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    • Joint Public Forum and Workshop on Food Security in the Asia Pacific ‘Securing Food Futures in the Asia Pacific: Evaluating Regional Frameworks for Food Security’

    Joint Public Forum and Workshop on Food Security in the Asia Pacific ‘Securing Food Futures in the Asia Pacific: Evaluating Regional Frameworks for Food Security’

    06 Oct 2010 - 08 Oct 2010 09:00 - 18:00
    Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
    Type: Conferences / Workshops
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    Date: 6-8 October 2010

    Venue: Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Between 2005 and 2008, global food prices increased by 83 per cent. The price of wheat rose by 127 per cent, rice by 170 per cent and that of maize tripled. As a result the number of people suffering from chronic hunger reached a historic high of 1.02 billion in 2009, with the Asia Pacific region accounting for 63 per cent (642 million people) of that total. Although the situation improved in 2010 due to a more favourable economic environment and the fall in both international and domestic food prices, the future remains daunting. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for example forecasted that the average wheat and coarse grain prices over the next 10 years will increase by between 15–40 per cent in real terms compared to the average levels during 1997–2006. These events and projections demonstrate the global nature of the food problem, and underscore the importance of deeper regional cooperation.                                                                             

    To address this growing food problem, the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies and the Department of International Relations of the Australian National University (ANU) jointly organised a public forum and workshop titled ‘Securing Food Futures in the Asia Pacific: Evaluating Regional Frameworks for Food Security’ on 6–8 October 2010 at the ANU in Canberra, Australia. The event is co-funded by the Japan Foundation under its Intellectual Exchange Programme and the MacArthur Foundation’s Asia Security Initiative.

    Both the public forum and the workshop focused on regional frameworks for addressing food security challenges. In contemporary policy debates, food security has become more complex, multi-scale and interconnected. For some, the focus is on the human security of those who are poor, marginalised and most likely to be food insecure. As food insecurities are no longer just local problems, effective policy responses supported by regional governance arrangements are required. The objectives of the workshop are to:

    • Explore and evaluate the regional frameworks on food security of multilateral and regional institutions such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
    • Identify best practices and gaps in those arrangements.
    • Explore ways to strengthen regional cooperation on food security.

    This workshop was aimed at improving knowledge of the kinds of regional governance arrangements that are required to guarantee a resilient and secure food system and to protect those who are most vulnerable to food scarcity.

    The workshop examined the conceptual framework of food security as well as existing regional initiatives. It also identified a number of issues central to food security such as the impact of climate change on food security, community rights to food security, the relation between issues such as gender and health to food security, the challenges of food security in the fisheries and the agricultural sector in the Asia Pacific region, and the emerging issue of farmland acquisition. The discussion framed the multi-sectoral food security dimension by looking at issues of governance and institutions, the different level of analyses, food security as public goods and types of policy interventions.

    Participants included representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), scholars from reputable think tanks and universities such as the APEC Study Centre of the University of Auckland, The Crawford Fund for a Food Secure World Australia, the WorldFish Center, the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

    A report on the proceedings of this event is now available.

     

    Presentations delivered at the Public Forum
     
    The state of food security in the Asia Pacific
    Professor Paul Teng
    Dean, Graduate Programmes & Research, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    and
    Senior Fellow, Advisor to Food Security Programme, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     
    Japan’s perspective on regional food security
    Dr Osamu Koyama
    Director, Research Strategy Office, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Japan
     
    Australia’s perspective on regional food security
    Dr Denis Blight AO FRSA
    Executive Director, The Crawford Fund for a Food Secure World, The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Canberra, Australia
     
     
    Presentations delivered at the Workshop
     
    Introduction Session
     
    Conceptualising regional food security
    Professor Paul Teng
    Dean, Graduate Programmes & Research, National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    and
    Senior Fellow, Advisor to Food Security Programme, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     
    Food scarcity and security
    Professor Lorraine Elliott
    Department of International Relations, Australia National University, Canberra, Australia
     
    Climate change and food security
    Mr Steven Crimp
    Senior Research Scientist, Climate Impacts Analyst, Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
     
     
    Session on Regional food security initiatives Session
     
    Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    Mr Katsuji Matsunami
    Advisor to Director General, Practice Leader, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security Unit, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
     
    Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
    Associate Professor Robert Scollay
    Director of APEC Study Centre, Business School, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
     
     
    Session on Evaluating food security frameworks I (sectors and support)
     
    Fisheries
    Dr Edward Hugh Allison
    Director, Policy, Economics and Social Science, The Worldfish Centre, Penang, Malaysia
     
    Agriculture
    Dr TJ Higgins
    Honorary Fellow, Plant Industry, The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia
     
    Ensuring food security through land transfer
    Mr PK Hangzo
    Associate Research Fellow, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     
    and
     
    Ms Irene A Kuntjoro
    Associate Research Fellow and Centre Event Manager, Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
     
     
    Session on Evaluating food security frameworks II (enabling environments for local food security)
     
    Community rights
    Dr Keokam Kraisoraphong
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
     
    Gender
    Associate Professor Kyoko Kusakabe
    Gender and Development Studies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
     
    Health
    Associate Professor Jane Dixon
    National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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