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A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE GLOBAL RICE SECTOR
300Participants
50Speakers
30Countries
6Tracks
IMPACT INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS
Innovative outreach, financial and partnership models for widescale adoption of sustainable, climate-smart best practice
RECIPES FOR SUCCESS
Upscaling adoption: Impacts and lessons from SRP and pioneering partner projects
GLOBAL TRENDS IN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Key shifts and drivers of sector transformation
SRP STANDARD AND ASSURANCE SCHEME
A robust and credible foundation for sustainable rice value chains
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Collaborate, Influence and Inspire!
A pivotal forum to drive transformation of the global rice sector, contributing to a range of global SDG targets Business Unusual: Building on the success of the 1st Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition in 2017, the 2019 event takes a cross-cutting approach to engage a growing global community of sustainable rice stakeholders with a shared vision to transform the global rice sector.
Visit a rice growing community in Thailand!Conference participants will have an opportunity to meet rice farmers and visit the National Rice Research Institute on 3 October 2019 through a one-day optional field trip, with support from GIZ.
Registration is free; however, seats are limited and will be confirmed on a first-come first-served basis.
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What: Optional one-day field tripWhen: 3 October 2019 / 07:30 to 17:30 Where: Suphanburi, ThailandAssembly point: tbc
Lead Sponsor Advertising Sponsor
Exhibitors Media Partners
Supporting Organisations
Main Conference Day 1 – 1 October
30 September 2019SRP 9th Meeting and General Assembly
(The event is by-invitation only)
Networking Cocktail
Main Conference Day 2 – 2 October
Close of Conference
Plenary Session 2: Show Me The MoneyWhat global partnerships are driving scale through alternative financing models and instruments?
Track 4: Smart Solutions and Technology Convergence
How can innovative technologies and digital trends benefit rice farmers and
value chain actors?
Track 5: Local Action for Global Solutions
What best practices can help smallholders to shift towards sustainable rice cultivation?
Track 6: Sustainable Food CultureHow is the new generation of
consumers influencing food choices?
Plenary Session 1: A New Rice RevolutionHow can rice combat poverty and climate change?
Track 1: Inclusive BusinessesWhat is the business case for
SRP Rice?
Track 2: Rice NowWhat are the latest market and policy
trends affecting sustainable rice production and consumption?
Track 3: Scanning the LandscapeWhat are the global environmental
benefits of landscape-level approaches?
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
Smartphone App HostWelcome
Reception Host
3 October 2019SRP Conference 2019 Field Trip
National Rice Research Institute, Suphanburi, Thailand(Participants have to register their attendance)
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Raise your profile, meet new partners, and showcase your programmes, products and services!Held at the prestigious UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, the 2nd Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition offers the perfect springboard to reach out to the international rice community. High-level delegates from governments, the private sector, research and the international development community will discuss the diverse roles of rice and its relationships with the Sustainable Development Goals in regard to food and water security, climate change, livelihoods, gender and biodiversity.
