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PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURISTS, INC.
2nd PAA NATIONAL CONVENTION
Tagaytay International Convention Center (TICC), Tagaytay City
26-27 November 2014
“Professionalizing Agriculturists for the ASEAN Economic Integration”
Rationale
The 2015 integration of the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is generating a
lot of excitement and anxiety as government and the private sector are trying to figure out the
impact of putting together a
regional economy. The emergence of a so-called ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) is envisioned to make the region highly competitive in the global economy,
enabling it to cope with free movement of goods, services,
investment, skilled labour, and freer
flow of capital.
To build the AEC, it needs to scale up areas of cooperation such as human resources development
and capacity building; recognition of professional qualifications; and enhancing private sector
involvement.
Is the country “primed and ready?” Is the agriculture sector ready for a healthy competition with its
counterpart in the region? The “new era for borderless competition” will require extra effort and this
cannot be singularly addressed. The agriculture sector has to align itself with the flow and position
itself more firmly.
With this reality, how can organizations like the Philippine Association of
Agriculturists make a
difference in addressing the concerns of the agriculture sector? It is therefore appropriate for PAA to
take an active step joining the discourse of ASEAN Economic Integration.
As a professional
organization, it is equipped with expertise from among its members who can lead in this discourse.
But more than talks, the Philippine agriculturists must accordingly act and implement plans to
address the concerns of professionalizing their services. They, however, cannot do this alone as
individuals or as separate groups. They must be in synergy – which means members of the
organization must work together to achieve the goal of professionalizing the agricultural
services.
Objectives: At the end of the Congress, delegates must be able to:
· Discuss the global perspective depicting general trends and dynamic interactions that affect the
agriculture sector within complex and uncertain conditions and create a broad spectrum of policy
responses and strategies at the national and local level;
· Provide an opportunity for open discourse among professional organizations of agriculture that will
moderate potential loss or benefit from opportunities associated with regional and local impacts
of the ASEAN Economic Integration; and,
· Be updated on the outcome of the workshop resolutions on the Crafting of the Magna Carta for
Philippine Agriculturists and Continuing Professional Development for Philippine Agriculturists
and the PAA’s resolve to assert its presence through organization of chapters.
Participants:
· Delegations from the following organizations
· Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP)
· International Society for Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences (ISSAAS)
· Pest Management Council of the Philippines (PMCP)
· Philippine Agricultural Economics and Development Association (PAEDA)
· Philippine Extension and Advisory Services Network, Inc. (PhilEASNet)
· Philippine Society of Soil Science and Technology, Inc. (PSSST)
· The Philippine Society of Animal Science, Inc. (PSAS)
· Non-member licensed Agriculturists
· Agriculture practitioners
Methodology:
The Congress will engage plenary talks from invited speakers backstopped by open forum after each
talk and presentation. There will also be workshops to firm up PAA’s strategies in pushing for the
PAA Act of 2014, the CPD for Philippine agriculturists and the chapter organization.
Convention Output:
Action Plans for
· PAA Act of 2014
· Continuing Professional Development for Philippine Agriculturists
· Establishment of PAA chapters
Program of Activities:
Date/Time
Activity/ies
Day One (November 26, 2014)
7:30-9:00 AM
Registration
Responsible Person/Organization
PAA Secretariat
9:00-10:00
Opening Ceremonies
Invocation/National Anthem
Video Presentation
Dr. GIL L. MAGSINO
 Welcome Remarks
 Introduction of Presidents of PAA President
Member Organizations
Introduction of the Keynote
DR. EVELYN P. ESQUEJO
Speaker
President, PhilEASNet
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. WILLIAM D. DAR
“Preparing the Philippine
Director General
Agriculture for ASEAN Economic
International Crops Research Institute
Integration”
for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT),
India
Conferment of Honorary
Dr. ROBERTO RAÑOLA and
Membership to Dr. William Dar
DR. GIL MAGSINO
Past and Present PAA Presidents
Master of Ceremonies : DR. ROWENA DT. BACONGUIS
Facilitator/Moderator:
10:01-10:15
Coffee Break
10:16-11:15
PLENARY SPEAKER
HON. SEC. PROCESO J. ALCALA
“Status of Philippine Agriculture in Department of Agriculture
the Context of ASEAN Economic
Integration 2015”
Conferment of Honorary
Membership to
Hon. Sec. Proceso J. Alcala
11:16-12:00
Open Forum
12:00-1:00
Lunch
1:01-1:30
“Continuing Professional
DR. EVELYN P. ESQUEJO
Development for Philippine
President, PhilEASNet
Agriculturists”
1:31-2:00
“Philippine Agriculturists Act of
DR. GIL L. MAGSINO
2014”
President, PAA
2:01-2:30
“Establishment of Regional
DR. ROBERTO F. RAÑOLA, JR.
Clusters/Provincial Chapters”
Past President, PAA
2:31-3:00
“Licensure Examination for
Agriculturists Performance”
Moderator/Facilitator: CSSP
3:01-5:00
5:01-7:30
7:31-onwards
WORKSHOP
PAA Business Meeting
Dinner/Fellowship Night
DR. NENITA L. DE CASTRO
PSAS
Day Two (November 27, 2014)
8:30-9:30
PLENARY SPEAKER:
“The Role of Agricultural
Research and Development in the
ASEAN Economic Integration
2015”
9:31 – 10:00
Coffee Break
“The Role of the University in the
10:01 -12:00
ASEAN Economic Integration
2015”
Master of Ceremonies :
Facilitator/Moderator:
12:01-1:30
Lunch
1:30-2:30
Plenary Session
Presentation of Outputs
Resolution of other PAA Issues
2:31-3:30
3:31 – 4:00
4:01 – 4:15
4:15 – 5:00
DR. NICOMEDES P. ELEAZAR,
CESO IV
Director
Bureau of Agricultural Research,
Department of Agriculture
DR. HONORIO M. SORIANO, JR.
President
Pampanga Agricultural College
PAA Board
Chaired by: DR. EVELYN P. ESQUEJO
Signing of Resolutions
PAA Board of Trustees
Coffee Break
Closing Ceremonies
Workshop Synthesis and Next Steps PAA Vice President
DR. EVELYN P. ESQUEJO
Impressions
Inspirational Message
Turnover Ceremonies
Closing Remarks
Facilitator/Moderator:
DR. TEODORO S. SOLSOLOY
Assistant Director
DA-BAR

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