy Director of Agriculture (Research), Regional Agriculture Research and Development Centre Bandarawela; and Mr. M.C Jayasinghe, Asst. Director of Agriculture (Development), Seed and Planting Materials Development Centre, Peradeniya |
| 15:50–16:00 | Open discussion | |
| 16:00–16:20 | Invited paper presentation on food and nutrition security in high mountains of South Asia: Key challenges to and opportunities for horticultural crops | Dr. Abid Hussain, Food Security Economist Group Lead, Socioeconomics and Research Methods, Livelihoods, ICIMOD |
| 16:20–16:30 | ||
| 16:30–16:40 | Closing remarks by the Chairperson | |
| 16:40–16:45 | Summing up for the day and programme brief on Day 2 | |
Chairperson: Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain, Director, SAC
Coordinator: Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC
| Time | Programme | Speaker |
| 10:30–10:50 | Invited paper presentation on the role of horticultural crops in achieving resilient livelihoods in hilly and mountain areas | Dr. Surendra Raj Joshi, Senior Resilient Livelihoods Specialist, Livelihoods, ICIMOD; and Dr. Faisal Mueen Qamar, Remote Sensing Specialist & Group Lead, Food Security and Climate Services, Geospatial Solutions, ICIMOD |
| 10:50–11:10 | Invited paper presentation on potential economic growth of horticultural crops in the Chattogram Hill Tracts | Dr. Md. Jamal Uddin, Senior Scientific Officer (Agriculture Economics), Regional Agricultural Research Station, BARI, Hathazari, Chattogram |
| 11:10–12.30 | Consultation on recommendations for way forward | Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture) SAC, Bangladesh; and Dr. Abid Hussain, Food Security Economist Group Lead, Socioeconomics and Research Methods, Livelihoods, ICIMOD |
| 12:30–12:35 | Closing remarks | Dr. Md. Baktear Hossain,
Director, SAC, Bangladesh |
| 12:35–12:40 | Vote of thanks | Dr. Nasreen Sultana, SPS (Horticulture), SAC |
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