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Last Update on August 28, 2009
  Tuesday, 18 August 2009  
     
 
16:30 – 18:00
 
Pre-registration
 
     
  Wednesday, 19 August 2009  
         
 
07:30 – 09:00
 
Registration
 
 
09:00 – 09:30
 
Opening Ceremony (Ballroom Infinity)
- Welcome Remark by Permanent Secretary, Minister of Science and Technology
- Report by President of KMUTT
- Opening Remark by Minister of Science and Technology
- Group Photo

 
09:30 – 10:00
Global organic market access (KI-01)
Andre Leu, IFOAM, Australia
10:00 – 10:30
Thailand national innovation strategy for organic agriculture movement (KI-02)
Supachai Lorlowhakarn, National Innovation Agency (NIA), Thailand

 
10:30 – 11:00
 
Break

 
Chairperson (Ballroom Infinity): Dr. Paul Reed Hepperly

11:00 – 11:30
Regulation & certification: How to break the barriers among the APEC member economies (KI-03)
Andrew Monk, BFA, Australia
11:30 – 12:00
Organic agriculture mitigates climate change (KI-04)
Kuan M. Goh, Lincoln University, New Zealand

 
12:00 – 13:00
 
Lunch

 
Chairperson (Room Infinity A): Prof. Dr. Sang Mok Sohn
Chairperson (Room Infinity B): Mr. Andre Leu

13:00 – 13:20
(ROOM Infinity A)
The situation of organic farming and market development in European countries (KI-05)
Sabine Zikeli, University of Hohenheim, Germany

(ROOM Infinity B)

How to minimize postharvest losses of organic produce (KI-06)

John.B. Golding, DPI, NSW Australia
13:20 – 13:40
(ROOM Infinity A)
Women in organic agriculture: Sustainable food production and social development in equality for all communities worldwide (KI-07)
Jacqueline Haessig Alleje, Organic Farming, Training, Consultancy, Inc., The Republic of the Philippines

(ROOM Infinity B)

The ways to manage the organic crop/produces from farm through packing-house and how to enhance organic produces in the market and trade
(KI-08)
Soonthorn Sritawee, River Kwai International Food Industry Co.Ltd., Thailand
13:40 – 14:00
(ROOM Infinity A)
Organic vegetable: Trend in breeding and selection for our Asia-Pacific region (KI-09)
Rodel Garcia Maghirang, University of the Philippines Los Banos, The Republic of the Philippines

(ROOM Infinity B)

IPM in small sustainable low input vegetable production
(KI-10)
Peter Aun-Chuan Ooi, AVRDC, Thailand
14:00 – 14:20
(ROOM Infinity A)
Developing organic coffee in Indonesia: Transfer Technology from farm to the market (KI-11)
Agung Prawoto, BIOCert, Indonesia

(ROOM Infinity B)

Trust and the shape of the organic market: Japan’s case
(KI-12)
Yoko Taniguchi, Miyagi University, Japan

 
14:20 – 15:00
 
Break

 
ORAL Presentations Session
Chairperson (Room Infinity A): Prof. Dr. Hector Valenzuela
Chairperson (Room Infinity B): Dr. Steven P.C. Groot
Chairperson (Room Beta): Dr. John B. Golding

15:00 – 15:15
(ROOM Infinity A)
Customization and standardization of certification processes for organic production through elements of learning participation (OP-01)
Manas Kumar Pandit, India

(ROOM Infinity B)

Bhutan’s agriculture development approach, (for areas that are poor in resources) (OP-02)

Kesang Tshomo, Bhutan

(ROOM Beta)
Screening and partial characterization of Bacillus spp. for their potential controlling of chalkbrood disease in honey bees (OP-03)

Titiya Chittihunsa, Thailand
15:15 – 15:30
(ROOM Infinity A)
Branding as the marketing strategy for organic products: A case study of ‘Moral Rice’ (OP-04)
Juthatip Patrawart, Thailand

(ROOM Infinity B)