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ASEAN countries ...........................................................50%
South Asia – India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan .......................................................30%
Far East – China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan .............7%
Africa .....................................................................................5%
Middle East .........................................................................3%
Rest of the World .............................................................3% Europe ...................................................................................2%
Rice millers .......................................................................20%
Crop science .................................................................. 15%
Technology and equipment ...................................11%
International/local non-profit/ development organisations .....................................11%
Exporter/grower ............................................................10%
Retail and food manufacturers .............................10%
Certification and sustainability experts...............5%
Irrigation systems .............................................................4%
Agribusiness companies .............................................3%
Government .......................................................................3%
UN representatives..........................................................3%
Financial services ............................................................2%
Funding/aid agencies .................................................2%
Consulting/auditing firms ...........................................1%
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PLENARY SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE DAY 108:00 Main Conference Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks Rico Hizon, Broadcast Journalist, BBC World News, Singapore
09:05 Opening CeremonyDr. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director and Representative, Asia and the Pacific Office, UN EnvironmentDr. Jacqueline Hughes, Deputy Director General for Research, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), PhilippinesXiangjun Yao, Regional Programme Leader, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
09:45 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony betweenSRP and Earth Security Group
10:00 Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
10:30 Plenary Panel Discussion 1: A New Rice Revolution: Combating Poverty and Climate Change through Rice
• What does the future hold if we fail to act now?• How is a single basic commodity linked to a range of SDGs?• What is the role of the Sustainable Rice Platform in delivering a
sustainable future for rice?Moderator: Rico Hizon, Broadcast Journalist, BBC World News, Singapore
Panellists:Beau Damen, Natural Resources Officer – Climate Change and Bioenergy, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, ThailandIgnacio Antequera, Senior Manager/Team Leader, Technical Key Accounts, GlobalG.A.P., Spain
Stefanos Fotiou, Director, Environment and Development Division, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific, ThailandDr. Sudhir Yadav, Outcome Theme Leader – Developing Environmentally Sustainable Solutions for Rice Systems, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines Lynette Ryan, Head of Sustainability, SunRice, Australia
11:30 Industry Sustainability Keynote: Phoenix Experiences in Sustainable SourcingSanjay Sethi, Director – Sustainability, Phoenix Group, Dubai
12:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Minimising the Trade-Offs Jon Hellin, Platform Leader, Sustainable Impact, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
13:30 IFC Southeast Asia Case Study: Developing a Business Case for Sustainable Rice Procurement Colin Taylor, Senior Operations Officer, Program Leader, Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Services Department, International Finance Corporation, Thailand
14:00 Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA): Four Years of Producing Rice under SRP, the Thai experience Narawadee Modenuch, Research Analyst, Thai Sustainability Lead, Olam Rice, Thailand
14:30 Experiential Learning of How SRP Contributes to Social Impact and Sustainable Rice Cultivation with Smallholder Farmers Saran Song, CEO, Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, Cambodia
15:00 Agronomists are my Best Friends Louke Koopmans, Global Sustainable Sourcing Manager, MARS Food, Netherlands
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Empowering Women as Key to Grow a Better Future for the Rice Sector Le Nguyet Minh, Global Agriculture Advisor, Oxfam, Vietnam
16:30 Why unpaid care by women matters to rice sustainability? Joint Presentation:Yann Srey Yat, SRP Farmer, Agricultural Cooperative Committee Member, Battambang Union Agriculture Cooperatives, CambodiaPonhrith Kan, Project Manager, VSO, CambodiaSerena Travis, Impact and Delivery Manager, VSO, Cambodia
17:00 Farmer Engagement in Adoption of SRP and Sustainable Rice Supply ChainSocheat Keo, Program Manager, SMP Cambodia, Wildlife Conservation Society, Cambodia
