Conference venue:
Lotus Pang Suan Kaeo Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRESH PRODUCE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
6-10 December 2006
The International Symposium on Fresh Produce Supply Chain Management was held on 6-10 December 2006 in the Lotus Pang Suan Kaeo Hotel in Chiang Mai, the beautiful northern city of Thailand. This is a parallel event to the “Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006: International Horticultural Exposition for His Majesty the King of Thailand” under the theme, “To express the Love for Humanity” in order to commemorate the 60th Anniversary Celebrations of His Majesty’s Accession to the Throne and His Majesty’s 80th Birthday Anniversary held from 1st November 2006 to 31 January 2007.
Organizers
The symposium was organized by:
- Agricultural and Food Marketing Association for Asia and the Pacific (AFMA)
- Curtin University of Technology
- Department of Agriculture (DOA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Advisory Committee
Andrew Shepherd
(Senior Marketing Economist, FAO)
Alastair Hicks
(Senior Agro-Industry and Post-Harvest Officer, FAORAP)
Carlos Da Silva
(Agribusiness Economist, FAO)
David Hitchcock
(Senior Agri-business and Infrastructure Officer, FAORAP)
Michel Ganneau
(General Manager, Semmaris Rungis–Paris Wholesale Market)
Nelson C. Buenaflor
(CEO, Quedan & Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation)
Sing Ching Tongdee
(President, Thai Fresh Fruit Traders and Exporters Association)
Peer review Committee
Editor: Dr Peter J. Batt (Curtin University of Technology)
Summary
The symposium participants gave presentations and discussed the following questions related to fresh produce marketing:
- How to find a market for the crop?
- What are the current and future supply and demand conditions for particular crops?
- What marketing channels are the most sustainable?
- What are the conditions of access to enter supermarket or export supply chains?
- How can better-quality produce be signaled to customers?
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Recent innovations in the fields of food and grocery logistics and marketing have introduced supply chain management as a more efficient management practice to distribute even the most perishable of food products. To be implemented successfully, supply chain management requires that organizations shift towards more collaboration and cooperation with their suppliers and customers in order to optimize distribution, purchases, forecasting and replenishment according to customer demand.
Click here to download the Symposium programme (pdf format)
Proceedings
All presentations will be edited and assembled into a publication to be published in 2007 by the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Contact details
For further information, to download some of the presentations and the final book of abstract, please visit the website of FAO’s agricultural marketing group at: www.fao.org/ag/ags/subjects/en/agmarket/agmarket.html
Guidelines on submission of papers
Electronic copies of the final paper must be sent to the Editor Peter J. Batt no later than 8 January 2007. Papers will be submitted to a double blind review with authors advised of acceptance for publication in the symposium proceedings by 31 March 2007. Late papers will NOT be accepted for publication.
Submitted papers are to be no longer than TEN A4 pages including all tables and references. Papers are to include the title, author(s) name(s) and institution(s). Papers are to be typed in Times Roman, font 12, single space, with 2.5 cm margins on all sides.
Papers are to be presented in MS Word, Word Perfect or MS Works format. Papers should follow the FAO house style to be accepted for review.
Click here to download the FAO house style guidelines (pdf format)
Deadline for submission of papers: 8 January 2007.
The Organizers wish to thank the guest speakers and the following institution for their support
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