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Impact of financial crisis to small scale men and women farmers in SEA countries. Mr. Mudzakkir Vice Chairperson, AFA. Agri ‘s vital role in food, livelihood security and poverty alleviation. GDP contribution: 10.1 (Thailand-32.9% (Cambodia) Agri is source of basic food of ASEAN people - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Impact of financial crisis to small scale
men and women farmers
in SEA countries
Impact of financial crisis to small scale
men and women farmers
in SEA countries
Mr. MudzakkirVice Chairperson, AFA
Mr. MudzakkirVice Chairperson, AFA
Agri ‘s vital role in food, livelihood security and poverty alleviation
Agri ‘s vital role in food, livelihood security and poverty alleviation
• GDP contribution: 10.1 (Thailand-32.9% (Cambodia)
• Agri is source of basic food of ASEAN people
• Significant number of people in rural areas
• Majority in rural areas engaged in agriculture
• Small scale men and women farmers form majority of poor in many ASEAN countries.
• GDP contribution: 10.1 (Thailand-32.9% (Cambodia)
• Agri is source of basic food of ASEAN people
• Significant number of people in rural areas
• Majority in rural areas engaged in agriculture
• Small scale men and women farmers form majority of poor in many ASEAN countries.
Our understanding of financial crisis
Our understanding of financial crisis
• The crisis originated in USA• Due to unregulated financial
markets• Happened during food crisis and
climate change effects• Significantly caused by excessive
speculation in the commodities markets
• The crisis originated in USA• Due to unregulated financial
markets• Happened during food crisis and
climate change effects• Significantly caused by excessive
speculation in the commodities markets
Effects of financial crisis Effects of financial crisis
• Demand for traditional export agri products dropped
• Food price volatility• Problems with contract farming• Less income, high food prices and
high price of inputs • Migrant workers out of jobs too
• Demand for traditional export agri products dropped
• Food price volatility• Problems with contract farming• Less income, high food prices and
high price of inputs • Migrant workers out of jobs too
How do we cope?How do we cope?
• Educate farmers about economic household management
• Ensure men and women farmers’ security to land, water, seeds resources
• Practice diversified, sustainable agriculture , in a “self sufficiency approach”
• Organize commodity based clusters for cooperative production and marketing of safe, organic products
• Educate farmers about economic household management
• Ensure men and women farmers’ security to land, water, seeds resources
• Practice diversified, sustainable agriculture , in a “self sufficiency approach”
• Organize commodity based clusters for cooperative production and marketing of safe, organic products
Main recommendations Main recommendations
• Identify key social protection measures for farmers and put adequate resources to implement them
• Increased investments for the production and marketing of sustainable agri crops owned, controlled, managed by small men and women farmers
• Increased partnership between farmers, NGOs, government organizations
• Identify key social protection measures for farmers and put adequate resources to implement them
• Increased investments for the production and marketing of sustainable agri crops owned, controlled, managed by small men and women farmers
• Increased partnership between farmers, NGOs, government organizations
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