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THE FORUM A few weeks before the switch is turned on for ASEAN economic integration, it is timely and essential to know how the challenge of food security is dealt with under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and suggest further measures to make the region become more resilient to food crises.

ASEAN Member States (AMS) have taken their most important stride toward deeper and more lasting regional economic integration. In the first of four pillars of AEC, the AMS aim to transform the region’s economies into a single market and production base by 2015. Seven core reforms lock in this outcome. They include free flow of goods; free flow of services; free flow of investment; freer flow of capital; free flow of skilled labor, food, and agriculture; and the priority integration sectors. The other three pillars of AEC ensure a competitive economic region; equitable economic development; and advance further integration of the region into the global economy.

The ASEAN Food Trade Forum examined the implications of AEC on food trade and food security in the ASEAN region and identified policy options that deepen and diversify food trade consistent with the AEC framework. It was organized by the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) through its secretariat hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided technical and financial support through a technical assistance financed by Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. The forum followed two successful rice trade forums held in Cambodia and Indonesia in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Participants comprised agriculture and trade officials of ASEAN governments, food value chain actors, academia and research institutions, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and development organizations.

The 2-day forum had six sessions: (i) situation, outlook, and policy scenarios of the food sector in ASEAN region; (ii) overview of the food and agriculture sector in the AEC; (iii) food items under the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA); (iv) product standards; (v) small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in global value chains; and (vi) policy options for improving food trade and food security. Two side events complemented the forum discussion: a food exhibit featuring agri-food products from ASEAN Member States and a field trip to a mango farm, an irrigation system, and a paddy project in Kedah during the last day the forum.

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OPENING SESSION Representatives of institutions who collaborated in organizing the event opened the forum. AFSRB Chair Dato’ Azini bin Mohd Shahid welcomed the participants and emphasized the role of AFSRB in ensuring that the minimum safe level of food reserve aligns with the institutional and basic food stocks of AMS. The AFSRB decided to hold the forum in accordance with the ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework and its Strategic Plan of Action, 2015-2020. A constant exchange of information between AMS is very important, and the food trade forum enables this by facilitating the sharing and collective analysis of food market information and the coordination of policy responses to emerging events that affect the food markets.

Assistant Director of the ASEAN Secretariat, Dr. Pham Quang Minh showed that implementing the AEC requires lots of working groups and committees, action plans, and activities under each of the socio-cultural, political-security, and economic pillars of the ASEAN community. Integration of the food and agriculture sector, which envisions a single market and production base under which goods, services, skilled labor, and capital can move freely across the region, is under the economic pillar. While noting that most of the activities in the AEC Blueprint have been implemented, Dr. Minh emphasized that 2015 is not the end of it all; rather, it is a very important milestone in the long and gradual process of ASEAN economic integration.

Jiangfeng Zhang, Director of the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture division of ADB’s Southeast Asia Department linked the objectives of the forum to increasing rice and food trade and investment, which is one of the outputs of the ADB Regional Technical Assistance (RETA) that supports the forum and ADB’s main assistance in the implementation of the AEC Blueprint. Over the next 5 years, ADB operations in the agriculture, natural resources and rural development (ANR) sector would be guided by its operational plan, which gives priority to improving productivity, market connectivity and value chain development, food safety and quality, and climate change resilience.

The keynote speaker, Dato’ Azizan bin Mohamad Sidin, Deputy Secretary-General (Policy), Ministry of Agriculture & Agro-based Industry of Malaysia, outlined the benefits of AEC to consumers and food exporting countries as well as the challenges of ensuring food safety and meeting the regulatory requirements of importing countries. The AEC will put the AMS in a higher growth trajectory by way of new business opportunities, as it tries to meet the increasing global food demand amidst climate change, competition on land use, and transboundary diseases. Dato’ Azizan emphasized that food security is not simply having enough food. It happens when all peoples at all times have access to safe, nutritious, and affordable food. Finally, he argued that harmonization of economic, trade, and investment policies across the ASEAN offer the best opportunity to market players for making their contribution to food security.

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PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS

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SESSION 1: Situation and Outlook of the Food Sector in ASEAN Jared Greenville, Senior Agriculture Policy Analyst, Trade and Agriculture Directorate, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presented the situation and outlook of the food sector in the ASEAN region. Under a business as usual scenario, the situation and outlook is positive despite the slowing down of the global economy, particularly of the People’s Republic of China. Regional food production is expected to grow, and real prices over the medium term are projected to be more affordable and stable. However, since production growth is uneven across the region, and even within food surplus member states, regional and domestic food trade becomes all the more necessary to attain food security. Unfortunately, some agricultural and domestic trade policies adopted by ASEAN Member States have thinned world food markets and make them more prone to risks, particularly by seeking to insulate rice. Additionally, domestic policies also depress the development of food value chains by hampering the trade of food products.

The food price crisis in 2007-2008

shows how government policies

become a significant force behind markets.

