Workshop on Role of Commodity Associations in Asia and the Pacific, 11-13 November 2008, Bangkok, Thailand The workshop was attended by 20 participants from India, Korea, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Participants came from AFMA members as well as from active associations in the region such as the Cotton Association of India (CIA), Organic Producers and Trade Association (OPTA), Philippines, Organic Agriculture Association of Thailand, Spice & Allied Products Producers and Traders’ Association, Sri Lanka, and the Myanmar Fruit & Vegetable Producers & Exporters Association. The meeting concluded that commodity associations are potentially valuable for the region as there is a need to increase the understanding of the function and activities of all parties involved in a chain and linkages between chain actors must become more formal and sophisticated in response to market trends. List of participants | Program
List of Participants
No.
Name and Address
1.
Mr. Md Masum Patwary
Senior Secretary & Private Secretary to Secretary
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management
Govt. of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2.
Mr. Raja P. Gokulgandhi
Director
Cotton Association of India (CAI)
Cotton Exchange Building, 2nd Floor
Opp. Cotton Green Rly. Station, Cotton Green
Mumbai - 400 033, India
3.
Mr. Gaigongdin Panmei
Deputy Managing Director
National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)
4 Siri Insitutional Area, Hauz Khas
New Delhi-110016, India
4.
Dr. K.C. Gummagolmath
Assistant Director
National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM)
Kota Road, Bambala (Near Sanganer)
Jaipur-302033, India
5.
Mr. Abdul Waries Patiwiri
Vice Chairman
Indonesian Rice Miller and Trader Association
Perum Bulog, Gatot Subroto Street No. 49
Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
6.
Mr. Rokhani Hasbullah
Agriculture Observer & Lecturer
IPB (Institut Pertanian Bogor) - Bogor Agricultural University
West Java, Indonesia
7.
Mr. Win Naing
Joint Secretary
Myanmar Agro-Based Food Processors and Exporters Association
No.29, Minye Kyaw Swar Road
Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar
8.
Mr. Win Aung
Chairman
Myanmar Fruit & Vegetable Producer & Exporter Association
#262/264 Dagon Centre Block (A)
6th Floor, Pyae Road, Sanchoung Township
Yangon, Myanmar
9.
Mr. Sein Win Hlaing
Secretary General
Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce & Industry (UMFCCI)
UMFCCI Office Tower, No. 29
Min Ye Kyaw Swar Road
Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar
10.
Mr. Antonio de Castro
Board Member of OPTA
Organic Producers and Trade Association (OPTA)
47 San Antonio Street, SF Del Monte
Quezon City, Philippines
11.
Mr. Seong Pil, HONG
Executive Vice-President
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF)
75 1-Ka, Chungjeong-Ro, Jung-Gu
Seoul 100-707, Republic of Korea
12.
Mr. Sangki CHOI
Chief of Northern Coop. Team
International Cooperation Department
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF)
75 1-Ka, Chungjeong-Ro, Jung-Gu
Seoul 100-707, Republic of Korea
13.
Mr. W.H.S. Christopher Fernando
Vice Chairman
Spice & Allied Products Producers and Trader's Association
Chilaw Plantations Ltd.
165, Puttalam Road
Chilaw, Sri Lanka
14.
Mr. Chanuan Ratanawaraha
Chairman, Organic Agriculture Association of Thailand
67/46 Akarat 5, Muangake Project II
Pathumthani 12000, Thailand
15.
Dr. Mulyo Sidik
General Manager
East Asia Emergency Rice Reserve (EAERR)
2nd Floor, Office of Agricultural Economics
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Kasetsart Univesity Campus
Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900, Thailand
16.
Mr. Andrew W. Shepherd
Marketing Economist
Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
17.
Mr. Jean-Joseph Cadilhon
Marketing Officer (Quality Improvement)
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
18.
Mr. Lehaiwa Stanford Manthata
Young Professional Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
19.
Mr. Naoki Minakuchi
Vulnerability Analysis Coordinator
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information
and Mapping System (FIVIMS) for Asia
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
20.
Ms. Juejan Tangtermthong
Executive Director
Agricultural and Food Marketing Association
for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA),
39 Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
