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Issues and Strategies to Assure Food Security in ASEAN
(ASEAN Level Initiative on Food Security)
Presented by Xaypladeth Choulamany, Director General, Department of Planning and Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR
ASEAN Community
ASEAN Policy & Measures Related to Food Security
• Roadmap for ASEAN Community Building: AEC and
ASCC Blueprints:
• AEC Blueprint (A7: 38-40)
• ASCC Blueprint (B3, B4)
• •ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework
• •ASEAN Multi-sectoral Framework for Climate Change:
Agriculture and Forestry towards Food Security (AFCC)
• ASEAN Plus Three Comprehensive Strategy on
Food Security and Bioenergy3
AEC BlueprintA7. Food, Agriculture and Forestry Under the AEC Blueprint, our cooperation on Food, Agriculture and Forestry is aimed to: 38. Enhance intra- and extra-ASEAN trade and long-term competitiveness of ASEAN’s food, agriculture and forestry products/ commodities. 39. Promote cooperation, joint approaches and technology transfer with international, regional organisations and private sector 40. Promote ASEAN agricultural cooperatives to empower and enhance market access of agricultural products, to build a network mechanism linking agricultural cooperatives, and to fulfill the purpose of agricultural cooperatives for the benefit of farmers in the region
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ASCC BlueprintB3. Enhancing food security and safety.
B4. Access to healthcare and promotion of healthy lifestyle.
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One Vision, One Identity, One Community 6
ASEAN Integrated Food Security(AIFS) Framework and Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security (SPA FS)
“Food security” exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. (World Food Summit, 1996)
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AIFS Framework and SPA-FS14th ASEAN Summit, March 2009, Thailand - In the aftermath of the 2007/2008 food price crisis
– Pledged to embrace food security as high priority policy, and review ASEAN’s commitment to the objectives of World Food Summit and the MDGs.
– Adopted the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework and Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security in ASEAN (SPA-FS) (2009-2013).
AIFS – Objectives and Goal• Objectives: • To sustain and increase food production; • To reduce postharvest losses; • To promote conducive market and trade for agriculture
commodities and inputs; • To ensure food stability; • To ensure food safety, quality and nutrition; • To promote availability and accessibility to agriculture inputs; and • To operationalize regional food emergency relief arrangements Goal: “Ensure long-term food security and nutrition,
to improve the livelihoods of farmers in the ASEAN region”
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One Vision, One Identity, One Community 9
AIFS Framework
Note:
AWG: ASEAN Working Group
ASWG: ASEAN Sectoral Working Group
EWG: Experts Working Group
AEG: ASEAN Experts Group
NFPWG: National Focal Point Working Group
TEG : Technical Experts Group
AFP : ASEAN Focal Points
ATWG : ASEAN Technical Working Group
ATF : ASEAN Task Force
SOM : Senior Officer Meeting
(*) : Supported by a dedicated secretariat
EWG on ASEAN
ASEAN Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)
SOM-AMAF
AWG on Halal Food *
ASEAN Food
Security Reserve
ASWG on
Agric. Training
& Extension
ASWG on Agric.
Coopera-
ASWG on Livestock
ASWG on Fisheries
ASEAN Senior
Officials on Forestry
Joint Committee on ASEAN Coop. & Joint
Approaches in Agric. & Forest Products
ACEDAC
FCG on ASEAN-
SEAFDEC Collaboration
AEG on Herbal and Medicinal
AEG on Forest Product
AEG on
NFPWG/ Industrial Clubs
Carrageenan
Cocoa
Coconut
Vegetable Oil
Forest Products
Coffee
Tea
Pepper
Peas & Beans
Tapioca
ASEAN Focal Point on Animal
ATF on Codex
As of August 2010
AWG on Pan ASEAN
Timber
AEWG on International
Forest
ATF on
ATWG on
Agric. Research
& Develop-
ment
ASEAN Social Forestry
ATF on Genetically
Modified Food
Testing
ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement
Network
Tuna
ASEAN Fisheries
Consultative
ASEAN Shrimp
TF on ASEAN
Standards for Horticultural
ASEAN AVRDC
Regional Network
(AARNET) Steering
EWG on ASEAN
ASWG on Crops
EWG on Harmonization
of Phyto- sanitary
EWG on Harmonization
of MRLs of
Structure of ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry
ASEAN Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)
SOM-AMAF
Plus Three
AMAF + 3
SOM – AMAF +3
APTERR Council *
AFSIS Board *
ASEAN + 3 Bio-energy Forum *
East Asia Forum on Plant Variety Protection*
China India GCC ROK
ASEAN – China Ministerial Meeting on SPS
ASEAN – China SPS Contact Point Meeting
TWG – Food Safety
TWG – Animal Inspection & Quarantine
TWG – Plant Inspection & Quarantine
AIMAF
AIWGAF AGCCWG on Forestry and Agriculture
AFoCo*
Note:
AFSIS: ASEAN – Food Security Information System
AFoCo: ASEAN – ROK Forest Cooperation
AGCCWG: ASEAN – Gulf Cooperation Council Working Group
AIMAF: ASEAN – India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry
AIWGAF: ASEAN – India Working Group on Agriculture and Forestry
APTERR: ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
TWG: Technical Working Group
NFPWG: National Focal Point Working Group
SOM : Senior Officials Meeting
(*) : Supported by a dedicated secretariat
Organizational Structure of AMAF and Dialogue Partners Relations
Time Frame
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Progress and Developments
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Strategic Thrust 1: Strengthen Food Security, including Emergency/ Shortage Relief Arrangement oEstablish a permanent regional rice reserve scheme - in response to disaster situations, humanitarian assistance and poverty alleviation in order to build confidence in encountering food shortage oAPTERR Agreement had entered into force on 12 July 2012. (APTERR= ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve) oReinforce ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) in management of food information for planning of food production in the region
Progress and DevelopmentsStrategic Thrust 2: Promote Conducive Food Market and Trade
• ASEAN Rice Trade Forum – Initiated in 2011, – 1st ASEAN Rice Trade Forum (2012, Siemriep, Cambodia) – 2nd Rice Self-sufficiency and Trade Forum (2013,
Jogyakarta, Indonesia) – Extreme rice price volatility & lack of policy coordination – Information/Communication/Dialogues – Market information
• Private Sector in Food Security – Promoting PPP in food security and dialogues with ASEAN policy-makers
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Progress and DevelopmentsStrategic Thrust 2: Promote Conducive Food Market and Trade (continue)
•US-MARKET (Maximizing Agriculture Revenue through Knowledge Enterprise and Trade) Project
• Regional Agriculture Trade Environment (RATE) Assessment had been completed in 10 ASEAN Member States.