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SESSION 2: Situation and Outlook of the Food Sector in ASEAN An overview of the AEC and the ASEAN cooperation in food and agriculture sector was provided by Dr. Pham Quang Minh in Session 2. He reported that the AEC has so far achieved over 90% of the measures listed in the AEC Blueprint, but a lot of things remain to be done, especially in engaging the sectors outside of the government through partnerships and ensuring the free movement of goods, services, investments, people, and capital across the AMS. The 37th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) in Makati City, Philippines in 2015 approved the new Strategic Plan for the food, agriculture and forestry sector covering the period 2016-2025. With 7 strategic thrusts and 57 new action programs, the plan supports the implementation of AEC Blueprint by spelling out cooperation mechanisms to promote regional integration of the food and agriculture sector and the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly the SDG 2, which seeks to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

The AMS have faced several challenges in implementing the AEC Blueprint, particularly in creating a single market and production base in the region. As tariffs continue to fall, standards and other non-tariff measures are exerting a greater influence on trade. Agriculture trade could be affected by non-tariff barriers. The challenges also deal with harmonization of food safety standards and competition among trading partners.

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GETTING TO KNOW AEC

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SESSION 3: Deepening ASEAN Trade in Rice and Key Food items In Session 3, Professor Ramon Clarete of the School of Economics, University of the Philippines, pointed out that over the last 10 years, intra-ASEAN agri-food trade remains low relative to the overall trade within the region, despite the tariffs on agri-food items having gone down to zero, (except on rice). There are opportunities for deepening ASEAN’s trade in food items. How much intra-ASEAN food trade expands depends upon how AMS are able to reduce trade costs as mandated by the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). Trade costs may still be high because of several factors including compliance cost of non-tariff measures, such as non-tariff barriers, logistics cost, information cost, and high cost of doing business.

Additionally, Prof. Clarete explained that rice remains a challenge for deepening ASEAN agri-food trade. Tariff restrictions on rice are still high despite the AEC, and rice self-sufficiency programs are still widely spread for political interests, despite being very costly, even to consumers. The AMS need to build confidence in rice trade by considering measures

such as one in which rice importing countries will lower their self-sufficiency targets in exchange for

assurance of rice availability from the exporters. It is important to use the food trade forum as a platform for exploring cooperative actions toward making rice trade more dependable and transparent. In turn, this will facilitate making food trade more conducive to food security.

Trade of agri-food items within the

ASEAN region may be low because

countries look for markets elsewhere instead of competing with

each other.

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SESSION 4: Meeting Product Standards of Food Items The risks associated with food trade under the AEC which allows for free movement of goods across countries cannot be underrated. In Session 4, Timothy Corrigan, Economic Affairs Officer at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee shared that SPS measures should be based on international standards or risk assessment. Their ineffective and inefficient implementation can result in the poor health of the consumers, or disruption of trade. Private companies are often blamed for unsafe food and are expected to meet increasing consumer expectations. This situation engenders additional requirements to food trade on top of those imposed by governments. The key is to strike a balance between ensuring food safety and allowing for unrestricted

trade. The WTO together with other development partners established a Standards and Trade Development Facility

(STDF) to support developing countries in building their capacity to implement international SPS standards, guidelines and

recommendations as a means to improve their human, animal, and plant health status and ability to gain or maintain access to markets. AMS can access this facility.

Capacities to enforce and

comply with food safety standards

are inadequate. Different standards imposed by the private

sector add to the difficulty.

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VALUE CHAIN

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SESSION 5: Linking SMEs to Global Food Value Chains SMEs are the backbone of economies in the ASEAN region and key players to achieve equitable and inclusive development. Session 5 discussed how to internationalize SMEs or link them to global food value chains. John Strak, honorary professor of food economics at the University of Nottingham, argued that in order to take part in the regional and global trade and modern value chains, SMEs need to understand the market, have access to capital, and know the rules of the game. Hence, the main support they need consists of market information (e.g., costs of inputs and services, regulations, and consumer demand), credit facility, and access to training and upskilling, including technology. Both the public and the private sector play a critical role in providing this kind of support. Prof. Strak concluded that developing food value chains will help the AMS achieve food security. At the micro level, gains would be opportunities for farmers and SMEs to create new business opportunities and ways to increase their profits and incomes. At the macro level, large gains in employment, workers’ incomes, and value added growth in the food manufacturing sector are foreseen. And finally, developed food value chains can absorb farm prices fluctuations to ‘smooth’ consumer demand and mitigate impacts on the food firm’s capacity and production volumes.

ASEAN governments should also pay attention to traditional value chains, which begin with the ‘dirty kitchen.’

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SESSION 6: Moving Forward to a Stronger Food Security in the ASEAN

Dr. Nipon Poapongsakorn, distinguished fellow and former president of the Thailand Development and Research Institute, provided a summary of the forum presentations and discussions and facilitated a panel discussion on how to improve food trade and food security in the ASEAN region. The panel represented producers in Cambodia and Lao PDR, business group (Syngenta), consumers (Southeast Asian Consumer Council), development partners, and NGOs (Southeast Asian Council for Food

Security and Fair Trade). The panel recommendations, along with those of the

participants throughout the 2-day forum, are below:

⋮ Farmer-led Enterprises. Instead of relying on government alone, farmers and producers need to create a demand for their products and face the challenge of competition under the AEC. They should organize themselves and consider establishing farmer-led enterprises because partners prefer to deal with groups. Development institutions should continue to provide technical and financial assistance to equip small farmers in taking part in regional and subregional modern value chains.

