Various products of farmer organizations (FOs) under the AFOSP-MTCP2 program were showcased at the THAIFEX – World of food ASIA on 29 May-2 June 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Located at 1-C31 Impact Hall, the AFOSP-MTCP2 booth featured products including coffee, rice, sugar, honey, fruit juices, etc. from its FOs in the ASEAN region. Participants and and visitors of Thaifex 2018 also got a chance to connect with AFOSP-MTCP2 farmers and learn new things from them. AFOSP-MTCP2 also offered free flowing ASEAN coffee and free taste of some of its products.
The delegates of Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) for its biennial consultations and General Assembly also went to the Thaifex to see the exhibits during the last day of its back-to-back activities in Bangkok.
Thaifex is the biggest food expo in Asia featuring food products from all over the world.
AFOSP-MTCP2 is a capacity building program funded by the European Union with co-financing from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It is being implemented in seven ASEAN countries through the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC). AFOSP-MTCP2 supports the strengthening of national farmers’ organization and their national platform towards improving their institutional capacity to deliver economic services to its members as well as to effectively engage in policy processes. At the ASEAN level, the consortium AFA/LVC works in partnership with Foundation in expanding the spaces for engagement of FOs in ASEAN processes.
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