Essential oil of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare L.) affected by seed inoculation with Azospirillum strains and seed coating with microelements in semi arid region
(OP-05)

Bahram Mirshekari, Iran


(ROOM Beta)
Application of chitosan as preservatives on organic fruits (OP-06)

Kevin Angga Saputra, Indonesia
15:30 – 15:45
(ROOM Infinity A)
The market within is the Real Organic Market! : First study of domestic market-potential in India (OP-07)
Manoj Kumar Menon. India

(ROOM Infinity B)

Effect of seed inoculation with nitrogen fixing bacteria (Azotobacter and Nitroxine biofertilizers) on yield component of Zea mays L. (704 hybrid) (OP-08)

Farhad Farahvash, Iran


(ROOM Beta)
From production to the consumer: What German Technical Cooperation offers to establish a successful organic farming business (OP-09)

Phitcha Wanitphon, Thailand
15:45 – 16:00
(ROOM Infinity A)
Organic market niche in Taiwan: The case of Tze-Hin (OP-10)
Chang Long–Hsien, Taiwan

(ROOM Infinity B)

Changes in soil biological activity relative to tillage method under dry land farming in Iran (OP-11)

Mohammad J. Zarea, Iran


(ROOM Beta)
Effects of conventional and organic production system on seed yield and active substance of Silybum marianum L. (OP-12)

Mohammad Reza Haj Seyed Hadi, Iran
16:00 – 16:15
(ROOM Infinity A)
A marketing strategy to increase buyers’ purchasing power of organic products by public opinion and perception approach (OP-13)
Eri Hadyansyah, Indonesia

(ROOM Infinity B)

On-field assessment of critical period of weed interference in okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] fields in Ibadan, a rainforest-savanna transition eco-zone of Nigeria (OP-14)

Rasheed Olufemi Awodoyin, Nigeria


(ROOM Beta)
Survival or Growth: “Marketing strategies in the attention of Indian organic produce sector” (OP-15)

Ramesh Mittal, India
16:15 – 16:30
(ROOM Infinity A)
Farmer empowerment through social capital reinforcement road to sustainable organic agriculture development (Case study: Association of Indonesian farmer, Cibereum Situleutik village, Dramaga, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia) (OP-16)
Aero Widiarta, Indonesia

(ROOM Infinity B)

Applied organic systems, carbon farming and climate change (OP-17)

Andre Leu, Australia

(ROOM Beta)
The marketing strategy of Sumbawa organics horse milk (OP-18)

Ratna Siwang, Indonesia

 
16:30 – 17:50
 
Poster Viewing

 
     

 

 
         
  Thursday, 20 August 2009  
         
 
08:00 – 09:00
 
Registration
 
Chairperson (Ballroom Infinity): Prof. Dr. Kuan Meng Goh

09:00 – 09:30
Current research on organic agriculture in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide (KI-13)
Sang Mok Sohn, ISOFAR, Republic of Korea
09:30 – 10:00
The advance of organic seed research and its benefit to seed industries (KI-14)
Steven Groot, Wageningen Seed Centre, The Netherlands
 
10:00 – 10:30
 
Break

 
Chairperson (Ballroom Infinity): Dr. Sabine Zikeli

10:30 – 11:00
Integrated cultural programs for the production of cash crops in organic systems (KI-15)
Hector Valenzuela, University of Hawaii, United States of America
11:00 – 11:30
Organic agriculture affects seedling health and soil quality (KI-16)
Paul Reed Hepperly, Rodale Institute, United States of America
11:30 – 12:00
World organic food trade and its impact on the Asia Pacific region (KI-17)
Supachit Manopimoke, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
 
12:00 – 13:00
 
Lunch

 
Chairperson (Room Infinity A): Dr. Supachit Manopimoke
Chairperson (Room Infinity B): Dr. Rodel Garcia Maghirang

13:00 – 13:20
(ROOM Infinity A)
The business of organic agriculture in China (KI-18)
Xingji Xiao, Organic Food Development Center, People’s Republic of China