⋮ Productivity. Investment in productivity should continue, especially on irrigation. The lack of irrigation limits not only the yield but also the number of cropping season in a year. Farmers can reduce the cost of production by using organic agriculture or similar farming systems, and local varieties of rice and vegetables and local breed of animals.

⋮ SMEs. The ASEAN Secretariat may develop a user-friendly pool of relevant information about how SMEs can participate in the regional and global value chains. ATIGA has this information but it needs to be rearranged in a way that details the process that SMEs need to go through when engaging in agri-food trade.

⋮ Consumers. Value for people, not just value for money, should be a core principle in food trade. Consumers need to be given choices of affordable, safe, and nutritious food. They should be educated about healthy foods using various means of communications.

⋮ Self-sufficiency. Governments should use their country’s comparative advantage (i.e., geography, technology, cheap labor, etc.) to meet their food security needs without undermining trade. Rice reserves by millers are largely untapped. To increase confidence in rice trade such that an importing country is assured of rice availability during emergency, AFSRB may look into operationalizing the forward contract for government-to-government transactions initiated by the ASEAN Pus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR).

⋮ Food safety. ASEAN governments needing training and other capacity development assistance with respect to food safety may request WTO to provide technical assistance.

⋮ Financing and investment. Instead of giving low-interest loans, governments must open their legal and institutional framework to allow farmers to access finance provided by ADB and other institutions. They should also encourage investment by ensuring regulatory clarity and predictability and protecting intellectual property right, especially of research and development organizations. Huge investment is needed in the middle of the value chain such as processing, packing/labeling, and storage to bring technical innovation.

⋮ Network. ASEC may look into organizing SMEs and small farmers groups to allow them better access to markets and give them a stronger voice in promoting their products at a cheaper cost.

⋮ Forum. ADB may continue providing support for AFSRB and ASEAN to sustain the forum.

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CLOSING SESSION Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo, Project Administration Unit Head of the ANR division of ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, presented the highlights of the forum by summarizing the implications of the establishment of AEC on food trade and food security in the ASEAN region. Overall, a lot has been achieved by the AMS in terms of agriculture production and food trade. ASEAN countries are indeed more integrated in the global markets. Regional food production is expected to continue growing, and real prices over the medium term are projected to be more affordable and stable. Further, tariffs within ASEAN are down to zero (except for rice) and 90% of the 42 measures of the AEC blueprint have been completed. Yet, a lot more has to be done as there are several challenges in creating a single market due to non-tariff barriers, harmonization of food safety standards, and support for SMEs to link into the global value chains. In integrated markets, regional and domestic food trade becomes all the more necessary to attain food security and the wrong trade policies can thin food markets and make them more prone to risks, particularly when seeking to insulate rice. How much intra-ASEAN food trade expands depends upon how AMS are able to reduce trade costs which are still high due to mainly non-tariff barriers. Further, the new Strategic Plan for the food, agriculture and forestry sector approved by AMAF for 2016-2025, brings new strategic thrusts, actions program, and cooperation mechanisms to promote regional integration of the food and agriculture sector. New challenges are also emerging such as difficulties on increasing private sector involvement, development of new public private partnership and climate change risks. The forum provided a platform to discuss policy options to promote food security in the ASEAN region by deepening food trade. As a result, the AFSRB may look into the following policy options that emerged from it:

(i) lower trade costs in agriculture, which is double that of manufacturing. While many of the cost factors (i.e.,

distance, maritime connectivity, logistics performance, doing business market entry costs, tariff barriers, and administration cost of non-tariff measures) are beyond the purview of AMAF, these could be placed in the agenda of relevant ASEAN meetings;

(ii) consider alternatives in order to achieve rice security, such as (a) raising rice productivity efficiently through sound public investment and non-distortive price policies; (b) lowering tariff protection levels on imported rice; and (c) coming up with a more structured rules in implementing ATIGA 24 to avoid unnecessary off-and-on participation in the market and to sustain investments; and

(iii) expedite the implementation of forward contracts between rice importing and rice exporting member countries under the APTERR. This will strengthen confidence in trade by assuring rice availability when needed.

Participants agreed that future discussions and actions to promote food security and trade should be within the framework of promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, as per the APEC Economic Leaders’ Declaration launched in Manila, Philippines in November 2015 to ‘Build Inclusive Economies, Build a Better World’. The Declaration, among others, commits to (i) build inclusive economies by exploring trade in products that contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth through rural development and poverty alleviation; (ii) foster SMEs’ participation in regional and global markets through enabling trading environment; (iii) build sustainable and resilient communities within disaster-resilient economies; (iv) invest in human capital development by empowering people with the tools to benefit from and participate in economic growth; and (v) enhance the regional economic integration agenda by developing the services sector as an enabler of economic growth and inclusion.

