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ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme (AFOSP) Table of Contents

Chapter 1 | Why It Matters & About AFOSP 7 About ASEAN Agriculture 8 Why It Matters 11 What Are We Doing 12

Chapter 2 | AFOSP Journey 15 AFOSP Journey 16 Number of Partners 18 4 ASEAN Learning Series 19 ASEAN Map 20 NIA Directory 21

Chapter 3 | Photo of ASEAN - EU 27

Chapter 4 | ASEAN Roadmap for Enhancing the Role of 33 Agriculture Cooperative in the Global Value Chain 2018 - 2025

Chapter 5 | Our Farmers Our Story 39

Public-Private Partnership 41 Agricultural Initiatives 42 Improve the Quality of Organic Products 44 Eco - Friendly Packaging 45 Impact Active Policy Dialogue on Coconut Value Chain 46 Furthering Partnership Between Coconut Cooperative and Private Sector 47 Continuation of Effort to Promote ASEAN 48 Story Lesson Learnt 51 ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme (AFOSP) List of Abbrevations

ACEDAC FOs ASEAN Centre for the development of Farmer Organisations Agricultural Cooperative IFAD AFOSP International Fund for Agriculture Development ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme KOC ALRAC Khmer Organic Cooperative ASEAN Learning Route MCTP2 ALSPEAC Medium-Term Cooperation Programme ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative NIA National Implementing Agency AMAF Asean Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture & Fisheries PKSK Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahansa Kanayuan ASWGAC ASEAN Sectoral Working Group Agricultural Cooperative RTD Roundtable Discussion EU European Union SPI Indonesian Peasant Union FNN Farmer and Net Nature Association VCO Virgin Coconut Oil FFP Farmers Fighting Poverty

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ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme (AFOSP) 5 Chapter 1 Why It Matters & About AFOSP

6 Chapter 1 | Why It Matters & About AFOSP ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme (AFOSP) 7 About ASEAN Agriculture

ASEAN is one of the most productive agricultural baskets in the world. In 2012, the region produced 129 million tons of rice, 40 million tons of corn, 171 million tons of sugarcane, 1.44 million tons of soybean, and 70.34 million tons of cassava.

ASEAN is likely to increase exports to 18.28 million tons. While domestic utilization is projected to increase to 114.57 million from 113.04 million tons in 2012, self-sufficiency (production to domestic utilization) ratio is still assured at 116%. (http://investasean.asean.org)

Agricultural sector Lao PDR Singapore Viet Nam is a contributor to employment in Lao PDR and Cambodia at Male Female 71.7% and 54.9%, respectively, followed by Myanmar (48.8%) and Viet Nam (41.9%). Agriculture remains a key contributor to employment in other AMS, notably in Thailand (35.8%), Indonesia (30.5%), and the Philippines 12% (28.3%) despite the to manufacture and services sectors.

“To invest, uplift farming families, improve lives and attain social and economic progress working with ASEAN Agricultural cooperatives and its members.” ASEAN Farmers

Agriculture also remains a key contributor to employment in ASEAN Member States, notably in Thailand (35.8%), Indonesia (30.5%), and the Philippines 12% (28.3%) despite the to manufacture and services sectors. (ASEAN Key Figure, 2019)

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Agriculture is a way of life in ASEAN. Eight out As one of its tkey implementors, the of 10 countries in ASEAN are agriculture-re- ASEAN Foundation is tasked with liant, with a high proportion of practitioners developing the key link between rural FOs in being smallholder farmers. The sector offers ASEAN region through policy dialogue real opportunities. Improving and targeting processes. All stakeholders need to actively smallholder farmer practitioners is the engage themselves with the ASEAN Blueprints people-centred pathway to social and particularly in those under the ASEAN economic progress that will transform the Socio-Cultural Community Pillar. To achieve the agricultural landscape and promote rural goals of this initiative, AFOSP emphasises two development. We work towards this with key programmatic areas: (1) the Medium-Term the goal of achieving a resilient and inclusive Cooperation Programme with FOs in ASEAN, integrated with the global economy. Asia and the Pacific (MTCP2), and (2) the Our Commitment: to invest, uplift farming Farmers Fighting Poverty (FFP). MTCP2 focuses families, improve lives, and attain social and on organisational development, strengthening economic progress working with ASEAN processes and policy advocacy while FFP works/ agricultural cooperatives and their members focuses on strengthening and empowering the development of FOs in their involvement in the The ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support supply chain through advisory services. Programme (AFOSP) is a programme funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), which focuses on the improvement of smallholder farmers’ living What are We standard and food security. It aims to establish a new dimension for farmers’ organisations (FOs) Doing ? across this region with the ability to strengthen and influence policy as well as • Dialogue with Stakeholders corporate development processes related to • Leveraging Farmer’s Cooperatives agriculture. • Understanding the Gender Perspectives

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Photo of the 8th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum, Photo of Field Visit to Nongpho Cooperative In Photo of ASEAN EU Youth Forum. 26 February 2019

