APPENDIX III

Agenda

1. Overview on FIVIMS implementation--FAO perspective;

2. Review of the country status with regard to implementation of FIVIMS and identification of future action;

3. Activities concerning traditional food resources of indigenous people in the region, including case studies and their role in providing food security-Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University, Montreal, Canada;

4. Review of the progress at the national level in respect of follow-up on ICN and WFS; and

5. Any other item with permission of the Chair.

Expected outcomes of the Consultation:

1. Status on FIVIMS implementation updated;

2. Constraints with regard to FIVIMS implementation identified;

3. Approaches toward project development on establishment of FIVIMS identified;

4. Contribution of traditional food resources of indigenous people toward achieving food security noted; and

5. Current position in respect of implementation of NPAN and WFS Plan of Action updated.

Timetable

Tuesday 21 November 2000

0830	Registration

Opening of the consultation

0900	Opening remarks, introduction, election of the officers of the meeting,
0915	Opening address by R.B. Singh, Assistant Director-General and FAO Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific
0930	Refreshment
1000	Objectives, agenda, adoption of agenda and organization of the Consultation; actions taken by RAP-B.K. Nandi
1015	Global assessments in the context of FIVIMS-Barbara Burlingame Country examples for FIVIMS establishment-Siemon Hollema
1100	Presentation on KIDS-N. Minamiguchi
1130	Discussion
1200	Lunch (hosted by ADG&RR) Presentation and discussion on agenda item 2: Review of the country status with regard to implementation of FIVIMS and identification of future action:
1320	Bangladesh
1340	India
1400	Nepal
1420	Pakistan
1440	Philippines
1500	Refreshment
1520	Sri Lanka
1540	Thailand
1600	Viet Nam
1620	Meeting of the rapporteurs

Wednesday 22 November 2000

	Continuation of the agenda item 2
0800		China
0830		Cambodia
0900		Lao PDR
0930		Malaysia
1000	Refreshment
1015	Discussion on agenda item 2
1045	Presentation and discussion on agenda item 3: Activities concerning a) traditional food resources of indigenous people in the region, including case studies and their role in providing food security-Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE), McGill University, Montreal, Canada; b) regional food composition-Barbara Burlingame
1125	Case study presentation-Suttilak Smitasiri (INMU, Thailand)
1200	Lunch
1330	Case study presentation-Zhai Fengying (China)
1400	Case study presentation-Farhad Mazhar (Bangladesh) Case study presentation-Salome Yesudas (India)
1430	Refreshment
1445	Formation of working groups
		Working group 1: traditional food systems
			Facilitator: Harriet V. Kuhnlein
		Working group 2: regional food composition activities
		Facilitator: Barbara Burlingame
1515	Working group 1 session
1630	Presentation of the report by the working group 1
1700	Meeting of the rapporteurs
Thursday 23 November 2000
800	Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM)-Mahadevan Ramachandran (WFP)
0900	Working group 2: FIVIMS
		Facilitators:		Barbara Burlingame Siemon Hollema
0830	Working group 2 session
1000	Refreshment during the Session
1200	Lunch
1300	Update on ICN-Somchai Peerapakorn (WHO)
1330	Presentation of the report by the working group 2
1430	Refreshment
1445	Country-wise brief review of ICN follow-up activities, priorities for the network in this context
1630	Preparation of the draft Report of the consultation
Friday 24 November 2000
0830	Presentation on TCP proposal for India-B.K. Taimni
0930	Preparation of the draft report of the consultation
1045	Refreshment
1115	Adoption of the report
1215	Closing remarks by ADG&RR