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1ST RURAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE [RDC2015]
13th-15th of March 2015 - Bangkok, Thailand
Aetas Lumpini Hotel

AGENDA
Friday - March 13, 2015

13:00 - 14:00 Early Registration
14:00 - 14:30 Registration
14:30 - 14 :45 Welcome speech from the Tomorrow People Organization

14:45 - 15:30 Keynote Speaker
Permaculture and Natural Farming in Asia - "high yield, holistic food by rethinking industrial farming
Mr. Howard Story - WWOOF Presenter [Thailand]

15:35 - 16:20
From development "basket case" to "development model": Microcredit, sustainable agriculture and rural development in Bangladesh.
Dr. Masudur Rahman - University of Norway [Norway]

16:25 - 16:45 Coffee break

16:45 - 17:00
Revitalization strategies for rural regions in a developing country
Dr. Daniel Francois Meyer - North-West University [South Africa]

17:05 - 17:30
Change in Rural Development Approaches in the World and Turkey Examination.
Professor Bulent Gulcubuk - Ankara University [Turkey]

18:30 Networking dinner

Saturday - March 14, 2015

                    Rural Developments and its effect on specific Communities and Groups

10:00 - 10:20
Festival of "Women Friendly Village' : One Solution for Rural Development
Ms. Angel Manembu - Consortium Global Concern and Kopel [Indonesia]

10:25 - 10:45
Extreme Dollar': Community Currency and Economic Development in Manitouwadge, Ontario
Mr. Brandon Mackinnon - Algoma University [Canada]

10:50 - 11:10
Development of Rural Housing in China: Transitions in Housing Development Patterns
Mr. Ali Cheshmehzangi - The University of Nottingham Ningbo [China]

11:15 - 11:35
Changing Myths on contraceptive methods by strengthen community action team; a health promotion intervention
Ms. Ishara Senevirathne - University of Peradeniya [Sri Lanka]

11:35 - 12:00 Coffee break

12:05 - 12:25
Sustainability of Sugarcane Farming on Kano State, Nigeria 
Professor Haruna Abdullahi Danwanka- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University [Nigeria]

12:30 - 12:50
Rural Disaster Intervention through Education: A case study on Sakya Hostels
Ms. Nabiya Ethiraj - Visuddhaloka Welfare Association [India]

13:00 -14:15 Lunch

14:30 - 15:00
Sustainable Poverty Alleviation Through Integration Rural Development a Case Study
Mr. Aasim Siddiqui [Pakistan]

15:05 - 15:25
Challenges and Opportunities of Rural Communities in Hong Kong: Comparative Analysis of Sai Kung and Tai O
Mr. Ali Cheshmehzangi - The University of Nottingham Ningbo [China]

                  The Importance of Water and its implications on Rural Development

15:30 - 15:50 Coffee break

15:55 - 16:15
Wetland Ecosystem Services and Community Well-being: Relationship and Dynamics at a Haor Basin in Northeastern Bangladesh
Mr. Akm Shahidullah - University of Manitoba [Canada]

16:20 - 17:00
Ripples on Baltic Waters (Video Presentation)
Mr. Kaj Granholm - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences [Sweden]

18:30 Optional tour: Siam Niramit Show Bangkok with dinner

Sunday - March 15, 2015

                  Importance of Measuring strategies and Rural Development Indicators

10:00 - 10:20
Rural Development Strategies, classification, pillars and best practice guidelines in a developing country
Dr. Daniel Francois Meyer - North-West University - [South Africa]

10:25 - 10:45
Exploring land restitution in Namibia as a poverty evaluation tool
Mr. Kushekwa Namakando - University of Namibia [Namibia]

10:50 - 11:15
Calibration of Hargreaves - Samani Equation for Better Estimating
Dr. Younes Ezlit - University of Tripoli [Libya]

11:15 - 11:40 Coffee break

11:40 - 12:00
Analysis of Some Agriculture and Rural Development Indicators
Dr. Zoltán Szira - Szent István University [Hungary]

12:00 - 12:20
Comparison of some European and North African Countries based on 2012 Agriculture and Rural Development Indicators
Ms. Klára Lökös Tóth - Szent István University [Hungary]

12:20 - 13:00 Closing Ceremony, Evaluations and Photography opportunity

13:30 Optional tour : Grand Palace complex and Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha temple)

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