Leveraging Farmer’s Understanding Dialogue with Stakeholders Cooperatives the Gender Perspectives

We pay special attention to building relations The objective is to enhance participation of The ASEAN Foundation set a target to have at and we are the bridge that connects. The focus ASEAN agricultural cooperatives in the least 40 percent women out of total registered is to promote policy dialogues and interaction agricultural global value chains, understand participants at all AFOSP activities and events. This between farmer organisations and ASEAN the enabling and inhibiting factors to achieve is to recognise that women play a crucial role level institutions and ensure engagement of all positive results from smallholder inclusion in within the smallholder system and the agricultural levels in the spirit of partnership and large agricultural value chains. The issue of labour force. It is also a recognition that producers pragmatism, aligning local, international regional standards on food produce (e.g. organic and operations that are inclusive have become groups and governments to ensure community produce, Good Agricultural Practices), value chain industry leaders or have maintained their market. buy-ins and for projects to reach scale. We do participation, income generation and business all this to improve livelihoods through more expansion are among the issues we address. responsible and inclusive value chain working with cooperatives.

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• “ASEAN Learning Series and Policy • The 8th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative “Enhancing Competitiveness of Cooperative 2015 (ALSPEAC) inclusive Agricultural Value Products in the Market and Cooperation Chain on Coffee”, 19-21 July, Yogyakarta, 2018 among Cooperatives in ASEAN Countries”, • The AFOSP component Indonesia. 26-27 February, in , Thailand under the ASEAN • AFOSP joined the 7th ASEAN Foundation was initiated • ASEAN-EU Youth Forum for Youth Cooperative Business Forum • ASEAN ROADMAP WORKSHOP: on 15 October Engagement in Food Production and Value by holding Coffee Corner, 16-18 Multi-Stakeholder Partnership “To Enhance Chains”, 25-26 October, . (In this January, in , the Philippines the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the event, we brought youths from ASEAN Agricultural Global Value Chain” 28 February Member States for a forum which aimed • “ASEAN Learning Series on in Bangkok, Thailand to attract young people to agricultural and Quality Management along sustainable agribusiness and inclusive Agri-Value Chain”, 29-31 May, • The 2nd Regional Roadmap Workshop on value-chain). in Bangkok, Thailand. Developing the Action Pl an of the ASEAN 2016 Roadmap for Enhancing the Role of • ASEAN Exchange Visit 2018, Agricultural Cooperatives in the Agricultural • “ASEAN Learning Route on Agricul- “Strengthening the Role of Global Value Chain,25 September tural Cooperatives to Address the Agricultural Cooperatives in the in ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta Challenges and Opportunities of the Coconut Value Chain Management ASEAN Economic Community for and Job Creations in Rural Areas”, • ASEAN Exchange Visit 2019, “Empowering the Benefit of the Smallholders 24-25 October, in Yogyakarta, the Coffee Cooperatives in Value Chain Farmers” was conducted in Thailand Indonesia Management and GI Certification”, and Philippines, 28 March to 12-13 November, Pakse, Lao PDR 3 April. • AMAF Endorsement received, October 2018 “ASEAN Roadmap for • Roundtable Discussion (RTD) on ASEAN Agriculture Cooperative “Improving social dialogue and Development 2025” that focuses on AFOSP is now heading to our programme cooperation “Enhanced Participation of ASEAN planned goal to achieve vision between EU-ASEAN FO/CSO Agriculture Cooperatives in the Global of “ASEAN Cooperation in Food, on strengthening Agricultural Value Chain by 2025” Agriculture, and Forestry Cooperatives and Attracting Youth in Agriculture”, November 2016, towards 2025” Jakarta, Indonesia.

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The ASEAN Learning Series is a series of workshop that helps to equip small- holder farmers with the knowledge to plan, implement, advance, scale their production, processing and marketing activities through the cross-sectoral collaboration between cooperatives, experts, university partners, together with the engagement of the government and the private sector. Years Number of Partners 2016 4 2017 9 2018 31 2019 33

A total of 104 Cooperatives members and farmers attended the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group Activities, 2016-2019

Pakse, Lao Manila, Philippines Bangkok, Thailand

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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Cambodia Myanmar

Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) Federation of Farmer Agriculture and Farmers Contact : Association Promoting Family Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) Sopheap Pan, Executive Director Agriculture Enterprise in Contact : SeuRany, President Cambodia (FAEC) Michael Kiyarlin Address : Address : Address : #A1, St. 1986, Sangkat Phnom #69, Street 101, Sangkat Boeung Trabek, No. 86, 164 St., Tamwekha Ward, Penh Thmei, Khan Sensok, Khan Chammon, Phnom Penh Tame Township, 1211 Phnom Penh Yangon, Myanmar Email : Email : [email protected] Email : [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Thailand Federation of Cambodian Cambodian Farmers Farmer Organizations for Association Federation of Development (FCFD) Agricultural Producers Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) Contact : (CFAP) UNG Phalla, Executive Secretary Address : Address : NEL Sopheap, President 112, T., Moo 1, San Phranet, San Sai House 241, Str 208, Srahvong Village, District, 50210 Address : Sangkat Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng #143, St. 69, Sangkat Boeung Tumpon, Province, Cambodia. Phone : Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh +66 53 343 539 Email : Email : [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] Indigenous Women’s Network of Thailand (IWNT)