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FEEDBACK

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AFSRB REPRESENTATIVES

Cambodia Mr. Kong Kea Head of Rice Seed Management and Development Office, Department of Rice Crop General Directorate of Agriculture, MAFF # 54B/49F, Street 395-656, Sangkat, Teuklaak3, Khan Tuol Kok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (+855) 17 959727 Fax: (+855) 888868111 E-mail: kea_ipm@hotmail.com Indonesia Dr. Ardi Jayawinata Deputy Director Agency for Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture JL.HarsonoRm No. 3, 6D E LT 4 Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia Tel: 62 8128964583 Fax: 62 21 780 5209 Email: ardijaya@yahoo.com Lao PDR Mr. Salongxay Rasabud Deputy Director Division of Planning and Cooperation, DOA, MAF, Lao PDR PO Box: 81, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: (+856) 21- 412350 Fax: (+856) 21- 412349 Email: salongxay@hotmail.com kthadavong@yahoo.com Malaysia Dato’Azini bin Mohd Shahid ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board Chair Deputy Secretary General (Development) Ministry of Agriculture Agro-Based Industry Tel: +603 8870 1017 Fax: +603 88880741 Email: azini@moa.gov.my

Philippines Ms. Patricia Galang-de Jesus Special Assistant, National Food Authority 6th Floor, Sugar Regulatory Administration Building, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel: (063) 926-6493 Fax: (063) 928-1634 Email: peegee.galang@gmail.com, nfagmodfod@gmail.com Myanmar Mr. Hla Myint Aung Director Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Myanmar Tel: 09567410526 Email: director.exten@gmail.com, dapasean@gmail.com Thailand Mr. Jakraphan Kespinyo Expert in Rice Trade Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce (MOC), Thailand Tel: 66 2 5474820 Fax: 66 2 5474821 Email: jak_kes@hotmail.com Viet Nam Mr. Vu Quoc Khanh Official Planning Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Viet Nam No.2, Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Vietnam, Tel: +84 4 3843 2441 Fax: +84 982991983 Email: Vuquockhanh2909@gmail.com, khanhvq.kh@mard.gov.vn

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ASEAN SOM-AMAF REPRESENTATIVES

Cambodia Mr. Chheng Vibolrith Deputy Director Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries N 200, PreahNorodom Blvd., Tonlebasac, Chamkamon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel : + 855-12 465 398, (+855) 97 700 2592 Fax: + 855-23 215984 Email: chhengly@yahoo.com, chheng.vibolrith@gmail.com Indonesia - the same as AFSRB representative Malaysia Mr. Muhammad Adli Zil Ikram Bin Ahmad Assistant Secretary International Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Level 13 Block 4G1, WismaTani No. 28, Persiaran Perdana, Presin 4 62624 Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel: +603-8870 1254 Email: adli@moa.gov.my Myanmar – the same as AFSRB representative Philippines Ms. Paz J. Benavidez II Assistant Secretary Department of Agriculture Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City Philippines 1100 Tel: +632 2942485 Fax: +632 2942487 E-mail: asec.regulations2014@gmail.com, pjbcaps@gmail.com Thailand Ms. Mesarat Sungkhawut Economist Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Office of Agricultural Economics 50 Phaholyothin Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Tel: (66) 2579 5832 Email: khunmay@gmail.com Viet Nam Mr. Le Thanh Van Official International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development No.2, Ngoc Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Vietnam, Tel: +84 4 3734 7082 Email: vanlv.htqt@mard.gov.vn

OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

Indonesia Mr. Apriyanto Dwi Nugroho Head of Subdivision Agency for Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture JL.HarsonoRm No. 3, 6D E LT 4 Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia Tel: +62 21 7801014 Email: apriyanto.dnugroho@gmail.com apriyanto@pertanian.go.id Ms. Citra Indra Permatasari Staff, Cooperation Subdivision Agency for Food Security, Ministry of Agriculture JL.HarsonoRm No. 3, 6D E LT 4 Ragunan, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia Tel: +62 21 7804357 Email: citraindra19@gmail.com Philippines Ms. Nica Margarette Tomines Technical Assistant National Food Authority 6th Floor, Sugar Regulatory Administration Building, North Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines Tel: (063) 926-6493 Email: nicatomines.opafsam@gmail.com Ms. Leah Samson Supervising Foreign Agricultural Research Specialist Department of Agriculture Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City Philippines 1100 Tel: +63 2 9204087 Fax: +63 2 9204086 E-mail: elisesam@yahoo.com Thailand Mr. Puripun Sophastienphong Plan and Policy Analyst National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 50 Phahonyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel. (+662) 561 2277 Ext. 1331 Fax: (+662) 561 3373, (+662) 2823566 Email: puripun.s@gmail.com Ms. Nattayapat Sornanankul Plan and Policy Analyst National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives 50 Phahonyothin Road, Ladyao, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel. (+662) 561 2277 Ext. 1345 Fax: (+662) 561 3373, (+662) 2823566 Email: nattayapat.psed7@gmail.com

