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OPENING REMARKS<br />

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA<br />

International workshop on post-tsunami soil<br />

management<br />

“Lessons learned for agricultural and environmental restoration<br />

in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami”<br />

1-2 July 2008<br />

Safari Garden Hotel, Jln. Raya Puncak 601, Cisarua-Bogor, Indonesia<br />

Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,<br />

On behalf of the Government of Indonesia, I would like to extend a<br />

warm welcome to all of you, especially to those who have been<br />

travelling from abroad, to actively participate in this International<br />

workshop on post-tsunami soil management.. Special thanks are<br />

addressed to Dr. Gamini Keertisinghe the Program Director from the<br />

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for<br />

his commitment to support agricultural research collaboration between<br />

Australia and Indonesia. We thank Dr. Peter Slavich and his group<br />

from New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia for<br />

the technical collaboration with researchers from the Indonesian<br />

Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD). The<br />

attendance of this workshop by national and international NGO’s as<br />

well as representatives from local government will balance out the<br />

discussion from the mere scientific perspectives to practical reality and<br />

thus we are grateful to their participation. All other elements –<br />

researchers and practitioners - who have allocated their time and<br />

resources to contribute to this important event are highly appreciated.<br />

International Workshop on Post Tsunami Soil Management, 1-2 July 2008 in Bogor, Indonesia

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