17:30 Inclusiveness of Sustainable Rice Value Chain Upgrading: Evidence from VietnamDr. Matty Demont, Future Rice Value Chains and Policies Outcome Theme Leader, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: The business case for “SRP Rice”Speakers: Diederik (Diehan) Pretorius, Compliance & Sustainability Director, Herba Bangkok S.L (Ebro Foods S.A.), Thailand
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 1 TUESDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2019
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Track 1: Inclusive BusinessesThe business case for “SRP Rice”
Moderator:Suriyan Vichitlekarn, Deputy Cluster Coordinator for Agriculture and Food, GIZ, Thailand
Track 2: Rice NowMarket outlook and policy mechanisms for
sustainable rice productionModerator:
Imelda (Dada) Bacudo, Principal Advisor of the Forest and Climate Change (FORCC) Project, GIZ, Indonesia
Track 3: Scanning the LandscapeGlobal environmental benefits of
landscape-level sustainabilityModerator:
James Lomax, Food Systems and Agriulture Advisor, UN Environment, France
18:30 Closing Remarks and Networking Reception Commences
13:00 Driving Behavior and Market Change through Multi-Stakeholder Action at Country LevelPisan Pongsapitch, Inspector – General of the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
13:30 The Rise of SRP in Pakistan Shahid Hussain Tarer, Managing Director, Galaxy Rice Mill Pte. Ltd., Pakistan
14:00 Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Rice: Sub-National Assessment and PlanningBjoern Ole Sander, Senior Scientist, Country Representative, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vietnam
14:30 Rice Sector Development in CambodiaH.E. Ngin Chhay, Director General, General Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
15:00 Rice Sector Development in MalaysiaRosnani Binti Harun, Senior Research Officer, Socio-Economic, Market Intelligence and Agribusiness Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Pushing for the adoption of the SRP Standard on Sustainable Rice Cultivation in the new Uganda National Rice Development Strategy John Ereng, Agribusiness Advisor, Rikolto, Uganda
16:30 Session Reserved for Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Advisor (Agriculture and Rural Development), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan
17:00 - 17:30 For Speaking Opportunity, please write to Si Ying [email protected]
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: Market Outlook and Policy Mechanisms for Sustainable Rice Production
13:00 Rice Landscape Restoration through Climate FinanceDaniel Jongejan, Senior Manager Program Development, PUR Projet, Thailand
13:30 Policy Directions for Improving Sustainability in Rice-Based Farming Systems: Experience from the FIRST Programme in the Asia-Pacific Region Iean Russell, Senior Policy Advisor (FIRST Programme), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Cambodia
14:00 Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes—securing multiple environmental benefits and improved farmer welfare Aaron Becker, Technical Officer, Natural Resources Management Support Group, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Thailand
14:30 Sustainability of Geographical Indication (GI) Khao Hom Mali Thung Kula Rong-Hai Orachos Napasintuwong, Assistant Professor, Kasetsart University, Thailand
15:00 Lessons Learned from Large-Scale WAPRO Project Jens Soth, Senior Advisor, Commodity Projects, HELVETAS Swiss Corporation, Switzerland
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Biodiversity Conservation through Sustainable Rice Landscapes: Maintaining iconic wildlife in rice-fields in MyanmarJoint Presentation: Dr. Alex Diment, Senior Technical Advisor, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), MyanmarU Naing Lin, Ayeyarwady Landscape Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Myanmar
16:30 Digital Agriculture: Opportunity, Evidence and Impact Carolyn Florey, Cluster Leader – Knowledge Tools, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
17:00 Session Reserved for Adrian Sym, CEO, Alliance for Water Stewardship, United Kingdom
17:30 Emerging Good Practices in Financial Accounting for Carbon Emission Trading: Expert Opinion on Carbon CreditsDr. Tharatee Mookdee, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Management Science, Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Thailand
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: Global environmental benefits of landscape-level sustainability
PLENARY SESSIONS FOR CONFERENCE DAY 208:00 Main Conference Registration & Morning Coffee
09:00 Moderator’s Opening Remarks
09:05 Opening CeremonyDr. Wyn Ellis, Coordinator, Sustainable Rice Platform, ThailandSuriyan Vichitlekarn, Deputy Cluster Coordinator for Agriculture and Food, GIZ, ThailandH.E. Prapat Pothasuthon, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
09:45 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony betweenSRP and Earth Security Group
10:00 Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
10:30 Plenary Panel Discussion 2: Show Me The Money: Driving scale through alternative financing models and instruments
• What approaches, mechanisms and financing models are available to drive upscaling of adoption of sustainable climate-smart best practices in rice production?
