2nd Global Large Scale Farm Forum
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2nd Global Large Scale Farm Forum
30 Nov-01 Dec 2010, Siem Reap
Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort
Day 1 – 30 Nov 2010, Tuesday
08:00 Registration & Refreshment
09:00 Opening Welcome Ceremony
09:05 Keynote Address:
Speaker: HE. Chan Tong Yves, Secretary of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
09:25 Chairman’s Introduction
09:30 Asia’s Food Security Challenge: Opportunities for the Novel Partnership in Agricultural / Land Investments
- Asia’s food security challenges
- Land / agricultural investment for food security
- Need for the novel public / private partnership
- Steps towards building the new food security partnership in Asia – ADB’s new initiative and strategy
Speaker: Dr. Katsuji Matsunami, Advisor, RSOD cum Practice Leader (Agriculture, Food Security & Rural Development), ADB (Asian Development Bank)
10:00 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
10:30 Market Outlook for Soft Commodities / Cash Crops
- Demand / supply projections & new sources
- Production risks & impact on prices
- “Hot” commodities and regions to invest
11:00 Agriculture Investment Structure in Cambodia
- Investment policy and Opportunities
Speaker: Deputy Secretary General, The Council for the Development of Cambodia
HE. Suon Sitthy, Secretary General, Cambodian Investment Board (CIB)
11:30 Agricultural Investment Opportunity in Indonesia
- Mapping out suitable agro-industry for investment
- Opportunities in Papua, Kalimantan and Sulawesi
- Investment policies and regulation
- Land acquisition and utilization policies
- Export-import regulation
- Development of downstream processing sectors
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Zaenal Bachruddin, Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Product, Ministry of Agriculture (Directorate General of Livestock)
12:00 Investment & Farm Management Case Study
- Business model evaluation : out-growers vs ownership vs leasing
- Farm productivity management for maximum profits
- Risks taken in large scale farming and how to minimize those risks (labor, neighbor (villagers), law and culture shock & etc)
- Tools to control, monitor and evaluate large scale farming operation (eg. Report form, high technology GPS camera, communication + meeting)
Speaker: Dr. Korn Posayanond, Business Research & Development Manager, Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Public Company Limited (KSL)
12:30 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
13:45 Financing Farmland Investment
Speaker: Kenneth Stevens, Managing Partner, Leopard Capital Cambodia
14:15 Risk Management for Agricultural Investment Projects
- Project finance solutions to farmland investments to manage project’s risks
- Case study : new Goji Farm in China
Speaker: Jian Wang, Farm & Testing Services Lead, SGS-CSTC Standards Technical Services Co. Ltd
14:45 Investor’s Panel: What are Their Requirements & Where / What are They Investing in?
- Challenges & opportunities
Panellist:
Elson Ng, President (Strategic Projects) & Chief Advisor to CEO, GMG Investment (S) Pte Ltd
Kenneth Stevens, Managing Partner, Leopard Capital Cambodia
15:15 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
15:45 Prospect of Large Scale Agri-Farm Investment in Ukraine – Opportunities & Challenges
- Regional market dynamics & ROI
- Investment framework, Land acquisition & utilization policies
- Export legislation
- Local infrastructure & risk management
Speaker: Andriy Huta, Member of the Supervisory Board, Mriya Group of Companies
16:15 Large Scale Agriculture Investment in Africa
- Business model evaluation
- Farm productivity management for maximum profit
- Downstream value addition & marketing of produce
- Expansion plans
- Challenges & opportunities
Speaker: Speaker: Manoj Agarwal, CEO, Karuturi Global Ltd
16:45 Agriculture Outsourcing in South America: Challenges & Opportunities for Farmland Investments
- Mercosur farming overview (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) – crops / export volumes / markets / competitive advantages in grains, cereals and oilseeds; PEST Analysis (Political, Environmental, Socio-economic, Technological)
- Mercosur farming growth regions, arable land potential, what are regional / foreign investors doing?
- Farming models for investors – buy vs lease returns compared (pros / cons); overview of farm management companies / service provider model, farming networks – case study of Los Grobo
- Issues – logistics/distribution, marketing of crops – detailed analysis of value chain in soybean; non-market factors – institution, regulatory, NGO
- Case study : Singapore listed Company doing corporate farming in Argentina
- Opportunities for possible investment and challenges
Speaker: Dr. Dave Ramaswamy, Partner, Allied Venture
17:15 Close of Day One
Day 2 – 1 Dec 2010, Wednesday
09:00 Chairman’s Introduction
09:05 Agriculture Development Prospect in the Philippines
- What policies & incentives are in place to attract investment?
