About the guidelines

The Policy Guidelines on Agroecology Transitions in ASEAN were developed under the direction of the Lao facilitated Initiative on Agroecology for ASEAN (LICA) and the ASEAN Secretariat, through an inclusive, multi-stakeholder process led by the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under the Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions (ASSET) project, which were funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), together with the European Union, and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM).

 

The Guidelines were adopted at the 45th Special Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 6-8 August 2024; and were further noted during the 46th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) held virtually on 24 October 2024.

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The Guidelines development also benefited from consultations with partners and stakeholders including the Agroecology Learning alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA), the Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Intensification Consortium (CASIC), and regional research platforms (dP ASEA and dP Malica).