• How can we replicate and or further scale these models? / How to manage risks, reporting and disclosure?Moderator:Matthew Reddy, Senior Private Sector Specialist, Global Environment FacilityPanelists:Matthias Bickel, Program Director, Agriculture & Food, GIZ, Thailand Alejandro Litovsky, Chief Executive & Founder, Earth Security Group Alvin Lopez, Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Asian Development Bank Jens Soth, Senior Advisor, Commodity Projects, HELVETAS Swiss Corporation, Switzerland
11:30 Industry Keynote Speech
12:00 Networking Lunch
13:00 How can New Technologies ease the Self-Assessment and Verification Process while Identifying the Needed Areas of Improvement?Miranda Rienstra, Manager Agri-Consultancy Asia, Peterson Control Union, Thailand
13:30 How Technology can Increase the Sustainability of the Global Rice MarketStephen Edkins, Founder and CEO, Rice Exchange, Switzerland
14:00 AtSource Reimagining Agriculture by Tracing a Product’s Impacts throughout its Journey to ShelfKunal Vadgama, Rice Program Manager, Olam AtSource, Olam International, United Kingdom
14:30 PaddyBase: Digitalizing the Rice Supply ChainDr. Kristina Spantig, Project Manager, GIZ, Nigeria
15:00 Philippine Rice Information System (PRISM)Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, Deputy Executive Director for Research, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Philippines
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Rice Breeding and Mechanization for Value Addition in Laos PDR Dr. Phetmanyseng Xangsayasane, Senior Rice Breeder, Deputy Director for Research, Rice Research Centre, National Agriculture & Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Laos
16:30 Post-Harvest Rice Fortification – A Sustainable Intervention to Fight Micronutrient DeficienciesSridhar NB, Marketing Development Manager, Fortified Rice Kernels, APAC, DSM, India
16:50 How Technologies like AI are Transforming Farms Today GloballyKunal Prasad, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, CropIn Technology, India
17:10 Decision Support Tools for Rice Crop Management Practices in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Achievement and PerspectivesRowena Castillo, Manager (Project Development and Deployment; Decision Tools for Farmers), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
17:30 Paddy and Rice Preservation with Chemical-Free Technology of Grain Cooling during Storage Dr. Claus Martin Braunbeck, Sales Manager, FrigorTec, Germany
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: Driving Adoption of Best Practices using Climate-Smart Technologies
MAIN CONFERENCE DAY 2 WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2019
13:00 Rice-SOLVE: How Rice Farming offers a Singular Opportunity to Improve the Economic and Environmental Security for Farmers and the Planet Kritee Kritee, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, India
13:30 Rolling Out Climate-Smart Technologies to Smallholders to meet the SRP Standard in ThailandLadda Viriyangkura, Expert on Rice Inspection and Certification, Thai Rice Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand, Thailand
14:00 Strengthening the Rice Sustainability Agenda from a Smallholder Farmer’s PerspectiveDavid CY Chen, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Golden Sunland, Singapore
14:20 Climate-Ready, Nutrient-Dense Rice Genetic and Breeding Dr. Apichart Vanavichit, Professor and Director, Rice Science Centre, Kasetsart University, Thailand
14:40 Boosting Yields, Raising Incomes and Offering Climate-Smart Options: The System of Rice Intensification Dr. Abha Mishra, Director, Asian Center of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (ACISAI), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
15:00 Climate Smart Rice Project in Myanmar Rakesh Munankami, Project Manager, Climate Smart Rice Project, HELVETAS, Myanmar
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Driving a Sustainable Rice System Dr. Sadudee Supanpai, Assistant Vice President, Khao CP, CP Trading, Thailand
16:20 Enabling Farmers towards Sustainable Rice ProductionSomsak Samanwong, Regional Technical Educator – APAC, Corteva Agriscience, Thailand
16:30 Empowering Smallholder Women Farmers to Better Access, Adapt and Use Gender-Appropriate Rice Production Equipment and Practices Lucy Fisher, Director of Communications, SRI International Network and Resources Centre, Cornell University, United States
17:00 Need of the Hour: Tandem GHG MRV with Implementation of Climate-Smart Mitigation Projects in Agriculture Dr. Suman George, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia
17:30 Utilize wood vinegar to increase soil fertility and reduce pests and diseases in rice farming Nana Suhartana, Rice Sector Manager, Rikolto, Indonesia
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: Highlight Climate-Smart Best Practices
13:00 Net Positive Impact and Feeding the Greta Thunberg Generation – How to Harness the Power of the Most Conscious Consumers to Combat Species Loss on the Front LineNicholas Spencer, CEO, IBIS Rice Conservation Co., Ltd., Cambodia