- Land & Labour cost
- Security – ensuring investors interest
- Domestics demand & market
- Export legislation
Speaker: Marriz B.Agbon, President, Philippines Agricultural Development & Commercial Corporation
09:30 Dairy and Agribusinss Investment Outlook in New Zealand
- Opportunities & challenges
Speaker: Ross Hyland, Managing Director, Seales Ltd
09:55 Future Prospect for a Cambodian Dairy & Downstream Processing Industry
Speaker: Malcolm Pearce, Director, Lordswood Farms Ltd
10:20 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
10:50 Agribusiness Investment in China
11:20 Legal Issues for Farmland Investments & Resolving Disputes
- Overlapping claims
- Acquiring land banks or existing farmland
- Management of land settlement schemes
- Structuring shareholding ownership
- When things don’t work out – exiting the investment & pitfalls to avoid
Speaker: Matthew Rendall, Managing Partner, Sciaroni & Associates
11:50 Managing Complexities in Investing in Farmland Business – a Tax Perspective
- What investors need to be aware of with regards to tax issues, compliance, risk
- Structuring shareholding ownership
Speaker: Michael Gordon, Partner, Tax And Corporate Services Dept, KPMG Cambodia Ltd
12:20 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
13:30 Investment in Industrial Forestry Plantation in Asia – Returns & Challenges
- Demand / supply projection for industrial forestry
- Carbon for profits & environment
- Risk appetite & returns
- Logistics consideration & potential down-stream value addition
Speaker: Paul Speed, Manager, Asian Forestry, New Forests Sdn Bhd
14:00 Development Prospect of Bioenergy Crops – Evaluating Jatropha to Leucaena Biomass from a Practitioner’s Perspective
- The Jatropha’s promise – how to make it happen?
- Growing woody biomass to meet power demand
- Energy crops investment experience
Speaker: Chumroen Benchavitvilai, Executive Officer, Bioenergy Development Co., Ltd.
14:30 Improvement of Farming Practices Relating to Corn Production
- Critical issue of correct tillage and soil preparation
- Precision farming – corn seed singulation and placement
- Mechanization, yield and the bottom line
Speaker: Charlie Dee, President, Dee Implement Inc.
15:00 Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
15:30 Role of Plant Science Industry in Large Scale Farming
- Next wave of GM events
- Challenges to GM acceptance
- Importance of a GM functional regulatory system
Speaker: Dr. Tan Siang Hee, Executive Director, CropLife Asia
16:00 Update & Development of Hybrid Rice Variety
- Solution to increasing yield
16:30 Water Resource Management & Solution for Agri-Invest
17:00 Final Discussion followed by Close of Conference
| Day 1 – [30 Nov, 2010 - Tuesday] | |
| 08:00 |
Registration & Refreshment
|
| 09:00 |
Opening Welcome Ceremony
|
| 09:05 |
Keynote Address :
Dr. Chan Sarun, Minister |
| 09:25 |
Chairman’s Introduction
|
| 09:30 |
Asia’s Food Security Challenge: Opportunities for the Novel Partnership in Agricultural / Land Investments
- Asia’s food security challenges
- Land / agricultural investment for food security - Need for the novel public / private partnership - Steps towards building the new food security partnership in Asia – ADB’s new initiative and strategy Dr. Katsuji Matsunami, Advisor, RSOD cum Practice Leader (Agriculture, Food Security & Rural Development) |
| 10:00 |
Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
|
| 10:30 |
Market Outlook for Soft Commodities / Cash Crops
- Demand / supply projections & new sources
- Production risks & impact on prices - “Hot” commodities and regions to invest
|
| 11:00 |
Agriculture Investment Structure in Cambodia
- Attracting SWF into Cambodia
- Investment framework
|
| 11:30 |
Agricultural Investment Opportunity in Indonesia
- Mapping out suitable agro-industry for investment
- Opportunities in Papua, Kalimantan and Sulawesi - Investment policies and regulation - Land acquisition and utilization policies - Export-import regulation - Development of downstream processing sectors Prof. Dr. Zaenal Bachruddin, Director General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Product |
| 12:00 |
Investment & Farm Management Case Study
- Business model evaluation : out-growers vs ownership vs leasing
- Farm productivity management for maximum profits - Risks taken in large scale farming and how to minimize those risks (labor, neighbor (villagers), law and culture shock & etc) - Tools to control, monitor and evaluate large scale farming operation (eg. Report form, high technology GPS camera, communication + meeting) Dr. Korn Posayanond, Business Research & Development Manager |
| 12:30 |
Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
|
| 13:45 |
Financing Farmland Investment
- Access to funding & expectations from lenders
- Private / public partnership
|
| 14:15 |
Risk Management for Agricultural Investment Projects
- Project finance solutions to farmland investments to manage project’s risks
- Case study : new Goji Farm in China Mr. Jian Wang, Farm & Testing Services Lead |
| 14:45 |
Investor’s Panel: What are Their Requirements & Where / What are They Investing in?
