Date: June 14-15, 2018
Venue: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei
Host: Council of Agriculture, Chinese Taipei
Co-Host: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Papua New Guinea
Building on the APEC multi-year project M SCE 02 2013A “Strengthening Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Food Losses in the Supply Chain”, this high-level policy dialogue (HLPD) aims to:
l Highlight the roles of public and private sectors in partnership by showcasing the main activities and their achievements on food losses and waste (FLW) reduction from member economies;
l Strengthen collaboration and build alliances to move forward with technological R&D and social innovative solutions on FLW reduction in the APEC region;
l Promote regional cooperation in capacity building and infrastructure investment to improve efficiency of the food system for food security and inclusive growth.
AGENDA
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DAY 1: June 14, 2018 (Thursday) |
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08:30-09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00-09:40 |
Opening Remarks - Dr. Chin-Cheng Huang, Deputy Minister, Council of Agriculture - Dr. Vele Pat Ila’ava, Chair, APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security - Mr. Patrick Moran, Chair, APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group - Dr. Wenbo Liu, Representative, APEC Agricultural Technical Cooperation Working Group - Mr. Jeffrey Wang, Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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09:40-09:50 |
Presentation of MYP - Dr. Ching-Cheng Chang, Research Fellow, Academia Sinica |
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09:50-10:00 |
Group Photo |
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10:00-10:30 |
Refreshments Served |
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10:30-12:00 |
Keynotes on Global Movements to Reduce Food Losses and Waste (Overview of food loss and waste movements, current innovative approaches to reducing FLW, and insights on a roadmap for achieving UN SDG 12.3) “Key Innovations to Reduce Food Loss and Waste in the Next Ten Years” - Dr. Elise Golan, Director for Sustainable Development, Office of the Chief Economist, USDA “United Against Food Loss and Waste: How to Accelerate the Global Movement” - Dr. Toine Timmermans, REFRESH and CCAFS FLW Program Coordinator and Sustainable Food Chains Program Manager, Wageningen University & Research |
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12:00-13:30 |
Lunch Served |
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13:30-15:30 |
CEO Dialogue on Reducing FLW for a Sustainable Food System (Discussion of private sector business models to reduce FLW along the supply chain) - Mr. Nuttaphol Aueareechit, Manager, Overseas Business Development Division, Nichirei Logistics Group Inc. - Ms. Shu-Li Chiang, Director, Homemakers United Foundation - Mr. Mark Mitchell, Chairman, Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC) - Mr. Nicholas Richards, Chief of Party, Winrock International–PCCP - Mr. Johan Van Asbrouck, Executive Chairman, Rhino Research - Mr. Chen Wen, Director, Carrier Transicold China Moderator: Dr. Toine Timmermans, Wageningen University & Research |
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15:30-15:50 |
Refreshments Served |
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15:50-17:50 |
PPP Dialogue on Reducing FLW for a Sustainable Food System (Discussion of partnerships between companies, government and NGOs/NPOs to simplify date labels, invest in infrastructure and R&D, educate consumers, and share data on reducing FLW) - Mr. Jeff Chen, General Secretary, Alliance of Taiwan Foodbanks - Dr. Dao The Anh, Vice President, Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Dr. Vele Pat Ila’ava, Chair, APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security - Ms. Maria Madill, Manager, KiwiHarvest Auckland - Dr. Miranda Mirosa, Senior Lecturer, University of Otago - Mr. Patrick Moran, Chair, APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group - Dr. Amelita R. Salvador, Specialist, PHilMech Moderator: Dr. Elise Golan, USDA |
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17:50-18:00 |
Concluding Session for Day 1 - Dr. Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica |
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18:30-21:30 |
Welcome Dinner |
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DAY 2: June 15, 2018 (Friday) |
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09:00-10:40 |
High Level Policy Dialogue on Food Losses and Waste Reduction (Member economy delegates are welcome to speak for 5 min. each on the role, activities, and achievements of PPP in FLW reduction, as well as the role of FLW policies in mobilizing public, private and popular support to achieve a sustainable APEC food System by 2020.) Chairs: Dr. Chung-hsiu Hung, Director General, Department of International Affairs, Council of Agriculture, and Dr. Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica |
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10:40-11:00 |
Refreshments Served |
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11:00-12:00 |
Report on the FLW Handbook and Discussion of FLW Quantification (25 min. each including Q&A; 5 min. floor discussion) A Food Loss and Waste Quantification Handbook for APEC Economies - Dr. Shih-Hsun Hsu, Professor, National Taiwan University Introducing the FAO Global Food Loss Index for Tracking SDG 12.3 toward 2030 - Dr. Toine Timmermans, Wageningen University & Research Chair: Dr. Amelita R. Salvador, Specialist, PHilMech |
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12:00-13:30 |
Lunch Served |
13:30-14:30 |
Report on Survey Results of No-Regret Solutions and Discussion - Dr. Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica Chair: Dr. Su-San Chang, Director General, Pingtung Agricultural Biotechnology Park, Council of Agriculture |
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14:30-15:00 |
Refreshments Served |
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15:00-16:30 |
Discussion of Summary Report on FLW Reduction - Dr. Shih-Hsun Hsu, National Taiwan University Chairs: Dr. Miranda Mirosa, University of Otago, and Dr. Ching-Cheng Chang, Academia Sinica |
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16:30-17:00 |
Closing Ceremony - Dr. Chin-Cheng Huang, Deputy Minister, Council of Agriculture - Dr. Vele Pat Ila’ava, Chair, APEC Policy Partnership on Food Security |
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18:00 |
Farewell Dinner |
