2017 International Conference on World Food Policy China and India’s Agricultural and Food Policy Transformation
January 16-17, Bangkok, Thailand
Conference Presentations
The Royal Society of Thailand (RST) together with the Committee on Foreign Affairs of National Assembly of Thailand and the Policy Studies Organization (PSO) organized the 2017 World Food Policy Conference during January 16-17 in Bangkok. The Conference on World Food Policy brought together policymakers and scholars to discuss and share relevant research findings on global and regional perspectives of food economy and policy, referring to the roles of China and India in the global food economy. The main theme is China and India’s agricultural and food policy transformation – concentrating on the transformation as well as each component of the major transformation, consequences of transformation, and enabling factors.
Drivers of structural changes were discussed and include: climate change, consumption patterns (particularly growth of meat, fish and dairy consumption), and increasing pressure on water supply. Our discussions also covered the responses to drivers including: the impact of possible macroeconomic downturn on investments, investments in foreign sources of food, the research capacity, and concerns with food safety. In addition to the theme on China and India, the conference discussed global and regional perspectives of food economy and policy – referring to the roles of China and India in the global food economy. Concentrating further on the global and regional impact from sectoral perspectives – given the demand from China and India – the role of multinational corporations was discussed under the topics of production technology (i.e. research, GMO), retail, and food safety.
A full overview: 2017 Program
Global and Regional Perspectives of Food Economy and Policy:
Global and Regional Perspectives of Food Economy
Dr. Mark Rosegrant: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DC
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The Role of Multinational Corporations in the Supply of Agricultural Production Technology in China & India
Carl E. Pray, Latha Nagarajan, and Anwar Naseem, Rutgers University
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Multinationalization of Retail in Asia: Impacts on Food System Structure & Conduct
Tom Reardon, Michigan State University
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Discussion of Lead Papers
Quantitative evidence on various drivers of structural changes:
Quantitative evidence on various drivers of structural changes for China
Professor Jikun Huang
School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Peking University and Director of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Quantitative evidence on various drivers of structural changes for India
Professor Prabhu Pingali
Professor of Applied Economics and Founding Director, Tata-Cornell Institute Cornell University
Climate Change:
Impacts of Climate Change on Cropping Structure in China
Jinxia Wang
Professor School of Advanced Agricultural Sciences,
Peking Universty and Deputy Director of CCAP
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The Impact of Climate Change on Indian Food Systems
Asha Sharma
Tata Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition, Cornell University
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Discussion of Climate Change papers
Consumption & Security:
Food Security in India: Understanding Interstate Differences in Performance
Andaleeb Rahman, Prabhu Pingali, and Bhaskar Mittra,
Tata Cornell Institute
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Food Consumption in Urban China: To Include or Not Include Food Consumed Away from Home
Junfei Bai
College of Economics and Management,
China Agricultral University
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Food Consumption and Supply in India: Projections for 2030
P.K. Joshi and Praduman Kumar
International Food Policy Research Institute
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Discussion of consumption and supply
Sustainability:
India’s Environmental Aspects & Sustainability: Increasing Pressure on Water Supply
K. Palanisami
International Water Manamgent Institute
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Environmental Costs and Sustainability of Food Production in China
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University, Beijing
College of Agricultural Resources and Environmental Science
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Economics:
Is Agricultural Investment in China Affected by Economic Slowdown?
Kevin Z. Chen, Ying Chen, and Shenggen Fan
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Food Value Chain Investments and the (Small) Farmer Linkage: The Indian Experience, Potential and Policy
Sukhpal Singh
Center for Management in Agriculture
Indian Institute of Management
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Diversity in Development: Inter-state Differences in the India Growth Story
Prabhu Pingali
Professor of Applied Economics & Director of Tata-Cornell Institute
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Farming:
Farm Size Transformation and Mechanization in China
Jikun Huang
China Center for Agricultural Policy, Peking University
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Changing Landscape of Indian Farms: Holdings, Labor, and Machinery
Ashok Gulati, Shweta Saini and Stuti Manchanda
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
Discussion of Farm and Mechanization
Research Capacity:
Research Capacity and Challenge of Agricultural Development in China
Ruifa Hu, Haiyan Deng, Beijing Institute of Technology
Jikun Huang, Peking University
Carl Pray, Rutgers Univeristy
Presented by Haiyan Deng
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Research Capacity and Structural Change in Indian Agriculture
Suresh Pal
National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
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Discussion of Research Capacity
Food Safety and Security:
Food System and Safety in China
Yingheng Zhou
Nanjing Agricultural University
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India’s food security policies and nutrition outcomes
Bhaskar Mittra
Associate Director
Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative (TCi), Mumbai
Technology change, food security and poverty reduction in India
Samarendu Mohanty. Principal Scientist, Head, Social Sciences Division,
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)