- Challenges & opportunities Panellist: Mr. Elson Ng, President (Strategic Projects) & Chief Advisor to CEO |
| 15:15 |
Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
|
| 15:45 |
Prospect of Large Scale Agri-Farm Investment in Ukraine – Opportunities & Challenges
- Regional market dynamics & ROI
- Investment framework, Land acquisition & utilization policies - Export legislation - Local infrastructure & risk management Mr. Andriy Huta, Member of the Supervisory Board |
| 16:15 |
Large Scale Agriculture Investment in Africa
- Business model evaluation
- Farm productivity management for maximum profit - Downstream value addition & marketing of produce - Expansion plans - Challenges & opportunities Mr. Ramakrishna Karuturi, Founder & Managing Director |
| 16:45 |
Agriculture Outsourcing in South America: Challenges & Opportunities for Farmland Investments
- Mercosur farming overview (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) – crops / export volumes / markets / competitive advantages in grains, cereals and oilseeds; PEST Analysis (Political, Environmental, Socio-economic, Technological)
- Mercosur farming growth regions, arable land potential, what are regional / foreign investors doing? - Farming models for investors – buy vs lease returns compared (pros / cons); overview of farm management companies / service provider model, farming networks – case study of Los Grobo - Issues – logistics/distribution, marketing of crops – detailed analysis of value chain in soybean; non-market factors – institution, regulatory, NGO - Case study : Singapore listed Company doing corporate farming in Argentina - Opportunities for possible investment and challenges Dr. Dave Ramaswamy, Partner |
| 17:15 |
Close of Day One
|
| Day 2 – [01 Dec, 2010 - Wednesday] | |
| 09:00 |
Chairman’s Introduction
|
| 09:05 |
Agriculture Development Prospect in the Philippines
- What policies & incentives are in place to attract investment?
- Land & Labour cost - Security – ensuring investors interest - Domestics demand & market - Export legislation Mr. Marriz B.Agbon, President |
| 09:30 |
Dairy and Agribusinss Investment Outlook in New Zealand
- Opportunities & challenges
Mr. Ross Hyland, Managing Director |
| 09:55 |
Future Prospect for a Cambodian Dairy & Downstream Processing Industry
Mr. Malcolm Pearce, Director |
| 10:20 |
Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
|
| 10:50 |
Agribusiness Investment in China
|
| 11:20 |
Legal Issues for Farmland Investments & Resolving Disputes
- Overlapping claims
- Acquiring land banks or existing farmland - Management of land settlement schemes - Structuring shareholding ownership - When things don’t work out – exiting the investment & pitfalls to avoid Mr. Matthew Rendall, Managing Partner |
| 11:50 |
Managing Complexities in Investing in Farmland Business – a Tax Perspective
- What investors need to be aware of with regards to tax issues, compliance, risk
- Structuring shareholding ownership Mr. Michael Gordon, Partner, Tax And Corporate Services Dept |
| 12:20 |
Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
|
| 13:30 |
Investment in Industrial Forestry Plantation in Asia – Returns & Challenges
- Demand / supply projection for industrial forestry
- Carbon for profits & environment - Risk appetite & returns - Logistics consideration & potential down-stream value addition Mr. Paul Speed, Manager, Asian Forestry |
| 14:00 |
Development Prospect of Bioenergy Crops – Evaluating Jatropha to Leucaena Biomass from a Practitioner’s Perspective
- The Jatropha’s promise – how to make it happen?
- Growing woody biomass to meet power demand - Energy crops investment experience Mr. Chumroen Benchavitvilai, Executive Officer |
| 14:30 |
Improvement of Farming Practices Relating to Corn Production
- Critical issue of correct tillage and soil preparation
- Precision farming – corn seed singulation and placement - Mechanization, yield and the bottom line Mr. Charlie Dee, President |
| 15:00 |
Discussion followed by Networking Refreshment
|
| 15:30 |
Role of Plant Science Industry in Large Scale Farming
- Next wave of GM events
- Challenges to GM acceptance - Importance of a GM functional regulatory system Dr. Tan Siang Hee, Executive Director |
| 16:00 |
Update & Development of Hybrid Rice Variety
- Solution to increasing yield
Dr. Ed Roumen, Head, Breeding & Trait Development for RIce and Millet |
| 16:30 |
Water Resource Management & Solution for Agri-Invest
|
| 17:00 |
Final Discussion followed by Close of Conference
|
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