Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
DocumentConcept note for the project terminal workshop on Development of effective and inclusive food value chains in ASEAN Member States
GCP/RAS/296/JPN, Ikan Pindang Value Chain Project in Lombok. 20 August 2019, Lombok, Indonesia
2019Also available in:
No results found. -
ProjectEffective and Inclusive Food Value Chains in Asian Member States - GCP/RAS/296/JPN 2020
Also available in:
No results found.Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States are home to around 620 million people. Agriculture plays a key role in economic development and livelihoods, and in providing employment to the region’s rural population. It is, however, challenged by a lack of knowledge and skills. Smallholders often have insufficient knowledge of modern agriculture methods and techniques, of market requirements and of food safety issues. Their low level of organization also reduces their bargaining power and ability to support one another. In recent years, government interest in the potential of value chains to develop agriculture and fisheries, and to contribute to food security across the region has increased. Governments alone cannot, however, create inclusive and efficient food chains, and engagement with the private sector is essential. Experience in the region has shown that smallholders have the ability to integrate into emerging value chains if they are provided with support from the public and the private sectors, or when they are better organized and can negotiate production and marketing arrangements with buyers. The project aimed to make a significant contribution to the food and livelihood security of smallholders in three countries (Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines) by integrating them into agricultural value chains that would link them to new market opportunities. -
DocumentConcept note and provisional agenda for the Inception Workshop, project TCP/RAS/3705: Scaling-up agroforestry in the ASEAN region for food security and environmental benefits 2019
Also available in:
No results found.ASEAN has put a strong emphasis on the role of agroforestry in addressing food security and environmental degradation. Agroforestry is an integrated approach that combines various agricultural, forestry, fisheries and livestock practices — as determined by contexts — at farm and landscape scales. The ASEAN Guidelines on Agroforestry Development has been adopted by the 40thASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) to guide member states in developing agroforestry programs, policies and investments. FAO has been collaborating and supporting ASEAN Member States (AMS) to build their capacity for agroforestry through technical assistances. Based on the request of the AMS, FAO has agreed to provide technical support to further enhance adoption and scaling up of agroforestry in AMS. The inception workshop will mark the beginning of FAO technical support to AMS on ‘Scaling up agroforestry in the ASEAN region for food security and environmental benefits’.
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.