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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)


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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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


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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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.


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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


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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


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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


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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