Note: numbers of countries and contributors have changed slightly, but the principles remain the same...
As for the COGENT Global Strategy, the making off of this manual was based on a special participative approach to involve stakeholders. When feasible, each section have been authored by 3 to 5 contributors coming from different organizations, different sectors of the value chain, different countries or even different continents. A first basic text was sometimes provided to contributors who strongly improved it. Many contributors wrote all the text by themselves. In any case, they always all endorsed the final version before publication. Thus, the manual gathers 53 contributors from 27 countries and territories, as follow:
1
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Australia
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10
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Germany
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19
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Papua New Guinea
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2
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Belgium
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11
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Hawai’i
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20
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Marshall Island
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3
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Brazil
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12
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Indonesia
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21
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Samoa
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4
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China
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13
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Kiribati
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22
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Solomons
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5
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Cook Islands
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14
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Micronesia FSM
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23
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Sri Lanka
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6
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Côte d’Ivoire
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15
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Nauru
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24
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Timor leste
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7
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Fiji
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16
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New Zealand
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25
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Tonga
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8
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France
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17
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Niue
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26
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Tuvalu
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9
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French Polynesia
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18
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Palau
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27
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Vanuatu
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The making process have generated 268 unique interactions between the 53 contributors (taking into account that the four editors are connected to all contributors).
Such unique interaction means than two authors have their name together on the
same publication, and that this is occurring 268 times in the manual. A complete list of references produced will be produced when the manual will be printed.
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| Participants to the meeting held in Nadi, Fiji, in December 2018 for both training and refining the Risk Manual |
Training on Risk Management and Mitigation of the Coconut Value Chain in the Pacific Region
Program of the meeting
11th to 14th December 2018 - Tanoa International Hotel
Day 1: Tuesday 11th December 2018
8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00-9:30 Opening Session
▪
Welcome (SPC & CIRAD)
9:30-9:45 COFFEE/TEA BREAK -
GROUP PHOTO SESSION
9:45-12:15 Plenary session (N.
Hussein)
▪
Introduction of participants
(roundtable)
▪
Presentation of the new Manual
Coconut Risk Management and Mitigation for the Pacific Region and expected
outcomes of the meeting (R. Bourdeix)
▪
Open discussion/questions/revision of
the program of the meeting if needed
12:15-13:30 LUNCH BREAK
13:30-15:00 Plenary session (R. Bourdeix) – Categorizing risks
▪
The DOMAT format (J. Lin)
▪
The example of
Cyclones, tropical storms and Tsunamis (R. B.)
▪
Eight category of
risks? (J. Lin)
▪
Forty risks or more? ( R. B.)
15:00-15:15
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
15:15-17:30
– Organizing the work on risk descriptions (R.
Bourdeix)
▪
Involvement of
trainees as contributors
▪
Organize tomorrow’s work on risk
descriptions
▪
Repartition into
three/four working groups
Day 2: Wednesday 12th December 2018
8:30-9:00
Wrap up of the previous day. Plenary to present the objectives of the day (R. Bourdeix)
9:00-11:00 – Group sessions
Group 1 – Risks linked to climate change
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1 - Cyclones,
tropical storms and tsunamis
▪
2 - Drought
▪
3 - Flooding
▪
4 - Change in
temperature change (heat and cold) and other climate hazards
Group 2 - Risks
linked to Pest and Diseases, part 1
▪
5 - Spread of phytoplasmas (lethal
yellowing like disease)
▪
6 - Spread of viroid diseases (DFMT,
in Vanuatu and Guam viroid).
