Speakers

Keynote Session

From tribal to global: the future of indigenous agriculture in international markets

Mr. Ben Matthews

Principal Adviser

International Māori Agribusiness, Policy & Trade Ministry for Primary Industries

New Zealand

Taiwan’s native agricultural development trends

Dr. Ta-Chi Yang (楊大吉)

Director

Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (HDARES), MOA

Taiwan

Session 1: Conservation and utilization of traditional agricultural knowledge and Indigenous crop germplasm

Conservation and utilization of traditional agricultural knowledge and Indigenous crop germplasm

Dr. Naoki NAITO

Associate Professor

Tokushima University

Japan

How population genomics of paper mulberry will revitalize Taiwan’s bark cloth culture

Dr. Kuo-Fang Chung (鍾國芳)

Research Fellow

Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica

Taiwan

Preservation and restoration of traditional indigenous crops: taking millet and taro as examples

Ms. Ying-Fei Lo (羅英妃)

Associate Researcher

Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station (TSIPS), Ministry of Agriculture

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Ms. Chun-Hsiang Ou (歐春香)

Farmer

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Ms. Olang Rengos Ke (柯春伎)

Farm Owner

Mapolong Farm (瑪布隆農場)

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Dr. Lorna E. Sister

University Researcher

University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)

The Philippines

Session 2: Research and application of agricultural technologies for Indigenous communities and ecosystems

Integrating Agricultural Innovation and Traditional Practices for Socioeconomic Empowerment of Indigenous Farmers in Malaysia

Dr. Hairazi bin Rahim

Deputy Director/Senior Research Officer

Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)

Malaysia

Conservation and development of Indigenous Shan tea in the high mountainous region of Northern Vietnam

Dr. Luu Ngoc Quyen

Director

Northern Mountainous Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (NOMAFSI) under the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)

Vietnam

Harnessing cultivation and mechanical technologies to promote the agri-food revival of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Milsp.). (Tentative Title)

Mr. Li-Zhong Huang (黃立中)

Assistant Researcher

Taitung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station (TTDARES), MOA

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Mr. Banu Ismahasan (邱曉徴)

Chairman (理事長)

Ismahasan Farm

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Ms. Kung-Lien Xu (許宮璉)

Director/ Program Manager (理事/專案經理)

Limited Liability Hualien County Huadong Tribal Agricultural Products Processing and Production Cooperative(有限責任花蓮縣花東部落農產品加工生產合作社)

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Dr. Edi Santosa

Professor

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, IPB University

Indonesia

Session 3: Innovations in value addition, marketing, and industrial chains for Indigenous agricultural products

Consolidation and global expansion of the kimchi industry: a pathway to agricultural value chain modernization

Dr. Keunwoo KIM

Research Fellow

National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF)

Korea

Value chains and value addition of indigenous rice of Thailand

Dr. Orachos Napasintuwong

Associate Professor

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University

Thailand

Regeneration and innovation of tribal agricultural products

Mr. Yi-Shan (Eason) Wang

Associate Researcher

Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Ms. Hui-Hsuan Lu (呂惠萱)

Director General (總幹事)

Development Association of the Oponoho Community (萬山社區發展協會)

Taiwan

Session 4: Community-based sustainable agriculture: from ecological conservation to economic resilience

Building ecological, social and financial resilience of agriculture communities

Dr. Geeta Mehta

Founder President of Asia Initiatives, Adj Professor at Columbia University

Asia Initiatives, Columbia University

USA

Pragmatic design at the nexus of agriculture, climate change, and ecology

Mr. Mark H. Schrader

Associate Director for Sustainability and Business Operations

Cornell University, Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station

USA

Ecology, landscape and society: multidimensional strategies for advancing sustainable agriculture

Dr. Chi-Ling Chen

Researcher

Agricultural Chemistry Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Ministry of Agriculture(MOA)

Taiwan

(Panelist)

Dr. I Wayan Alit Artha Wiguna

Founder of Somya Pertiwi Foundation (NGO); Founder and General Manager of PT. Cau Coklat Internasional

Somya Pertiwi Foundation; PT. Cau Coklat Internasional Bali

Indonesia

(Panelist)

Mr. Wei-Feng Huang (黃偉峰)

Person in charge

JHIH LUO GE YU JIN Agricultural products Enterprise Society (織羅葛鬱金農特產品企業社)

Taiwan