Association Sustainable Farmer and Water Net (FWN) Address : Agriculture Communities Contact : Chiang Mai, Thailand (ASAC) UNG Phalla, Executive Secretary Website : NEL Sopheap, President http://iwnt.webs.com/ Contact : Rin Ratana, Executive Director Address : Mr. Hou Chandara, Chairperson #143, St. 69, Sangkat Boeung Tumpon, Assembly of the Poor (AOP) National road 01 Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh, Email : Address : [email protected] Federation of Thai Fisherfolks Brunei Indonesia Malaysia The Philippines Thailand National road 01, Association (FTFA) Darussalam Kandal Krom village, Banteaydek commune, Keansvay district, Cambodia Lao PDR Myanmar Singapore Viet Nam Kandal province Email : [email protected]

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Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) Ikatan Petani Pengendali Koperasi Hanjuang / Lao Farmer Network (LFN) Farmer Association for Agriculture Community Contact : Hama Terpadu (IPPHTI) Hanjuang Cooperative Contact : Sustainable Agriculture Buying and Promotion M. Nuruddin, Secretary General Contact : Contact : Phoutthasinh Phimmachanh Production (FASAP) Cooperative (ACBPC) Address : Kustiwa Adinata, Secretary General Eman Sulaeman, Chairman of Address : Contact : Contact : Jl Kelapa Merah No. 2 RT 15/02 the Regulatory Body Saphangmor village, Address : Bounma Phumin Sengphet Utan Kayu Selatan, Matraman – Saysettha district, Mandunang I, Margoluwih Village – Address : East Jakarta 13120 Vientiane capital Address : Address : Yogyakarta Jl. Raya Rangkasbitung KM 04 Xang Village, Khoun District, Nasuang Village, Paksong District, Email : Sabitangtu, Perumahan Mandiri Email : Xiengkhouang Province Champasak Province Email : [email protected] Asri Blok C No. 2 RT 02/06 Desa [email protected] [email protected], Bangkonol, Kecamatan Phone : Phone : [email protected] Koroncong, Kabupaten (856) 20 5593 2561 (856) 20 5667 7809 Serikat Petani Indonsia (SPI) / Pandeglang – Banten Kang Agriculture Indonesian Peasant Union Serikat Petani Pasundan Email : Production Group Organic Farmer Association Nongsung Vegetable Contact : [email protected] (OFA) of Paek District Production Group Contact : Zainal Arifin, Chairman of (SPP) Neuang Sonbounkhun the Department of Foreign Affairs Contact : Contact : Contact : Denny Saputra Address : Bouachanh Heuangvilay Khaophone Address : Serikat Nelayan Kang Village, Hadsaiyfong District, Jln. Mampang Prapatan XIV no. 5 – Address : Indonesia (SNI) Address : Address : Vientiane Capital Province South Jakarta 13120 Jl. Raya Samarang No. 108 A Huen Village, Pek District, Nongsuang Village, Paksong District, Contact : Tarogong, Garut Phone : Xiengkhouang Province Campasak Province Email : Budi Laksana, General Secretary (856) 20 5652 4589 / 55703088 Phone : Phone : [email protected] Email : (856) 20 9631 8191 (856) 20 96515377 [email protected] Address : Jl. Mampang Prapatan XIV No. 5 Wahana Masyarakat Tani South Jakarta 12790 Thongmang Organic Vegetable Production Group Hoi Vegetable Cooperative Jhai Coffee Association dan Nelayan Indonesia Serikat Petani Paguyuban Email : Contact : Contact : (WAMTI) Qariyah Thayyibah (SPPQT) [email protected] Contact : [email protected] Somphone Somboun Saybouakeo Contact : Khammone Luanglath Contact : Address : Address : Agusdin Pulungan, President Address : Ruth Mutiarsih Subodo, Chairperson Hoi Village, Khoun District, Katouad Village, Paksong District, Thongmung Village, Xaythani District, Address : Organisasi Perempuan Xiengkhouang Province Champasack Province Jl. Griya Cinere II Blok 49/8, Address : Vientiane Capital Tani dan Wanita Pedesaan Phone : Phone : Cinere - Depok 16514 Jl. Jafar Sodiq 25 Kalibening Phone : Indonesia (PUANTANI) (856) 20 58299772 (856) 20 9933 3020 Tingkir, Salatiga (856) 20 55800675 Email : [email protected] Email : Contact : [email protected] Lani Eugenia, Secretary General Farmer Association of Coffee Producer Cooperative Jaeng Rice Production Group Address : Khangvieng zone of Bolavaen plateua CPC Alianis Petani Indonesi Badan Jln. Raya Ciekek Masjid II No. 26 Contact : Contact : Contact : Penuggu Rakyat Perjuangan Sekretariat Pelayanan Petani Rt. 02/02, Kec. Majasari, Pandeglang, Khammoun Saimany Thongvanh Vongphachanh Bounthong Indonesia (BPRPI) Banten 42211 nan Nelayan – Hari Pangan Address : Sedunia (STPNHPS) Address : Address : Email : Jaeng Village, Thoulakhom District, Mieng Village, Khoun District, Phonkoung Village, Pakse District, [email protected] Vientiane Province Himpunan Nelayan Serluruh Contact : Xiengkhouang Province Campasak Province [email protected] Indonesia (HNSI) Ronny Novianto, Director Phone : Phone : Phone : (856) 20 55114809 (856) 20 55531535 (856) 20 97419973 Contact : Address : Drs. H. Sabrawijaya (Chairperson) Tegalgendu KG II 50/XI Prenggan, MM | Herman Sutedjo Ismail, SI (Secretary) Kotagede, Yogyakarta 55172 Bankern Cattle Raising Group Houy-oun organic vegetable Namphaeng NTFPs Email : Address : Contact : production Group management Group [email protected] Jln. Raya Sayabulu No. 101 Dalung Phoutthasen Kel. Serang Kec. Serang, Contact : Contact : Kota Serang Address : Bounthun Loun Sorlakham Ban kern Village, Thulakhom District, Address : Address : Email : Vientiane Province Houyoum Village, Xay District, Nampheang Village, Namor District, [email protected], Oudomxay Province Oudomxay Province [email protected] Phone : (856) 20 22401646 Phone : Phone : (856) 20 58053192 (856) 20 9613 9713