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Progress and Developments
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Strategic Thrust 3: Strengthen Integrated Food Security Information System • ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS)
• Databases and half-yearly Agricultural Commodity • Outlooks (ACOs) on rice, maize, sugar, soybean, cassava • ACOs à Supply, demand, forecast, self-sufficiency ratio, food
security ratio, crop calendar/ planting seasons, areas of yield losses by damage types
• Capacity building and linking information to decision-making
•AFSIS as a self-sustained mechanism beyond 2012 • Transforming 10 years AFSIS Project (2003-2012) into a
Permanent ASEAN Plus Three Integrated Food Security Information System (AFSIS). Establish AFSIS Network Centre in 13 ASEAN Plus Three countries.
Progress and Developments
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Strategic Thrust 4: Promote Sustainable Food Production •Efficient utilization of resource potential for agricultural development •PPP to promote efficient and sustainable food production, food consumption, post-harvest practices & loss reduction •Implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) •Improving agricultural productivity •Strengthening regional networks for R&D, technology transfers and farmers organisations/cooperatives
Progress and Developments
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Strategic Thrust 5: Encourage Greater Investment in Food and Agro-based Industry to enhance Food Security •Greater investment by the public and private sectors in food and agro-based industry
• Agricultural investment study • Joint agriculture-investment sector consultation • PPP (Public Private Partnership)
•Promoting ASEAN-Dialogue Partners investment cooperation on food security
Progress and Developments
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Strategic Thrust 6: Identify and Address Emerging Issues Related to Food Security •Food security and climate change
• ASEAN Multi-Sectoral Framework on Climate Change: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry towards Food Security (AFCC)
• 3rd Meeting of the Ad-hoc Steering Committee on Climate Change and Food Security (1-2 July 2014, ASEAN Sec.)
•Food security and bioenergy development
• ASEAN Plus Three Comprehensive Strategy on Food Security and Bioenergy Development
• High Level Consultation Meeting on Bio-energy and Food Security
AIFS Framework and SPA FS (2015-2020)
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-AIFS Framework and SPA-FS (2008-2013) has completed by the end of 2013, the Special Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)-34th AMAF Meeting agreed that the AIFS Framework would be continued in 2014. -In addressing long-term food security in the ASEAN region, the AIFS Framework was developed to provide scope and joint pragmatic approaches for cooperation among ASEAN Member States. -The AIFS Framework maintained the original four components and added “Nutrion-enhancing agricultural development” as the fifth new component supported by three corresponding strategic thrusts, namely:
-Strategic Thrust 7: Utilize Nutrition Information to support evidence- Based food security and agriculture policies; -Strategic Thrust 8: Identify policies, institutional and governance mechanisms for nutrition-enhancing agriculture development in AMS, -Strategic Thrust 9: Develop and strengthen nutrition-enhancing agriculture policies/programs and build capacity for their implementation, monitoring and evaluation
AIFS Framework and SPA FS(2015-2020)-cont
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In 2015-2020, the priority commodities for food security in the ASEAN region include rice, maize, soybean, sugar and cassava. Other commodities such as livestock, fishery and crops for staple food, which are important for food security and nutrition, shall be identified during the course of implementation of the AIFS Framework and SPA-FS.
The new AIFS and the SPA-FS were endorsed by the Preparatory SOM-AMAF and the 36th AMAF Meeting in September 2014 and to be proposed for final approval at the ASEAN Summit in November/December 2014 in Myanmar.
Concluding Notes• Food security – high priority and long-standing
agenda in ASEAN • AIFS Framework and SPA-FS – a regional platform
for coordination and cooperation – national, sub-national, regional and greater ASEAN levels
• Inter-linkages à food security, policy coordination, trade, information and multiple stakeholder engagement
• Information, communication, dialogues and linking to decision making
• Issues to be further addressed – identification of vulnerability groups, nutrition aspects, etc.
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Thank you for your kind attention
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Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and
food preferences for an active and healthy life. (World Food Summit, 1996 and adopted by AIFS Framework, 2009)
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