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Mrs. Supajit Sriariyawat Economist Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Office of Agricultural Economics 50 Phaholyothin Rd. Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Tel: (66) 2579 5832 Email: supajit.ps@gmail.com Viet Nam Ms. Le Ngoc Minh Program Officer Partnerships for Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: 0084 3728 0491 Fax: 0084 3728 0489 Email: minh.le@cap.gov.vn Malaysia Mr. Dato’ Azizan Bin Mohamad Sidin Deputy Secretary General (Policy) Ministry of Agriculture Agro-Based Industry Tel: +603 8870 1020 Fax: +603 8888 8553 Email: azizanms@moa.gov.my Mr. Shahril Faizal bin Abdul Jani Deputy Secretary General (Policy) Ministry of Agriculture Agro-based Industry Level 14, Wisma Tani, No. 28 Persiaran Perdana, Precint 4, 62624, Putrajaya Tel : +603 88701112 Email : faizal@moa.gov.my Mr. Abdul Hakim bin Zainal Abidin Manager, Investment Cradle Fund SdnBhd (company under Malaysian Ministry of Finance) Suite 4.1, Level 4, PNB Darby Park, 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603-2166 4730 (extension 217) E-mail: hakim@cradle.com.my Datuk Ahmad bin Loman Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Mr. Badaruddin bin Mohd. Kassim Deputy Undersecretary Crops Section Crops, Livestock & Fisheries Industry Division Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Level 10,Wisma Tani No.28, Persiaran Perdana, Precint 4 62624 Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel : +603 8870 1420, +603 8888 8135 Fax : +603 8888 6901, +603 8870 1365 E-mail : badar@moa.gov.my Website : http://www.moa.gov.my

Mr. Shamsuddin bin Ismail Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Mr. Fauzi bin Idris Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ms. Aisyahbinti Shahrizan Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) Ms. Siti Famidabinti Zulkifli Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) Ms. Fonsenka Sendi Anak Merdu Department of Agriculture Ms. Nuraidahbinti Emran Department of Agriculture Mr. Ramli bin Abdul Rahman Department of Agriculture Ms. Norsiyentibinti Othman Department of Agriculture Mr. Suhaimi bin Hj. Din Department of Agriculture Mr. MuhamadHilmi bin Mahidin Department of Agriculture Dr. Kamaliahbt Ghazali Department of Veterinar Services Dr. Rozhan bin Abu Dardak Director Economic and Social Science Research Centre Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia Tel : +603 8953 6360 Fax : + 603 8953 6370 Hp : +6019 286 9679 Email : rozhan@mardi.gov.my Mr. Zulkefli bin Malik Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Ms. Rashimabinti Baharuddin Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)

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Mr. Mohamad Azizi bin Mohd Atar Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Mr. Ahmad Hanafi bin Mohamed Ismail Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Ms. Zuriana Mat Adam Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)

Mr. Hafiz B. Hussin Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Mr. ShaifulAmri b. Ahmad Safian State Secretary Office of Perlis Mr. Mohd Hisham bin Abdul Majid Agrobank Mr. Mohamad Izam bin Hazean Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM) Mr. AbdHalim B. Hamzah Malaysian NPK Fertilizer Sdn Bhd FARMERS/PRODUCERS

Mr. Pan Sopheap Executive Director Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) Member, Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development #56 AU, St. 230, Sangkat Beong Salang, Khan Tuol Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: +855-23 636 9990 Fax: H.P: +855-12 803 972 Email: pansopheap1@gmail.com, sokchhoin@online.com.kh Ms. Boonma Phoumin Director of FASAP and Steering committee of LFN Farmer Association for Sustainable Agriculture Production (FASAP) and Lao Farmers Network (LFN-National) House No. 101, Unit 05, Ban Saphanthong Neua, Sisattanak District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, P.O. Box: 4881 Tel: +856-21-264290 Fax: +856-21-315981 Email: saedalao@gmail.com; pthongdam.saedalao@gmail.com

Mr. Tin Aung E.C. Member No. 29, 5 floor, UMFCCI Office Tower, Min Ye Kyawswa St., Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel/Fax: + 959 450539091 Email: mffvpea.office@gmail.com, 54tinaung@gmail.com Mr. Murayama Katsushige President, IFOAM Japan Member, Asian Farmers Association 509 Chinonomuya Makioka Yamanashi-shi Japan 404 0016 Tel: 0553 35 4628 E-mail: murayama@fruits.jp Dr. Hamid bin Sulaiman National Farmers Organization (NAFAS) Mr. Jamil bin Rosdi National Fisherman’s Association of Malaysia (NEKMAT) Persatuan Nelayan Kebangsaan (NEKMAT) 152, 1st Floor, Jalan 2/3A, Pusat Bandar Utara, KM 12, Off Jalan Ipoh, 68100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel : +603 6136 1808 Fax : +603 6138 7819 HP : +6019 330 4450 E-mail : info@nekmat.com.my, jrosdi@yahoo.com Website : http://www.nekmat.com BUSINESS/TRADERS

