ATMI-ASEAN AND MAFF-GDA CO-ORGANIZE BACK-TO-BACK NATIONAL LEVEL EVENTS
22-23 July 2019
Location: Battambang Province, Cambodia
Photo Credit: SEARCA
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) organized back-to-back national-level events under 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 22-23 July 2019 here.
The first activity was the roundtable discussion (RTD) on Policy Recommendations of Value Chain Analysis of Maize in Cambodia held on 22 July 2019 at President Hotel. The discussions focused on the rapid value chain study on maize conducted by MAFF-GDA under the ATMI-ASEAN project. The RTD aimed to solicit inputs and recommendations from various stakeholders involved in the maize industry of Cambodia for the successful completion of the policy study. Representatives from various government agencies in agriculture, research organizations, and the academe, maize farmers, and the private sector in Cambodia participated in the discussion. The RTD shall also guide the Cambodia National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) in their discussion on the possible national technical assistance (TA) activities of the ATMI-ASEAN Project for Cambodia.
