Report of the Expert Consultation on Bridging the Rice Yield Gap in the Asia-Pacific Region

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RAP PUBLICATION: 1999/41

5-7 October, 1999
Bangkok, Thailand

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
BANGKOK, THAILAND, DECEMBER, 1999

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Printed in December 1999

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

2. OPENING OF THE MEETING

3. OBJECTIVES AND AGENDA

4. RICE PRODUCTION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES

5. REFLECTIONS ON YIELD GAPS IN RICE PRODUCTION

6. COUNTRY REPORTS

7. YIELD, PROFIT AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS IN RICE FARMING: CAUSES AND DEVELOPMENT OF MITIGATION MEASURES

8. WATER MANAGEMENT IN RICE IN ASIA

9. STRATEGIES FOR BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL FARM YIELDS: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES

10. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEXES

Annex 1 - List of Participants
Annex 2 - Agenda
Annex 3 - Programme