13:40 Delivering People-Planet-Performance Wins - The Nestle Paddy Club ExperienceLee Keng Yong, Head of Agricultural Services, Nestle Paddy Rice Club, Malaysia
14:10 Consumer Preferences for Sustainable Rice Practices in NigeriaDr. Alvaro Durand-Morat, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics and Agri business, University of Arkansas, United States
14:40 Food Smart Cities for Sustainable and Inclusive Food Systems Catur Utami Dewi, Programme Director of VECO Indonesia, Rikolto, Indonesia
15:10 Rice as a Culture Deeply “Engrained” into Society and the Urgent Need for Sustainable SolutionsAntoinette Taus, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, Founder, CORA (Communities Organized for Resource Allocation, “The Sustainable Planet” Social Enterprise, Philippines
15:30 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00 Youth Engagement in the Global South: Some Insights and Ideas from West Africa Prisca Abah, UN Youth Ghana SDGS 12 Ambassador, UN Youth Ghana, Ghana
16:30 - 17:30 For Speaking Opportunity, please write to Si Ying at [email protected]
18:00 Concluding Summary by Moderator and Q&A: A Growing Movement for Sustainable Food Systems
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Track 4: Smart Solutions and Technology Convergence
Adoption of best practices using climate-smart technologies
Moderator:Carolyn Florey, Technology for Development Lead, Cluster Leader - Digital Tools,
International Rice Resarch Institute (IRRI), Philippines
Track 5: Local Action for Global SolutionsClimate-smart best practices
Moderator:Dr. Bjoern Ole Sander, Senior Scientist, Country Representative, International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI), Vietnam
Track 6: Sustainable Food CultureA growing movement for sustainable food systems
Moderator:Dr. Matty Demont, Future Rice Value Chains and Policies Outcome Theme Leader,
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
*Kindly note that the timings and speakers are subjected to changes based on further developments to the programme
18:30 CLOSING REMARKS
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Featuring global and regional leaders:
JON HELLIN International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
DIEDERIK (DIEHAN) PRETORIUS Herba Bangkok S.L (Ebro Foods S.A.), Thailand
LOUKE KOOPMANS MARS Food Netherlands
H.E. NGIN CHHAY Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Cambodia
JOHN ERENG Agribusiness Advisor Rikolto, Uganda
KUNAL VADGAMA Olam International United Kingdom
SANJAY SETHI Phoenix Group Dubai
PRISCA ABAH UN Youth Ghana SDGS 12 Ambassador, UN Youth Ghana, Ghana
EDUARDO JIMMY P. QUILANG Department of Agriculture, Philippines
DANIEL JONGEJAN PUR Projet, Thailand
DR. THARATEE MOOKDEE Uttaradit Rajabhat University, Thailand
ORACHOS NAPASINTUWONG Kasetsart University Thailand
BJOERN OLE International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Vietnam
YANN SREY YAT Battambang Union Agriculture Cooperatives Cambodia
SERENA TRAVIS VSO Cambodia
DAVID CY CHEN Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Golden Sunland, Singapore
ROWENA CASTILLO International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Philippines
RAKESH MUNANKAMI HELVETAS Myanmar
STEPHEN EDKINS Rice Exchange Switzerland
ANTOINETTE TAUS UNEP GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, CORA (COMMUNITIES ORGANIZED FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION, “THE SUSTAINABLE PLANET” SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, Philippines
NICHOLAS SPENCER IBIS Rice Conservation Co., Ltd. Cambodia
LE NGUYET MINH Oxfam Vietnam
SHAHID HUSSAIN TARER Galaxy Rice Mill Pte. Ltd. Pakistan
DR. SADUDEE SUPANPAI Khao CP CP Trading Thailand
LUCY FISHER Cornell University United States
DR. ABHA MISHRA Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
DR. PHETMANYSENG XANGSAYASANE Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Laos
ROSNANI BINTI HARUN Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia
SARAN SONG Amru Rice (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, Cambodia
PISAN PONGSAPITCH Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Thailand
DR. DECHEN TSERING Regional Director and Representative, Asia and the Pacific Office UN Environment
MATTHEW REDDY Senior Private Sector Specialist Global Environment Facility
STEFANOS FOTIOU Director, Environment and Development Division, UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific, Thailand
LYNETTE RYAN Head of Sustainability SunRice, Australia
ALVIN LOPEZ Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
DR. JACQUELINE HUGHES Deputy Director General for Research, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
ALEJANDRO LITOVSKY Chief Executive & Founder Earth Security Group
IGNACIO ANTEQUERA Senior Manager/Team Leader, Technical Key Accounts, GlobalG.A.P., Spain
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