Cambodia Mr. Lim Kim Khung Assistant to President Cambodian Rice Exports Association Borey Sopheak Mangkol, Nrd. 6A, Villa H103, Chrouy Changva, RusseyKeo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: (855) 23 432 168 Fax: (855) 23 430 777 Mob: (855) 78 990 999 E-mail:contact@riceassociation.com, info@riceassociation.commanager@limbunheng,com Mr. Phang Phalla Rice Farming Production Manager Cambodian Rice Federation Tel: +855 17 33 882 Email:pphalla2011@gmail.com Mrs. Ly Vouch Meng International Relation officer Aroma Rice Import Export Co., Ltd. #61 B, St. 261, Sangkat Tuek Lak Tt Bet Khan Tuol Kouk, Cambodia Tel: +885 555 534 Email: aroma@aromarice.com,

lyvouchmeng1789@gmail.com

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Indonesia Mr. Muhammad Fad llil Kirom General Secretary Jateng Berdikari Institute JI Bledak Kantil IV, No. 1, Semarang Indonesia Tel: +6281542287780 Email: kiromfadil@gmail.com Mr. Yuszak Mahya CEO Serasa Food Perum Taman Modern JalanGladiol 3 no. 2 Blok G4 Ujung MentengCakung Jakarta Timur, Indonesia Tel: 081219193684 E-mail: yuszakmahya@gmail.com Lao PDR Mr. Manosinh Traymany Director Manosinh Trade and Agricultural Promotion Co.,Ltd. House No. 511, Unit 40 Ban Dondeng, Muengchanthaboury, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: 856-20-55512728 Email: manosinh@yahoo.com Mr. Bounthom Dalavanh Business Owner 153, Village: Phongsavarttai District: Selsodtabonh, Vientiane city Lao PDR Tel: 02055613099 Fax: 02055702762 Email: Bounthom_Dalavanh@hotmail.com

Myanmar Mr. AungAung @ Tan Twa Jam Secretary Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association (MFFVPEA) No. 29, 5 floor, UMFCCI Office Tower, Min Ye Kyawswa St., Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel/Fax: + 95 1818367 Email: mffvpea.office@gmail.com Mr. Soe Than Director Myanmar Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association (MFFVPEA) Aye Yeen & Sons Toenaya Company Limited 24/3 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Ye Aye Kwin Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar Tel/Fax: + 95 95215718 Email: mffvpea.office@gmail.com,

soethan04@gmail.com

Philippines Mr. Fernando R. Esguerra Board Member/ Secretary Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organization, Inc. 692 CRM Ave., St, Joseph Park, Bgy. Almanza Uno, Las Pinas City, 1740 Philippines Tel: +(632)801-9620 to 21 Fax: +(632)805-3980 Email: nandy@goodsense-juices.com Ms. Maria Lourdes Panopio Vice President Jamla Corporation 151 Pinatubo St., Brgy. Barangka llaya, Mandaluyong City 1550 Philippines Tel: (632) 7473138 Fax: (632) 7468124 Email: lulupanopio@yahoo.com, jamlacorp@yahoo.com Mrs. Maura M. Pasciolco General Manager Pasciolco Agri Ventures (Agri-Food Sector) 1358 Capisfrano St. Lusacan Tiaong Quezon, Philippines Tel: (63)42-5456173 Email: quezonsbest@yahoo.com.ph Ms. Mildred R. Baylon Administrative Assistant Castillejos Agri-Farms, Inc. 656 Boni Avenue, Mandaluyong city Philippines Tel: (632) 532 6792 Fax: (632) 881 5581 Email: dred_baylon@yahoo.com.ph

Singapore Mr. Jonathan Michael Thomas Parry Corporate Affairs Manager (ASEAN) Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd No. 1 Harbour Front Avenue #03-03 Keppel Bay Tower Singapore 098632 Tel: +65 6799 6838, +65 8157 4680 Email: jonathan.parry@syngenta.com Website: www.syngenta.com Mr. Bruce William Blakeman VP Corporate Affairs Asia Pacific Cargill 138 Market Street 17-01 Capitagreen Spore 048946 Singapore Tel: 6295 1112 Email: judy_tan@cargill.com

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Viet Nam Mr. Huynh Minh Hue Secretary General Vietnam Food Association 62 Nguyen Thi Thap, Him Lam Residential Area, Tan Hung Ward, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84 8 62983497 Fax:+84 8 62983490 Email: vietfood@hcm.vnn.vn, vbfhn@hn.vnn.vn, vcci@fmail.vnn.vn Ms. Phan Mai Huong Official Vietnam Food Association 62 Nguyen Thi Thap, Him Lam Residential Area, Tan Hung Ward, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84 8 62983497 Fax:+84 8 62983490 Email: huongphan@vietfood.org.vn, vietfood@hcm.vnn.vn CONSUMER

Ms. Sri Haruti Indah Suksmaningsih Southeast Asian Consumer Council (SEACC) YLKI, JalanPancoran Barat VII # 1, Duren Tiga, Jakarta 12760, Indonesia Tel: +62-21 797-1378, 798-1858 Fax: +62-21 798-1038 Mobile: +62-811-950-925 Email: konsumen@rad.net.id, indah_ylki@yahoo.com

NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Cambodia Mr. Sim Pov Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Caritas Cambodia #47, Street 198, Sangkat Boeung Pralith Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Cambodia P.O. Box: 123 Tel: (855) 12 919 077, (855) 23 210 757 Fax: (855) 23 216 258 Email: caritas@caritascambodia.org, pov.sim@caritascambodia.org Indonesia Mrs. Rachmi Hertanti Research and Monitoring Manager Indonesia for Global Justice JI Duren Tiga Raya No.9 Jakarta Selatan 12760 Tel: +62 21 7941655 Fax: +62 21 7941649 Email: amie@igj.or.id

Lao PDR Mr. Thongdam Phongphichith Co-Director Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Development Association (SAEDA) House No. 101, Unit 05, Ban Saphanthong Neua, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR P.O. Box: 4881 Tel: +856-21-264290 Fax: +856-21-315981 Email: saedalao@gmail.com, pthongdam.saedalao@gmail.com Malaysia Ms. Rita Sri Mustikasari Board Member Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON) Lot 5-1 Wisma Women's Institute of Management (WIM), 7 Jalan Abang Openg, Taman Tun Dr Ismail Kuala Lumpur 60000, Malaysia Tel: +603 7725 9984 Fax: +603 7725 9984 E-mail: seacon@seacouncil.org, ritamustikasari@gmail.com Website: http://www.seacouncil.org Ms. Gaёlle Scholtus Intern (Fair Trade) Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON) Lot 5-1 Wisma Women's Institute of Management (WIM), 7 Jalan Abang Openg, Taman Tun Dr Ismail Kuala Lumpur 60000, Malaysia Tel: +603 7725 9984 Fax: +603 7725 9984 E-mail: seacon@seacouncil.org info@seacouncil.org Singapore Mrs. Jennifer Charlotte Costelloe Director, Country Partnerships Grow Asia Partnership One Jervois #12-04, 1 Jervois Close Singapore 249115 Tel: +65 9387 8567 E-mail: jenny@growasia.org ACADEMIA/RESEARCH INSTITUTION

Mr. Ramon L. Clarete, Ph.D Professor School of Economics, University of the Philippines 11 Salumbides St. BF Homes Sbdv. Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City National Capital Region, Philippines Tel: (632) 952 6702 E-mail: ramonclarete@econ.upd.edu.ph, rclarete@yahoo.com

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Mr. Nipon Poapongsakorn, Ph.D. Distinguished Fellow and former president Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI) E-mail: nipon@tdri.or.th, nipon.tdri@gmail.com, CC: maream@tdri.or.th Tel: (662) 718-5460 ext 306 Fax: (662) 718-5461-2 Mr. Paul Teng Piang Siong, Ph.D. Senior Fellow (Food Security) Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, RSIS and Dean, Graduate Studies and Professional Learning at the National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore C/O Principal Officer NIE 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616 Tel: +6567903084 Fax: -6596419340 E-mail: paul.teng@nie.edu.sg

Mr. John Strak, Ph.D. Honorary Professor in Food Economics, Economic School University of Nottingham, United Kingdom School of Economics, Sir Clive Granger Building, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2 RD UK Tel: + 44 (0)1733 253006 E-mail: John.Strak@nottingham.ac.uk

Dr. Samarendu Mohanty Head, Social Sciences Division and Program Leader International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) DAPO Box 7777 Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: +63 2 580 5600 Ext. 2772 Email: s.mohanty@irri.org Dr. Sarenabt Che Omar Research Assistant Khazanah Research Institute Level 25, Mercu UEM, Jalan Stesen Sentral 5 Kuala Lumpur Sentral, 50470 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +603 22650053 Email: sarena.cheomar@hotmail.co.uk Mr. Ismail bin AbdLatif University Putra Malaysia (UPM) Dr. Che Wan Jasimahbt Wan Mohamed Radzi University Malaya (UM) Prof. Dr. Shahrin Hj Ahmad National University of Malaysia (UKM) Ms. Umi Hartina Mohamad Razali University Malaysia Sabah (UMS)

DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS/DONORS

ADB A.K.M. Mahfuzuddin Ahmed Advisor, concurrently Technical Advisor (Rural Development and Food Security), Rural Development and Food Security Unit Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: (63 2) 632 6523 E-mail: akmahmed@adb.org, Mr. Jiangfeng Zhang Director Southeast Asia Department Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: 63 2 632 6234 Fax: 63 2 636 2231 E-mail: jzhang@adb.org akmahmed@adb.org Ms. Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo Unit Head, Project Administration Southeast Asia Department Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: +63 2 632-6759 Fax: +63 2 636 2231 E-mail: mmongiorgi@adb.org Ms. Karen Joy Trillanes-Panton Associate Project Analyst Southeast Asia Department Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: +63 2 632 6991 E-mail: ktrillanes@adb.org Ms. Ultach Enri Project Coordinator (Consultant) Asian Development Bank Jl. Kapuk II No. 10 Rt:004/005 Klender,Jakarta Timur, Indonesia Tel.: +6281310013194, +622197588294 Email: Ultach@gmail.com Ms. Amelia Hernandez Esteban Project Implementation Specialist (Consultant) Asian Development Bank 711 H Bernabe St., Poblacion, Norzagaray Bulacan 3013, Philippines Tel.: +632 632 4444 loc 70802, 63 920 2743278 E-mail: ahesteban.consultant@adb.org, Amyesteban2010@gmail.com