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Navieng Organic Vegetable Samadyai Tea Aniban ng mga Manggagawa Katipunan ng mga Maliliit na Viet Nam Farmers’ Union Lam Dong Farmers’ Union Production Group Production Group at Magsasaka sa Magniniyog ng (VNFU) Contact : Mr. Da Cat Vinh, Chairman Contact : Contact : Niyugan, Inc. (AMMANI) Pilipinas (KAMMPIL) Contact : Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh, ICD Director Sor Syamphone Bounthun Contact : Contact : Address : 20 Quang Trung Street, Ward 9, Address : Address : Mr. Dionisio Antonio, Vice President Mr. Romulo Tapayan, Secretary General Address : No. 9 Ton That Thuyet Street, Da Lat, Lam Dong Navieng Village, Hiem District, Samadyai Village, Xaysathan District, Address : Address : Cau Giay District, Hanoi Houaphan Province Xayyabouly Province Villa Margarita Subdivision, Looc, Rm 302, #22 Purdue St., corner New Phone : 063.3822549 Phone : Phone : Calamba, Laguna York Ave., Bgy. E. Rodriguez Sr., Cubao, Phone : Quezon City 0084-4-37346743 (856) 20 58582129 (856) 30 99674225 Email : [email protected] Email : Ninh Thuan Farmers’ Union [email protected] Gia Lai Farmers’ Union Contact : Kang Vegetable Samadnoy Tea [email protected] Production Group Production Group Nagkakaisang Ugnayan Ng Mga Contact : Mr. Kieu Nhu Bon, Chairman Magsasaka At Manggagawa Mr. Ro Mah Giap, Chairman Address : Contact : Contact : Aniban ng mga Magsasaka, 16/4- Thanh Phan Rang-Thap Cham: Synuan Souksavath Bounyuam Huammany Sa Niyugan (NIUGAN) Address : Mangingisda atManggagawa No. 19 Nguyen Du Str.-PleiKu City – Ninh Thuan Province Address : Address : Contact : sa Agrikultura Gia Lai Province Phone : Kang Village, Somneau District, Samadnoy Village, Xaysathan District, Rafal P. Sarucam (AMMMA – Katipunan) 0683504088 Houaphan Province Xayyabouly Province Address : Phone : 56 Mother Ignacia Avenue corner 0593.874075 Phone : Phone : Contact : Dr. Lazcano St. Quezon City (856) 20 23854773 (856) 30 9100636 Alma Penaverde, Project Manager Tuyen Quang Farmers’ Union Email : Address : Thai Binh Farmers’ Union Contact : [email protected] Mrs. Do Hong Ha,Vice Chairwoman Sod Cattle Raising Group Nalae Sugarcane Farmers Center G/F PCA Bldg., Elliptical Contact : Production Group Road, Diliman, Quezon City Mrs. Bui Thi Nga, Vice Chairwoman Address : Contact : Street 17/8, Minh Xuan, Tuyen Quang National Union of Rural Based Email : Address : Phaengsom City, Tuyen Quang Province Contact : Organizations (PKSK) [email protected] No 8 Quang Trung Street, Thai Binh City Mr. Keo paseuth Address : Phone : Contact : Phone : Sod Village, Add District, 02193866298 Address : Ruperto Aleroza, National Chairperson 0363648005 Houaphan Province Nalae Village, Bounneur District, Kaisahan ng mga Manggagawa Address : Phone : Phongsaly Province sa Agrikultura (KMA) / Union 56 C Masikap Street, Barangay Pinyahan, (856) 30 5413448 of Workers in Agriculture Phone : Diliman, Quezon City Ha Giang Farmers’ Union Thanh Hoa Farmers’ Union (856) 20 5403 7473 Contact : Email : Contact : Contact : Ernesto B. Prieto, Secretary Longku Vegetable [email protected] Ms. Xin Thi Bich, Chairwoman Mr. Hoang Van Luu, Chairman Production Group Pakbueng Fish Address : Address : Address : Production Group Sta. Rita, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija 1, 20/8 Street, Ha Giang City, No. 49 Le Loi Street, Thanh Hoa City, Contact : LAKAMBINI Pilipinas Rural Women Ha Giang Province Thanh Hóa Province Email : Mr Bounthiem Contact : Association (LAKAMBINI, Inc.) [email protected] Phone : Phone : Mr. Bountem Address : Contact : 02193 867039 0373.720.703 Longku Village, Viengxay District, Address : Luisita Esmao, President Houaphan Province Pakbueng Village, Paksan District, Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Address : Bolikhamxay Province Ha Tinh Farmers’ Union Tra Vinh Farmers’ Union Phone : 59 C. Salvador Street, Loyola Heights, Samahang Magsasaka (856) 20 54674466 Phone : Quezon City 1108 (PAKISAMA) Contact : Contact : (856) 20 9922 9308 Mr. Tran Dinh Gia, Chairman Mr. Kim Song Ven, Chairman Email : Contact : Mulberry and Silk [email protected] Ireneo Cerilla, President Address : Address : Prodution Group Sugarcane Production No 16 – Vo Liem Son – Ha Tinh Province No. 4A, Ly Tu Trong Str., Wart 1 Tra Address : Vinh City, Tra Vinh Province Group Federation of Free Farmers Room 207 Partnership Center, 59 C. Phone : Contact : 0393.852.159 Phone : Khongmany (FFF), INC. Salvador Street, Loyola Heights, Contact : Quezon City 1108 0743862727 Address : Mr. Boualery Khensaiya Contact : Email : Na-ngua Village, Viengxay District, Address : Mr. Raul Montemayor, National Manager Houaphan Province [email protected] Dongphieng Village, Saybouri District, Address : Phone : Savannakhet Province # 30-F, 6th Avenue, Brgy. Socorro, (856) 30 9536343 Phone : Cubao, 1109 Quezon City (856) 30 9306630 Email : [email protected]

