An inception and planning workshop of the project “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning Around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong River Basin” will be organized from 9-12 April 2013 at the Conference Center of the Asian Institute of Technology.Participants will be drawn from ministries of agriculture from Cambodia, Lao, Vietnam, universities, civil society organizations, development organizations, and project partners from the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The project is hosted by the Asian Center of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI), AIT.
Eminent speakers include Prof. Norman T. Uphoff, Professor of Government and International Agriculture, Cornell University, USA; Prof. Amir Kassam, Visiting Professor, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, United Kingdom; and Mr. Hiroyuki Konuma, Assistant Director -General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Contact details:
To attend the workshop or to obtain more information please contact:
Dr. Abha Mishra ([email protected]), Team Leader, or
Dr. Prabhat Kumar ([email protected]), Regional Coordinator.
