MOALI-DOP hosts 2nd TWG Meeting for ATMI-ASEAN Project

MOALI-DOP HOSTS 2ND TWG MEETING FOR ATMI-ASEAN PROJECT

by asimerly | March 29, 2019

March 29, 2019, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

Photo Credit: SEARCA

The Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI-DOP) hosted the 2nd Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting for the Myanmar component of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project, Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns (ATMI-ASEAN) on 29 March 2019 here.

The objectives of the 2nd TWG Meeting are (1) to update the members, as well as the project partners, on the status of the national-level policy study being conducted by the Centre for Economic and Social Development (CESD) in Myanmar; (2) to discuss the forthcoming activities of the project where Myanmar will be involved; and (3) to tackle issues and concerns that need to be addressed in relation to project implementation. The TWG, chaired by Mr. Kyaw Swe Lin, Director General, MOALI-DOP, was composed of the following members: Dr. Thanda Kyi, Director, MOALI-DOP; Dr. San San Yi, Deputy Director, MOALI-DOP; Mr. Tun Win, Director, Department of Agriculture (DOA); Mr. Moe Aye Zin Thein, Deputy Director, Agricultural Policy Unit (APU), MOALI; Dr. Zaw Oo, Executive Director, CESD; and Dr. Theingi Myint, Professor, Yezin Agricultural University (YAU). The meeting was also attended by other representatives from DOP-MOALI, as well as observers, from the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), both project implementers.

Read more here.