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26 Chapter 3 | Photo of ASEAN – EU ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme (AFOSP) 27 Roundtable Discussion on Strengthening Farmers’ Organisations/ Agricultural Cooperatives and Attracting Youth in Agriculture, Jakarta, 7 ASEAN Learning Series 2018 (Field Visit to Tomate Farm) in Thailand November 2016 at the ASEAN Foundation

ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural ASEAN Learning Series 2018 (Field Visit to Solar Dryer Dom) ASEAN Learning Series 2018 (attend the food expo “THAIFEX) Cooperatives (ALSPEAC), Yogyakarta, 19-21 July 2017 Cooperatives (ALSPEAC), Yogyakarta, 19-21 July 2017 in Thailand in Thailand

7th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum, Manila, 15-18 January 2018 ASEAN-EU Scholarship and Cooperation Day 2018 in ASEAN Secretariat

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SIS Mission Visit to ACEDAC Secretariat in Jakarta AFOSP attend the 20th ASWGAC and the 25th ACEDAC Meeting, ASEAN Goes to UIN (State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Farmers and Cooperative Representative attend ASEAN-EU 23-26 July 2018 in Langkawi, Malaysia Jakarta) 2019 Scholarship and Cooperation Day 2019 in ASEAN Secretariat

8th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum, 26 February 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand Photo of Farmers and Cooperative Representative with the representative of EU Mission to ASEAN