▪
7 - Spread of Oryctes and other
insects
▪
8 - Spread of mites (Aceria
guerreronis)
Group 3 – Risk linked to
Post-harvest and processing
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24 - Late delivery of expired, rotten
or degraded products
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25 - Contamination of coconut
products by aflatoxins and other pests
▪
26 - Lack of taste and palatability
of coconut products
11:00-11:30
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
11:30-13.30 – Group session (continued)
Group
1 – Risks linked to
planting material
▪
12 -Lack
of good and diversified planting material
▪
13 -Inefficient
method for selecting parent palm for seednuts production
▪
14 -Loss
of traditional varieties
▪
15 -Unavailability of certified
organic planting material
Group 2 - Risks linked to Pest and Diseases, part 2
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9-Spread of other pests (pigs, bats,
cows, rats)
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10- Transmission of disease through
public or private nurseries
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11 -Transmission
of disease through germplasm movements
Group 3 – Risks linked to Policies
▪
21 - Private investment in coconut research, replanting, and value
addition
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22 - Change of international
regulation concerning quality of coconut for export
▪
23 - Coconut Development projects not
benefiting the relevant beneficiaries
13:30-14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30-16:00
– Plenary session – Improvement of existing texts
▪
Report Group 1, 8 risk descriptions
▪
Report Group 2, 7 risk descriptions
16:00-16:15
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
16:15-18:00
Plenary Session - Improvement of existing texts
▪
Report Group 3, 6 risk descriptions
▪
Organizing tomorrow work on risk
descriptions
▪
Repartition into
three/four working groups
Day 3: Thursday 13th December 2018
8:30-9:00 Recap of the previous day. Plenary to present the objectives of the day (R. Bourdeix)
9:00-11:00 – Group sessions
Group
1 – Risks linked to
agricultural practices, part 1
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16-Utilization of poor and obsolete plantation management techniques
▪
20 - Shortage or unaffordability of organic and
mineral fertilizers
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18- Low availability
of seeds and ortets of cover crops
Group 2 - Risks linked to Economics and marketing part 1 (J. Lin and R. Bourdeix)
▪
27 - Fluctuation and
decrease in the purchase price of coconut
products
▪
28 - Difficulty getting loans to
start or improve coconut business
▪
29- Missing the most profitable
business of aromatic coconut water
Group
3 – Risk linked to cultural habits, part 1 (R.
Bourdeix)
▪
34 - Feelings of superiority of some
coconut stakeholders from the Pacific Region
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36 - Lack of adapted and reliable information
about farming and technology
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37 - Westernization of dietary habits
in the Pacific Region
11:00-11:30
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
11:30-13.30 – Group session (continued)
Group
1 – Risks linked to
agricultural practices, part 2, and one more
▪
17 - Loss of traditional agricultural
knowledge
▪
20 - Lack of agricultural manpower
▪
31 - Difficulty to
sell products from remote farms
Group 2 - Risks linked to Economics and marketing part 2
▪
30 - Unaffordable
cost of organic and fair trade certification
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32 - Insufficient, irregular or
seasonal supply by farmers to factories
▪
33 - Dysfunctionning in farmer’s
organizations
Group
3 – Risk linked to cultural habits, part 2
▪
37 - Marginalization linked to the
adoption of agricultural innovations
▪
38 - Consumer craze for coconut
products may diminish and disappear
13:30-14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30-16:00
– Plenary session – Improvement of existing texts
▪
Report Group 1, 6 risk descriptions
▪
Report Group 2, 7 risk descriptions
16:00-16:15
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
16:15-18:00
Plenary Session - Improvement of existing texts
▪
Report Group 3, 5 risk descriptions
▪
Organize tomorrow’s work on the
remaining manual
19:30-21:00
SOCIAL COCKTAIL
Day 4: Friday 14th December 2018
8:30-9:00
Recap up of the previous day. Plenary to present the objectives of the day (R. Bourdeix)
9:00-11:00 – Plenary session: content and general structure of the manual
▪
Introductive texts
▪
Illustrations (figures and pictures)
▪
Annexes
▪
Any additional information to be
added?
11:00-11:15
COFFEE/TEA BREAK
11:15-13:00
– Plenary session: how to diffuse and use this manual
▪
Communication strategies
▪
Understanding the context
▪
How to take action
▪
On-line vs paper version
▪
Any other topics related to communication and
awareness
13:00-14:30 LUNCH BREAK
14:30-16:15
– – Plenary session:
▪
Brief presentation of the outputs of
the meeting
▪
Prospects for the future
▪
Closing ceremony
16:15-16:30 COFFEE/TEA BREAK
