BACKGROUND
The ASEAN Vision and Strategic Plan for Food Agriculture and Forestry 2016 – 2025 is a “competitive, inclusive, resilient and sustainable food agriculture and forestry sector, integrated with the global economy, based on a single market and production base contributing to food and nutrition security and prosperity in the ASEAN Community.”
Collaboration between ASEAN Member States (AMS), research institutes, and development partners and the private sector are envisaged to play important roles in achieving this vision.
The call for safe, healthy and sustainably-produced food presents an important opportunity for a green, resilient and inclusive pandemic recovery path that builds on the extensive traditional knowledge and wealth presented by the region’s agrobiodiversity.
As Governments focus attention on COVID-19 recovery and stimulus, it is urgent to develop reliable guidance and support for government and other stakeholders, increase networking, and strengthen collaboration to accelerate agroecological transition.
OBJECTIVES
A one and a half -day multi-stakeholder regional workshop is proposed to share perspectives on the requirements for transition to agroecology and safe food systems, with a view to support the current initiative to produce ASEAN guidelines on sustainable agriculture, as provided under the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework and Implementation Plan and in support of the ASEAN Vision and Strategic Plan. It will also feed into the Lao PDR-facilitated Initiative on Agroecology for the ASEAN (LICA) process and milestones.
Organized under the ASSET project by ESCAP, FAO, CIRAD and other ASSET project partners, the workshop will provide a space for government officials from ASEAN member states and relevant stakeholders to share perspectives on the actions and support needed.
PARTICIPATION (by invitation)
- Government officials from AMS, relevant ASEAN working groups and LICA focal points
- Members of the ALISEA network, ASSET partners and partner networks
- Representatives of relevant civil society organizations, farmers’ organizations, research institutions and the private sector
Programme is available to download HERE
ALiSEA will be livestreaming sessions 1A and 2A via Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AgroecologyLearningAlliance.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
- Contact: [email protected]
- Visit: ASSET project website