35 ASEAN Farmers Take Part in ASEAN Learning Series 2018

 

The ASEAN Foundation through its ASEAN Farmers' Organisations Support

Programme (AFOSP) in partnership with the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for

Agricultural Development (IFAD) is organising the ASEAN Learning Series from 29 -- 31 May 2018 in

Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day workshop aims to facilitate peer to peer learning in the areas of farmer

empowerment and participation in the global value chain, by focusing on quality management.

The ASEAN Learning Series serves as a continuation to the ASEAN Learning Route (ALRAC) and the ASEAN

Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperatives (ALSPEAC). It embodies the vision of

ASEAN Cooperation on Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (FAF) 2016 -- 2025 as the ASEAN Learning Series

aims to assist vulnerable small producers and SMEs to improve their productivity and product quality in

order to meet global market standards.

"From this learning exchange, we hope that participant will not only learn from each other but also from

exhibitors. By doing so, farmers may taste the experience of dealing with players of regional trade" Said

Mrs. Yacinta Esti; Project Manager of AFOSP (ASEAN Farmers'Organisations Support Programme)

The ASEAN Learning Series sessions are specifically designed to empower farmers with the much-needed

skills, knowledge, and confidence to conduct business match-making and participate in global value chain.

One of the key approaches used is to connect the farmers with key experts and exhibitors at the Thai Food

Expo (THAIFEX) 2018.

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The ASEAN Learning Series 2018 embraces 35 farmers and key representatives of ASEAN Sectoral Working

Group on Agricultural Cooperatives (ASWGAC), ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Crops (ASWGC), private

sector, universities, and development institutions to strengthen the role of agricultural cooperatives in

addressing the opportunities of market integration as well as challenges of the ASEAN Economic

Community.

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For further information, please visit:

http://www.aseanfoundation.org/what-we-do/afosp