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IDE-JETRO held a working session under the title of “Plugging in to the global agricultural value chain –a perspective from developing countries in Asia” at WTO Public Forum 2015 held from 30 September to 2 October.

How can trade work better to let the agricultural sector of developing countries plug them into the global values chains (GVCs)? Agricultural trade is the imperative in the developing world as it generates economic growth and creates employment in rural areas. The session shows research results on agricultural trade of selected Asian developing countries (e.g. Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, and China) based on port rejection data and field investigation. In order to plug in and further climb up the GVCs, those countries need to enforce capacity building as well as efficient policy and regulation implementation from public and private sectors. A concerted effort is required to improve the conditions facing agricultural trade in Asia for greater shared benefits. Policy recommendations for governments, industrial sectors, standardization and certification bodies, as well as international organizations to address challenges will be discussed by the panelists from government, industry and academia.

October 1, 2015 (Thursday) 10:30-12:00　（local time）

Room S2, WTO headquarters, Geneva

Chair:

• Kaoru Nabeshima, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

Panelists:

• Lei Lei , Research Fellow, Business and Industry Studies Group, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO
  Presentation: Import Rejections of Agricultural and Food Products from East Asia
• Etsuyo Michida , Senior Research Fellow (sent to Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley), IDE-JETRO
  Presentation: Diffusion of Global GAP Standard in Asia
• Tin Htut Oo, Economic Advisor and Chairman, National Economic and Social Advisory Council, Office of the President Republic of the Union of Myanmar
  Presentation: Asian developing countries’ perspective: MYANMAR
• Hasdan Hussin, Assistant General Manager, Quality Management, Loss Control, and Risk Management Division, Aeon Co. (M) Bhd.
  Presentation: A perspective from developing countries in Asia” (AEON Malaysia Experience)
• John Humphrey
  Presentation: Would Asian economies benefit from adopting Global GAP?

Languages:

English