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OECD Mr. Jared Willam Greenville Senior Agriculture Policy Analyst Development Division Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD 2 Rue André-Pascal 75775 Paris CEDEX 16, France Tel: +33 (0) 1 45247874 E-mail: jared.greenville@oecd.org www.oecd.org.tad World Trade Organization Mr. Timothy Corrigan II Economic Affairs Officer World Trade Organization (WTO) Rue de Lausanne 154 CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)22 739 6929 E-mail: timothy.corrigan@wto.org Bilateral Mr. Suriyan Vichitlekarn Regional Project Director Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) Senior Regional Advisor GIZ ASEAN Sustainable Agri-food Systems 39/1 Soi Sukhumvit 13, Klongtoey Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel: +66 2255 4202 Ext. 111 Fax: +66 2255 4203 E-mail: suriyan.v@gmail.com, suriyan.vichitlekarn@giz.de

Christian Fortin B.Sc., MPM, MPA, Agr. Counsellor to Indonesia and Regional Coordinator for ASEAN in Agriculture Embassy of Canada in Jakarta World Trade Centre I, 6th floor, Jalian Jendral Sodirman Kav 29-31 Jakarta 12920, Indonesia Tel: +6221 2550 7863 Fax: +6221 2550 7812 C: +62 816 1741 5992 E-mail: Christian.Fortin@international.gc.ca

ASEAN SECRETARIAT

Dr. Pham Quang Minh Assistant Director Agriculture Industries & Natural Resources Division ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) JI Sisingamangaraja 70 Jakarta, Indonesia Tel: +6221 7262991 Fax: +6221 7243504 E-mail: pham.minh@asean.org, Pqminh78@gmail.com

Mr. Dian Sukmajaya Senior Officer Agriculture Industries & Natural Resources Division ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) JI Sisingamangaraja 70 Jakarta, Indonesia Tel: +6221 7262991 Fax: +6221 7243504 E-mail: dian.sukmajaya@asean.org

Mr. Arief Rizky Bakhtiar Technical Officer ASEAN Integration Monitoring Office ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) JI Sisingamangaraja 70 Jakarta, Indonesia Tel: +6221 7243372 Fax: +6221 7243504 E-mail: arief.bakhtiar@asean.org APTERR SECRETARIAT

Mr. Takeshi Morishita Japanese Expert ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat The APTERR Secretariat 2nd Floor, OAE Building, Office of Agricultural Economics, Kasetsart University Complex, Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Phone: (+662)-579-4816, (+662)-579-4817, (+662)-579-4826 Fax: (+662)-579-4840 E-mail: takeshi@apterr.org, m_takeshi1963@yahoo.co.jp Ms. Jansinee Kankaew Technical Staff ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat 2nd Floor, OAE Building, Office of Agricultural Economics, Kasetsart University Complex, Phahonyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand Phone: (+662)-579-4816, (+662)-579-4817 Fax: (+662)-579-4840 E-mail: jansinee@apterr.org AFSRB SECRETARIAT

Ms. Kuntharika Sepyatham Trade Officer–Professional Level Rice Trade Administration Division Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce 563 Nonthaburi Rd, Muang District Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand E-mail: kuntharika.s@gmail.com Tel.: 662-5474820; 5474771-86 Ext. 4453 Fax: 662-5474821

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Ms. Phatcharintorn Deesomjorranee Computer technical Officer –Professional Level, Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce 563 Nonthaburi Rd, Muang District Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand E-mail: phatcharintornd@moc.go.th Tel.: 662-5474810 Fax: 662-5474812 Ms. Waraphorn Monsa-at Trade Officer – Professional level Rice Trade Administration Division Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce 563 Nonthaburi Rd, Muang District Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand E-mail: kaewaraporn@hotmail.com Tel.: 662-5474820; 5474771-86 Ext. 4454 Fax: 662-5474821 Mr. Puwadon Trimek Trade Officer – Practitioner level Rice Trade Administration Division Department of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce 563 Nonthaburi Rd, Muang District Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand E-mail: puwadon.t@hotmail.com Tel.: 662-5474820; 5474771-86 Ext. 44053 Fax: 662-5474821

HOST COUNTRY SECRETARIAT

Ms. Rose Nur Faezah binti Yusuf Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ms. Rozzana binti Rahmat Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Mr. Yeoh Yuan Xiang Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Ms. Robiah binti Lazim Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Ms. Surianie binti Bakar Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Mr. Hafizi bin Zakaria Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Ms. Haslinabt Junid Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) Ms. Nik Fazlina binti Nik Ahmad Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA)

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FOOD EXHIBIT

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For more information, please contact: Marzia Mongiorgi-Lorenzo Project Administration Unit Head, Southeast Asia Department Asian Development Bank mmongiorgi@adb.org Karen Joy Trillanes-Panton Associate Project Analyst, Southeast Asia Department Asian Development Bank ktrillanes@adb.org