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An important outcome from the ASEAN AFOSP organised a workshop on “ASEAN Farmers’ Organisations Support Programme is Roadmap for Enhancing the Role of Agriculture the development of the ASEAN Roadmap for Cooperatives in the Global Value Chain Enhancing the Role of Agriculture Cooperative 2018-2025” in Bangkok on 28 February in the Global Value Chain 2018-2025, which 2019. The workshop aimed to translate the was reviewed at the 20th Meeting of ASEAN Roadmap into a work plan that could harmonise Sectoral Working Group Agricultural the national cooperatives development Cooperative in 25 July 2018 In Langkawi, with the Roadmap’s four ASEAN Pillars, Photo of the 20th Meeting of ASEAN agricultural sector in the region towards the Malaysia and adopted at the 40th ASEAN namely (1) institutional and capacity Sectoral Working Group Agricultural realization of a genuine economic development Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and building, (2) competitiveness, (3) access to Cooperative and social justice. We fervently hope that AFOSP Fisheries (AMAF) in October 2018 in Hanoi. finance, and (4) access to market. The will continue to live to its noble mandate and workshop was attended by representatives advocacies,” said Mr. Salvador Valeroso, the Vice The Roadmap aims to : from the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group Chairperson of the 20th Meeting of ASEAN Agricultural Cooperative (ASWGAC), “ASEAN Farmers’ Organizations Support • provide a direction for enhancing Sectoral Working Group Agricultural development agencies, the private sector, Program (AFOSP) plays a significant role in participation of the ASEAN agricultural Cooperative. and representatives of farmers’ organisations the development of the ASEAN (Roadmap for cooperatives in the global value chain; under AFOSP-MTCP2 supported by EU and Enhancing the Role of Agriculture) • assist resource-constrained small producers IFAD. The proceedings of this workshop are Cooperative in the Global Value Chain (2018- and SMEs to improve productivity, available at the link given below. 2025). Coming upwith a blueprint, we can technology and product quality; accelerate and ensure the development of the • meet global market standards and increase competitiveness; and • be utilised as a reference to harmonise the agricultural cooperatives’ legal frameworks and institutional arrangements in the respective ASEAN Member States.

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In 2019 ASEAN Roadmap workshop, AFOSP At the 2019 ASEAN Roadmap workshop, gathered agricultural experts to develop action AFOSP gathered agricutural experts to plan of the ASEAN Roadmap 2019-2025 for en- develop an action plan of “The ASEAN hancing the role of agricultural cooperatives in Roadmap 2019-2025 for Enhancing the Role of the agricultural global value chain. Participants Agricultural Cooperative in the Agricultur- have analyzed and acknowledge the lead coun- al Global Value Chain”. The objective of this try and possible partners to operationalise the programme was to discuss the draft and action plan. The objective of this programme reaffirm the recommended actions under is to discuss the draft and reaffirm the recom- ASEAN’s Four Pillars, as well as identify mended actions under ASEAN’s Four Pillars, the lead country and possible partners to as well as identify the lead country and possi- operationalise the action plan. “I do ble partners to operationalise the action plan. believe we can explore effective ways to strengten agricultural cooperatives in implementing the action plan. ASEAN member states working in collaboration with ASEAN ROADMAP WORKSHOP: Multi-Stakeholder Partnership all the stakeholders will be key to achieve this,” “To Enhance the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Agricultural said Mrs. Mya Myo Swe, the representative of Global Value Chai” 28 February in Bangkok, Thailand ASWGAC Myanmar.

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Opportunity of Learning about He hopes that in the future, farmers are not only the object of policy implementation but With an immense spirit to develop the Agricultural Cooperatives Good rather they can influence policy formulation. “We farming industry in ASEAN countries, Management and Cooperation hope to build a collective agricultural enterprise farmers who are coming from 10 member states in the cooperative institution that can position of ASEAN are driven together for the Irwan Hamid is the head of the cooperative farmers not only as a supply chain but as betterment of the farming industry in ASEAN. department at the Indonesian Peasant potential business partners,” he added. The foundation dedicated its effort and Union (SPI), an Indonesia-based farmers hard work to achieve such a goal along with organisation that focuses on the empowerment Mr. Hamid thinks that there are many EU – ASEAN cooperation. These farmers require of farmers across the country. Having lessons that can be taken as a guideline for his as much support as possible from ASEAN and participated in 2016’s ASEAN Learning organisation as the result of information its partner, the EU. We are humbly announcing Route (ALRAC) that was held in Thailand exchange in Thailand and the Philippines. “We these stories of our beneficiaries throughout and The Philippines, he commended that the were able to interact with the farmers and fouryears implementation of AFOSP and how programme opened his eyes to the potential of understand how they run their farm, as well as their effort of improving their farming industry farmers’ cooperation. The cooperation between how they sell their (what they) produce through impacted the lives of many. the private sector, government, and farmers cooperatives to ensure the availability of must be done in a way that benefits all parties. markets for their crops,” Irwan said. Public-private partnership Main lessons learnt of ALRAC: A combination of long tradition with agricultural cooperatives, national frameworks and policies, cooperative research and academic support and favourable cooperative laws and regulations are essential for enhancing cooperatives and creating new cooperative business models along the value chain. Partnering with the private sectors opens new perspectives and shows big benefits for cooperatives especially with regard to positioning in a competitive market in the ASEAN Economic Community (EC). Organic production and contract farming have proven to be very effective especially for poor and marginalized famers. Capacity building in cooperative management, new production techniques, controlling of product quality along the value chain and customer orientation are essential to built up strong cooperatives. Cooperatives with two level enterprise approach (cooperate enterprise and member level enterprises) ensures that small entrepreneurial households and poor farmers are included in the overall enterprise development and at the same time be strengthened as individual farmer or entrepreneur. This allows better economies of scale in production and bargaining power in marketing, which in turn enables the cooperative and the individual farmer to compete with larger enterprises and to tap existing profitable opportunities in the current ASEAN markets.

