ACIAR Cassava Value Chain and Livelihood Research Program

Regional Research Symposium

North Sumatra, Indonesia

Tuesday 2^ndJuly 2019 INTRODUCTION AND REGIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT

3pm – 3:30pm	Introduction and Welcome	Dean Agric. Fac., UB ACIAR
3:30-4pm	Cassava policies and priorities in Indonesia	Kartika Noerwijati on behalf of Head ICFORD
4:20 – 4:40	Outline and project management update	Dominic Smith
4:40 – 5:00	Global and regional Market developments	Jonathan Newby
5:00– 5:30	Panel discussion. Implications of global and regional trends on local processing businesses :Starch factory (Indonesia and Vietnam)Dry Chip factory (Laos)Ethanol processor (Vietnam)	Jonathan Newby

Wednesday 3^rdJuly 2019 AGRONOMY AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

8:15am -8:30am	Introduction to Mahkota Fertiliser Company Introduction to the day	Imran Malik
8:30am – 9:10	Agronomic activity in North Sumatra Abstract a Abstract b	Yudi Widodo and Kartika Noerwijati
9:10 – 9:50	Agronomic results and economic analysis in Daklak	Nguyen Van Minh
9:50 – 10:30am	Agronomic results and economic analysis in Sonla Abstract	Le Viet Dung
10:30	Coffee Break (30mins)
11:00	Agronomic results and economic analysis in Cambodia	Chea Sareth
11:30	Agronomic Activities in ACIAR project in NW Cambodia Presentation 1 Abstract a Agronomic Activities in ACIAR project in NW Cambodia Presentation 2 Abstract b	Steph Montgomery and Phan Sophanara
12:00	Assessment of susceptibility and yield impact of CMD on cassava varieties in Cambodia	Sok Sopearith
12:20	Lunch
1:30pm	Agronomic results and economic analysis in Lao PDR	Laothao Youbee
2:10pm	Agronomic results and economic analysis in Myanmar	Nilar Aung
2:50pm – 3:30	Agronomic activity in East Nusa Tenggara Abstract a Abstract b Abstract c	Erwin Wisnubroto and Professor Wani Hadi Utomo
3:30 – 4:00	Coffee Break (30mins)
4:00	Discussion of agronomic results on the opportunities, risks and constraints	Rod Lefroy to moderate

Thursday 4^thJuly 2019: INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT

8:20	Introduction to the day	Dominic Smith
8:30am – 8:50	Increasing the role of chain actor for cassava development in North Sumatra Abstract	Rully Krisdiana
8:50 – 9:10	Industry and Government Engagement in Daklak	Cu Thi Le Thuy
9:10-9:30	Industry and Government Engagement in Sonla	Cu Thi Le Thuy
9:30 – 10:30	Panel Discussion: Industry and Government Engagement in Indonesia and Vietnam Private Sector Nth Sumatra – Factory Nth Sumatra – Agent/trader Sonla – Ngo Quang Tuan Daklak – Dang Cong Nguyen and Nguyen Bach Mai	Moderator: Dominic Smith
10:30	Coffee Break (30mins)
11:00	Industry and Government Engagement in Cambodia	Chea Sareth
11:20	CAVAC approach to Industry and Government Engagement	Neng Por

12:00
12:20 – 1:20	Lunch
1:20pm	Industry and Government Engagement in Lao PDR	Chantpasouk Tanthaphone
1:40pm	‘Moving up’ or ‘moving out’? Livelihood trajectories and farmers decision-making about growing cassava in Northern Laos	Soytavanh Mienmay
2:00pm – 3pm	Panel Discussion: Industry and Government Engagement in Lao PDR and Cambodia: Chip factory (Lao Starch)KP (fertiliser)Seng (PDAFF Stung Treng)	Jonathan Newby to moderate
3:00 – 3:40	Coffee Break (40mins)
3:40 – 4:00	Industry and Government Engagement in Myanmar	Tin Maung Aye and Kyaw Thuya
4:00-4:20	Increasing the role of chain actor for cassava development in East Nusa Tenggara Abstract	Suhartini
4:20 – 5:00	Panel Discussion: Industry and Government Engagement in Myanmar and Flores: Kyaw Thuya, Tommy, Fiator	Rob Cramb to moderate

Friday 5^thJuly 2019 WRAP UP AND CONSOLIDATION

8:30am – 10:00

Introduction

Consolidation and Next Steps