ASEAN Learning Series

ASEAN Agricultural Cooperative Landscape

Action Programme	Activities	Sub Activities	Responsible ASEAN Bodies/Lead Country	Timeline	Key Performance Indicators /Deliverables/Means of Verification
Promote and strengthen cooperatives and farmers organizations so as to better integrate small producers in the value chains and to provide collective platforms to deal with production and market risks. (ST5, AP5.2)	Promote e-commerce for agricultural cooperatives in ASEAN – promote the awareness of ASEAN agricultural cooperatives and farmers’ organisations on ASEAN process and dynamics – promote policy forums between ASEAN farmers’ organisations and ASWGAC. – Fcilitate thematic learning exchanges for ASEAN farmers’ organisations	-to identify and address the relevant issues that will be face by the small farmers and cooperatives – produce awareness material – produce farmers’ friendly ASEAN GAP – ASEAN Learning Route	ASWGAC, ACEDAC/ AMS ASWGAC Partner : AF/AFOSP	2016-2020. 2017 2016-2019	-establishment of the ecommerce platform to integrate the AMS’s agricultural cooperatives – set of awarness material produced – set of ASEAN GAP playingcard produced – three thematic learning route

Theme : promote policy forums between ASEAN farmers’ organisations and ASWGAC.
Time : 16-19 Mei 2017
Place : Phientien, Lao PDR
Participants : ASEAN Member state
Output : ALSPEAC, Interactive ASEAN Standard on Livestock (2017), Coffee profiling.

Theme : ASEAN Learning Route on Agricultural Cooperatives
Time : 28 March – 3 April 2016
Place : The Philippines and Thailand
Participants : 7 govt. officials and 23 FO´s leaders from 8 ASEAN states
Objective : Strengthening the role of agricultural cooperatives in addressing the challenges and opportunities of AEC by learning and gaining knowledge about the best practices in agricultural cooperatives management in the Philippines and Thailand.
More info : Click here to download lesson learned document from ALRAC 2016, 2016 : ALRAC_Article on Khao Kichakood Agricultural Cooperative

Theme : ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperatives (ALSPEAC) – Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain for Coffee
Time : 19-21 July 2017
Place : Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Participants : 65 individuals from governments, private sectors, and various farmers’ organizations across ASEAN
Objective: Promoting the ASEAN standard on coffee and enhancing the optimum output of ASEAN coffee value chain & business matchmaking.
Expected Outcome : Promotion to have ASEAN brand on specific agricultural produce (coffee) & Ensure participation of agricultural cooperative in regional agricultural value chain.
Output: Business Matchmaking & direct trading between farmer & private sector.
More info : Click here to read more, ALSPEAC 2017 Booklet, ALSPEAC 2017 Highlight, Coffee Value Chain and Market Access – Indonesia Case Study

Theme : Round Discussion on Strengthening Agricultural Cooperative and Attracting Youth in Agriculture
Time : 7 November 2016
Place : Jakarta, Indonesia
Participants : ASEAN Foundation (AF), EU Jakarta Office, AgriCord, Collectif Stratégies Alimentaires (CSA), AsiaDHRRA and the Consortium of Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC)
Goals : Cooperation and partnership to access market through geographical indication trademark.
More info : Click here to download more info