09:00 am - 10:30 am
Auditorium 4: Special Topic
This session will discuss the potential benefits of mechanization for climate-smart and competitive agriculture through showcasing the activities of three countries– the Philippines, Pakistan, and Nepal and sharing lessons learned from their experience of technical collaboration with the UNESCAP’s Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) and its Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM).
Moderator:
- Noriko Sato, Senior Natural Resources Specialist, ADB
Speakers:
- Marco Silvestri, Deputy Head a.i., Center for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
- Rossana Marie C. Amongo, Vice Chancellor, University of the Philippines (UP)
- Arthur Fajardo, Director, Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center, University of the Philippines
- Shreemat Shrestha, Chair of the Asian and Pacific Network for Testing of Agricultural Machinery (ANTAM) and Director, National Agricultural Engineering Research Centre (NAERC), Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)
- Amina Bajwa, Food Security Specialist, Member, Planning Commission, Pakistan
- Babur Wasim Arif, Natural Resources and Agriculture Economist, ADB (Staff Consultant)
Panelists:
- Asad Ali Zafar, Senior Project Officer (Water Resources), ADB
- Anjum Munir, Chairman, Agricultural Engineering & Technologies, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF), Pakistan
- Abdul Ghafoor, Assistant Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Power, UAF, Pakistan