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Coffee and Recreation region. After the ASLPEAC event, Mr. Susanto came up with an idea to build a “coffee world” Hari Susanto is the chairman of the where recreational activities collaborated with Ngrancah Coffee Cooperative in Indonesia, conventional sales of coffee. The development of an organisation that strives for the economic the program has reached a specific step, which is empowerment of the of Ngranca coffee developing a coffee shop with a flagship program farmers in Magelang, Central Java, of creating a ready-to-serve coffee product. Indonesia. He joined the ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural ”ALSPEAC helped to increase the awareness Cooperative (ALSPEAC) inclusive Agricultural and knowledge of farmers. It also helped us to Value Chain on Coffee in Yogyakarta, Indonesia improve the quality of the coffee, and this has In 19 – 21 July 2017. Throughout the program, supported us in opening access to a broader he discovers market opportunity in the ASEAN market,” he said.

Lessons Learnt : Hari Susanto has made the concept of the recreational park that focuses on education in the development of Ngrancah Coffee Cooperatives. It turns out that there are some hurdles due to regional policies. Even though it stuck in the current expansion, Ngrancah Coffee Cooperatives still held activities that may pave the way to get there, especially in terms of cooperatives development and market access throughout members that opened cafés around Magelang and Yogyakarta. Ngrancah Coffee Cooperatives current hurdle lies in the new regional government who does not fully support their programme therefore, the recreational park plan is put on hold.

“What is sure from ALSPEAC is that it brings a positive impact to our cooperatives so it can pave its way to a better cooperatives’ form. We hope that our members’ capabilities can is explored through a better sort of cooperation. During ALSPEAC, we saw that Kopi Merapi developed their cooperatives to extend ASEAN-EU Youth Forum 2017 their market and build their plan to create recreational activities that have economic value.” Mr. Susanto explained.

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In 2018 “The ASEAN Learning Series on In addition, Noeun has a motivation to improve In 2018, AFOSP organised a ASEAN Quality Management along the Agriculture the general livelihood of farmers in Cambodia Learning Series activity targeted at farmers in Value Chainswas conducted in Bangkok by having a good internal control. ”We would conjunction with the International Food Expo from 29 to 31 May 2018. This event targeted like to focus on internal control; we want members “Thaifex”, Farmers learned numerous ways farmers across the region who were willing to to internally organise, so they can maximise their to improve their products and packaging. improve the quality of their organic agricultural production,” he continued. One of the participants from Lao PDR, Ambae products. Coinciding with 2018 Thaifex – World Oudomphone, was inspired to develop an of Food Asia, the ASEAN Learning Series enables Him Noeun informed us that he has eco-friendly packaging for Jhai coffee soap using farmers to learn numerous ways to improve expanded FNN to a level that he expected wood waste found in her neighbourhood. the quality of their agriculture products. Him because during the event, he engaged with Noeun, one of the participants from Cambodia, several major agricultural cooperatives. “FNN Ms Oudomphone is a product developer with feels very motivated to share what he learned engaged with AMRU Rice Company, Khmer Lao Farmers Network that is interested to from his visit to Thaifex with other farmers, Organic Cooperative (KOC) and Signature of create innovative products such as soaps especially about how to improve the quality of Asia (SoA) to link organic paddy, vegetable and made with coffee. She has joined the ASEAN organic products and how to do the post-harvest chicken to markets,” he said with great Learning Series and Thaifex to learn product process by using a solar dryer dome. enthusiasm. “We even have the chance to and packaging design. After looking around facilitate 11 agricultural cooperatives to ASEAN countries, she got the idea to develop a “We will bring the idea and the knowledge establish a collective natural product shop brand-new packaging that is eco-friendly. Once from here to improve our farmer capacity located in Phnom Penh.” Him Noeun she returned to her country she discussed regarding the packaging, processing, branding genuinely felt that the ASEAN Learning Series with the young farmers about the innovative and linking product to the market,” said Him Thaifex has taught him to build connections in packaging which will also to help reduce waste. Noeun, a member of Cambodia’s terms of business development and agricultural Farmer and Net Nature Association (FNN). cooperative initiative support. “At that event we learned about product and In his opinion, it is so important for the future packaging design. We got the idea to develop our of Cambodia to improve the post-harvest product with eco-friendly packaging by using the operation and technology even if they have a waste wood as the packaging” said Ms Oudom- Coffee Soap lot of local products. The organisation is looking phone forward to promoting mutual help, solidarity and cooperation among villagers, as well as coordinating and undertaking collective action in developing ecological agriculture, natural resources management, cooperative business practices and community development.

