1. ASEAN Policy and Cooperation on
Food Security
Suriyan Vichitlekarn
ASEAN Secretariat

2. ASEAN Policy and Cooperation on Food
Security
By
ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN Food Security Conference: Role of the Private Sector
16-18 June 2010, Singapore
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3. Background
 Food security – a long standing agenda of ASEAN
 Soaring food prices in 2007/08 and failure of food
market and trade
 Population growth, food-fuel-finance crises, impacts
of climate change, degradation of natural resources,
land & water resource use conflicts
 Need for an integrated and innovative approach and
multi-stakeholder efforts towards long-term food
security
 Mainstreaming food security in ASEAN Community
building process
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4. AIFS Framework and SPA-FS
 The 14th ASEAN Summit, March 2009, Cha-am
 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).
 “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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5. AIFS Framework and SPA-FS
 Goal: To ensure long-term food security and to
improve the livelihoods of farmers in the ASEAN
region.
 Implementation, coordination and monitoring
 ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) in
coordination with other relevant ASEAN Sectoral Bodies
 Consultations with stakeholders at regional and national
levels to obtain relevant inputs and cooperation and to
promote sense of greater ownership
 Partnership and cooperation with dialogue partners,
international organizations and donor agencies (i.e. ADB,
FAO, IFAD, IRRI,World Bank)
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6. AIFS Framework and SPA-FS
Component 1: Food Security Component 2: Sustainable Food Trade
Emergency/Shortage Relief Development
Strategic Thrust 1: Strengthen Food Strategic Thrust 2: Promote Conducive
Security Arrangements Food Market and Trade
ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS)
Component 3: Integrated Food Component 4: Agri-Innovation
Security Information System Strategic Thrusts 4: Promote Sustainable
Strategic Thrust 3: Strengthen Food Production
Integrated Food Security Information Strategic Thrusts 5: Encourage Greater
Systems Investment in Food and Agro-based
Industry
Strategic Thrusts 6: Identify and Address
Emerging Issues Related to Food Security
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7. AFCC
 31st AMAF Meeting, November 2009 adopted
“ASEAN Multi-sectoral Framework on Climate
Change: Agriculture and Forestry towards Food
Security (AFCC)”
 Coverage: agriculture, fisheries, livestock, forestry in
coordination with the environment, public health and
energy sectors
 16th ASEAN Summit, April 2010 - Leaders’
Statement on Joint Response to Climate Change
 ASEAN Climate Change Initiative (ACCI)
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8. AFCC
Goal To contribute to food security through sustainable and efficient
use of land and water resources by minimizing the impacts of
and the contributions to climate change
Objectives Coordination of adaptation
Cooperation on the
implementation of integrated
and mitigation strategies
adaptation and mitigation
Components 1. Cooperation on the 2. Integration of climate change
implementation of adaptation mitigation and adaptation
and mitigation measures strategies into the economic
and social development policy
framework
3. Strengthening of regional information, communication and
networking on climate change and food security
4. Developing a more comprehensive multi-sectoral strategic
framework and a roadmap for implementation
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9. ASEAN Community by 2015
 ASEAN Community comprising three pillars –
Economic, Political & Security and Socio-Cultural
Food and agriculture in ASEAN Community
 Economic (AEC) - A single market and production
base with free flow of goods
 Tariff elimination, Non-Tariff barriers elimination (i.e.
transparency/ notification), Trade Facilitation (i.e.
harmonised procedures/ standards, reduced transaction
cost), Custom integration, joint approaches on trans-
national issues, agricultural cooperatives/farmer grouping
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10. ASEAN Community by 2015
Food and agriculture in ASEAN Community
 Socio-Cultural (ASCC)
 Food security, food safety & consumer protection,
management of natural resources, protection of
biodiversity, ecosystem and environment
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11. Issues & Challenges
 Increase food self-sufficiency, functionality of food
market and trade, ASEAN economic integration
 Small agri-holders and operators
 Four dimensions of food security – availability,
accessibility, food safety and nutritional aspects
 Private sector contribution to food security
 It’s been there! But how to increase
 What constrains/limits greater contribution of private
sector contribution to food security?
 Public-private partnership – from concept to architectural
design, platform and processes, and success stories
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12. Issues & Challenges
 Private sector contribution to food security
 It’s been there! But how to increase
 What constrains/limits greater contribution of private
sector contribution to food security?
 What incentives and what characterises enabling policy
and environment that can enhance greater private sector
contribution to food security?
 Public-private partnership – from concept to architectural
design, platform and processes, and success stories
 Conference outcome  AIFS Framework and
ASEAN Community building process
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