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Summary of Major Points of Discussions
Program / Handouts
13:00-13:10
Opening Remarks
13:10-14:00
Keynote Speech: "New Direction of Agricultural Policy Reform"
Ken ASH (Deputy Director, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, OECD) Presentation [PDF:692KB] / Paper [PDF:224KB] |
14:00-14:05
Comments in Light of the Current Agricultural Situation in Japan
14:05-14:15
Coffee Break
14:15-15:45
Session 1: The Necessity for Agricultural Policy Reform and its Direction
Panel Discussion | |
Chair: | |
KONNO Hidehiro (Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University) | |
Panelists: | |
Ken ASH (Deputy Director, Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, OECD) | |
KIMURA Fukunari (Professor, Keio University) | |
KITAGAWA Masayasu (Professor, The Okuma School of Public Management, Waseda University) | |
TAKAGI Yuki (Governor, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishers Finance Corporation) | |
YAGI Hironori (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Chairman, Council of Food, Agriculture and Rural Area Policies) | |
YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow, RIETI) |
Q & A Session |
15:45-16:00
Coffee Break
16:00-18:15
Session 2: Concrete Schemes for and Issues of Agricultural Policy Reform
16:00-16:30 Lead-off Speaker | |
YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow, RIETI) |
16:30-18:15 Panel Discussion | |
Chair: | |
KAMIYA Mitsugi (President, Food and Agriculture Policy Research Center) | |
Panelists: | |
KANEKO Hiromichi (Professor, Tottori University of Environmental Studies) | |
OIZUMI Kazunuki (Professor and Dean, Department of Project Planning, Miyagi University) | |
TACHIBANA Hiroshi (Managing Director, Japan Business Federation) | |
BABA Toshihiko (Manager, Basic Policy Planning Office, JA Zenchu (Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives)) | |
YAMASHITA Kazuhito (Senior Fellow, RIETI) |
Q & A Session |
18:15-18:30
Closing Remarks
* The agenda is subject to change.