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1. www.aseanfoundation.org ASEAN Foundation

2. ASEAN Member Countries are:Brunei DarussalamCambodiaIndonesiaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarPhilippinesSingaporeThailandViet Nam

3. Area and population

4. Economic Performance

5. ASEAN Aims & Purposes • Accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development • Promote regional peace and stability

6. ASEAN Community • ASEAN Security Community • ASEAN Economic Community • ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

7. Establishment of theASEAN Foundation • Established by the ASEAN Leaders on 15 December 1997 during the ASEAN 30th Commemorative Summit in Malaysia. • The MOU was signed by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers. • The MOU was revised in July 2000 and ratified by all ten member countries in July 2007.

8. Objectives of the ASEAN Foundation • Promote greater awareness of ASEAN, and greater interaction among the peoples of ASEAN as well as their wider participation in ASEAN's activities inter alia through human resources development that will enable them to realize their full potential and capacity to contribute to progress of ASEAN Member States as productive and responsible members of society. • Endeavour to contribute to the evolution of a development cooperation strategy that promotes mutual assistance, equitable economic development, and the alleviation of poverty.

9. Activities of ASEAN Foundation • organize and support activities to promote education, training, health and cultural life; • provide assistance to uplift the social condition of the peoples in the ASEAN Member States; • provide fellowships to and support exchanges of ASEAN youths and students;

10. Activities of ASEAN Foundation • promote collaborative work among academics, professionals and scientists; • implement projects assigned by ASEAN Leaders or Ministers; • collaborate with the relevant ASEAN bodies; • organize its own projects and actively raise funds for the Foundation's activities.

11. Who can avail of ASEAN Foundation Funding Academic, cultural, economic, social and other relevant government institutions and bona fide non-governmental organizations of ASEAN member countries shall be eligible for assistance from the Foundation in conformity with its stated objectives. (Article VI: Revised MOU on the Establishment of the AF)

12. AF Projects (March 2008)

13. Completed Projects

14. On-going Projects

15. Agriculture-based countries • Cambodia 33.1% • Lao PDR 50.2% • Myanmar 42.9%

16. Transforming Countries • Indonesia 15% • Malaysia 7.7% • Philippines 19.1% • Thailand 9.3% • Vietnam 20.2%

17. Urbanized Countries • Brunei Darussalam 2.1% • Singapore 0.1%

18. Completed Agriculture and Related Projects

19. Continue

20. On-going Agriculture and Related Projects

21. Instruments in Agriculture for Development • Increasing access to assets • Making smallholder farming more productive and sustainable • Moving beyond farming

22. Areas of training projects • Drying technology for agricultural products • Diversified farming using participatory approach • National agricultural research system • Rural development • Integrated quality system for agri-food processing industries • Improvement of fisheries statistical system • Safety and risk assessment on GMOs • Community leadership and entrepreneurship • Sustainable farming technique and management • Sustainable development of fisheries • Poverty alleviation and food security • Competitive and sustainable aquaculture • Supply chain management for small agri-business

23. Training on Diversified Farming Using the Participatory Approach Train farmers to identify and analyze problems with other farmers and share opinions to facilitate transfer of appropriate technologies.

24. Training of Trainers on Community Leadership and Entrepreneurship Train young agricultural workers to lead their communities, develop new livelihood opportunities, and strengthen ability for social networking and knowledge sharing.

25. Training on Sustainable Farming Technique and Management Provide technical competency at all stages of farming, from planning to construction of infrastructure to processing of products, and management skills to operate a productive farm and profitable business.

26. Making smallholder farming more productive and sustainable • Asian Farmers’ Exchange Program • Linking Small Farmers to the Market

27. Asian Farmers’ Exchange Program • Share experiences on local productivity systems development, rural enterprise development, and farmers’ network building • Establish linkages between and among farmers’ organizations and cooperatives Established the Asian Farmers Association now representing 10 million farmers.

28. Linking Small Farmers to the Market • Installed database and information system • Enhanced knowledge and skills of farmer leaders • Strengthened and established market intermediation mechanisms • Established partnership among market players • Enhanced mechanism for dialogue

29. Moving beyond farming • Promotion of One Village, One Fisheries Products System to Improve Livelihood • Strengthening Capacity of Small Holder ASEAN Aquaculture Farmers for Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture

30. Promotion of One Village, One Fisheries Products System to Improve Livelihood • Build capacity of women to develop small-scale livelihood through FOVOP • Identify regional mechanisms to support FOVOP • Facilitate exchange of relevant experiences to be adapted to local situation.

31. Strengthening Capacity of Small Holder ASEAN Aquaculture Farmers for Competitive and Sustainable Agriculture • Provide training materials to help small-holder farmers organize and promote market access and competitiveness • Build capacity of supporting institutions and create a pool of capable trainers to assist small farmers • Strengthen capacity of farmers to organize, operate self-help groups and foster entrepreneurship.