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In ASEAN Exchange Visit 2018 “Strengthening “Our partnership didn’t stop there. We also the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the engaged the local government of Poliwangi Coconut Value Chain Coconut Value Chain Management and Job Mandar through a collaborative Creation in Rural Areas,”on 24 – 25 October memorandum of understanding (MOU). Salvador V. Valeroso is from the Cooperative By joining ASEAN Exchange Visit 2018 on 2018, the member of National Implementing This step ensures that their partnership is Development Authority of the Philippines, Coconut Value Chain, MrValeroso mentioned Agency Indonesia “Furthering Partnership getting the necessary support from a government institution that assists small that he gained knowledge and experiences to BetweenCoconut Cooperative and Private Sector”, the local government to achieve their farmers in securing liberal credit, promoting use as a baseline in his organisation to develop the participants were able to conduct a long-term goal, which is to have a effective groupings of farmers into coopera- a coconut agricultural cooperative programme. dialogue with the government on supporting their technology-driven export business. Series tive associations, establishing an orderly and “I will use the knowledge that I gathered from initiatives. The two beneficiaries of this of meetings with the coconut cooperative systematic marketing machinery for, and this programme to aid international coconut programme, Mandiri Cooperative and member were held to follow up the cooperation controlled by, the small farmers, and placing community, farmers organisations, the PT. Krambil Ijo Jogja, agreed to initiate a with PT. Krambilljo Jogja. Both entities also came agriculture on a basis of economic equality with government, and the Philippines Coconut collaborative project under a new company up with initiative to organise business canvas other industries. “One of the problems that Authority, considering the economic instability named Mitra Agri bisnis. This partnership gave model training for other coconut cooperatives. we faced is maintaining areas overseas, and they face despite our high production of coconuts” birth to a new invention, some semi-finished More recently, coconut-related cooperatives held helping many people to produce coconuts he said. products such as VCO (Virgin Coconut Oil), a workshop by partnering with PT. Krambil ljo because of the phase of industrialisation, soaps and other products. This new partnership Jogja and the Ministry of Cooperative and SMEs especially developing areas with the large received acknowledgement by the local of Indonesia. Through this workshop, 40 farm- numbers of coconuts to subdivision and other government in Poliwangi Mandar, ers were engaged and equipped with new skills residential areas,” Valeroso added. Indonesia where its collaborative memorandum that will help them to produce semi-finished oil. of understanding (MOU) was signed. This step Mr. Hasani Amanah (Mandiri Cooperative ensures that their partnership is getting the Manager) said. necessary support from the local government to achieve their long-term goal, which is to have a technology-driven export business.

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The ASEAN Foundation with support from “We recognise that the cooperative work the ASEAN Centre for the Development of plays an important role in stimulating the Agricultural Cooperatives Focal Point Lao socio-economic development of many countries PDR, under the Ministry of Agriculture and and is considered as the key to reduce poverty and Forestry, held the ASEAN Exchange Visit 2019 ensure sustainability,” said Mr. Kongkeo themed “Empowering the Coffee Cooperatives in Vongpaseuth, Director General of DRDC, Value Chain Management and GI Certification” Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao on 11-14 November 2019 in Pakse, Lao PDR. PDR when asked about the benefit of the programme towards his assigned task. At the event attending delegates shared their Considering Southeast Asia geographical insightful experiences on and initiated condition that is ideal for coffee cultivation, discussions about key issues and challenges we conducted an exchange visit with the faced by coffee cooperatives, such as access purpose of mapping the key partners of the to market, best practices and lessons learnt of project and harmonising their goals under specialty coffee and geographical indication. ASEAN 2025. Within this programme, we Further, they also brainstormed ideas for initiated discussions regarding key issues and ASEAN coffee branding and challenges like market access, best practices cooperation. The brainstorming session resulted and lessons learnt vis-à-vis specialty , recommendations from ASEAN Working geographical indication (GI), and ideas for Group on Agricultural Cooperative (ASWGAC), ASEAN branding and cooperation. farmers’ organisations and private sector to continue its regional cooperation and the recommendation will be submitted to the next working group meeting in Manila.

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Post Implementation Recommendation Post implementation survey / questionnaire AFOSP Regional Partner continues to given to members of farmer organizations are strengthen the capacity of ACEDAC (ASEAN digital questionnaire to eases report that has to Centre for the development of Agricultural be made by the end of the program however, Cooperative) by having instituional realize that it’s a bit challenging to utilize digital partnership and continue to facilitate the questionnaires. Send the survey via email is not institutionalisation of Agri-coop membership. effective, less than 50% of participant sent back • NIA/FO should maintain the engagement to the foundation. The field assessment could be with national focal point of ASEAN Sectoral an alternative to get the post implementation Working Groups. survey and human interest photos.

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