(ROOM Infinity B)

How to develop organic standards that is best suited for Thailand and developing economies (KI-19)

Chayaporn Wattanasiri, STOU, Thailand
13:20 – 13:40
(ROOM Infinity A)
Developing organic brand through building trust and quality – sharing Zenxin experience (KI-20)
Tai Seng Yee, Zenxin Agri-Organic Food Pte. Ltd., Singapore

(ROOM Infinity B)

The role of private sector in organic agriculture development (KI-21)

Wanlop Pichpongsa, Thai Organic Trade Association (TOTA), Thailand
13:40 – 14:00
(ROOM Infinity A)
Development and perspective of organic agriculture in Vietnam (KI-22)
Le Thanh Hoa, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam

(ROOM Infinity B)

Do organic produce have to be ‘Ugly’? (KI-23)

Stephen Ng, Thai-Canada Organic Technology Co., Ltd., Canada
ORAL Presentations Session
Chairperson (Room Infinity A): Prof. Dr. Hector Valenzuela
Chairperson (Room Infinity B): Dr. Paul Reed Hepperly
Chairperson (Room Beta): Prof. Dr. Kuan Meng Goh

14:00 – 14:15
(ROOM Infinity A)
‘Quality’ of organic materials for improved soil fertility in an organic rice production system (OP-19)

Gina Villegas-Pangga, The Republic of the Philippines


(ROOM Infinity B)

Eudrilus Eugeniae worm meal effective in feeding Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) in the Philippines (OP-20)

Sheila Marie G. Gilo, The Republic of the Philippines


(ROOM Beta)
Effect of trap color on relative efficiency of water pan traps for sampling alate aphids Theriaphis trifolii in berseem crop (OP-21)

Jan Muhammad Mari, Pakistan
14:15 – 14:30
(ROOM Infinity A)
Vermicompost effects on cucumber growth and yield (OP-22)
Behrooz Esmaeilpour, Iran

(ROOM Infinity B)

Integrated disease management in apple orchards converting to organic production (OP-23)

Krishna Pratap Singh, India


(ROOM Beta)
Perspective on using plant extracts as alternative insecticides for the development of organic agriculture (OP-24)

Supanee Pimsamarn, Thailand
14:30 – 14:45
(ROOM Infinity A)
Effects of moisture heating and vacuum fry on organic and conventional okra quality (OP-25)
Aumaporn Arlai, Thailand

(ROOM Infinity B)

Organic Pakistani apple and vegetables production is viable through using plant extracts and compost to control the insects/pests and provide fertility (OP-26)

Rasool Bakhsh Tareen, Pakistan

(ROOM Beta)
Enhancement of soil microbial metabolic activity in tomato field plots by chitin application (OP-27)

Porntip Wongkaew, Thailand
14:45 – 15.00
(ROOM Infinity A)
Cultivar and farming practice affect yield and quality of Thai rice (OP-28)
Preeya Wangsomnuk, Thailand

(ROOM Infinity B)

Low external input weed control under no-till organic lowland rice production: An action research for poor farmers in a rainfed system (OP-29)

Sawaeng Ruaysoongnern, Thailand


(ROOM Beta)
Influence of hydropriming and sugar metabolism on germination of maize seeds (Zea mays L.) (OP-30)

Taksaon Boonchoo, Thailand
 
15:00 – 15:30
 
Break

 
 
 

Ballroom Infinity

 
Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Hector Valenzuela

15:30 – 16:00
Organic agri-food supply chain management (KI-24)
Udo Censkowsky, Organic Services GmbH, Germany
16:00 – 16:30
The organic agriculture in Northern Thailand farming system (KI-25)
Siriwat Wongsiri, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai,Thailand
 
16:30 – 16:45
 

Closing Ceremony

 
Moderator: Dr. Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul

         
  Friday, 21 August 2009  
         
 
08:00 – 18:00
 
Industrial visit
 
         
 
         
   
         
         

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