Network for Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable

Agricultural Technologies and Market Linkages

for South and Southeast Asia

Reasons for Food Insecurity in the Region

Low productivity

growth

Lack of effective

knowledge transfer

Lack of suitable

technologies

Innovation Network for Food Security and Poverty Reduction

Strengthening South-South

dialogue and intraregional

learning on sustainable

agriculture technologies and

trade facilitation to address

food insecurity.

Increasing and accelerating the rate of adoption of

agricultural technologies that are sustainable,

productivity-enhancing and suitable to the poorest

and most vulnerable people of South and Southeast

Asia

Current Organization of Knowledge

SATNET Asia

Desired Organization of Knowledge

TARGET Group & Final Beneficiaries

Target group: Change agents and innovators

along domestic and regional value chains incl.

policymakers, public sector, farmer organisations,

universities, NGOs, private sector & traders

Final beneficiaries: Landless poor, smallholder

farmers, small-scale entrepreneurs & traders,

urban consumers etc, especially women

10 target countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR,

Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan

SATNET Knowledge Partnership

Other network

participants

EU partners

Associates

Partners

Coordination

NGOs (research & extension)

Government (various levels)

Private sector

Others

Trade and Investment

Division (TID), ESCAP

Asian and Pacific Centre for

Transfer of Technology (APCTT)

AVRDC - The World Vegetable

Center

Food Security Center (FSC),

University of Hohenheim

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Transfer for Food

Security in Asia’ (TTFSA)

programme.

Centre for Alleviation of

Poverty through Sustainable

Agriculture (CAPSA)

Subscribers to SATNET Asia

Updates - from Government,

NGOs, Private sector

1000+ participants directly involved or receiving information about SATNET Asia

Coordination of the network (CAPSA)

• The network is growing (from 25 to 1000+ people)

• Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media

Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC)

• Analytical framework discussed and developed

• Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies

Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID)

• Diagnostic studies at country level

• Stakeholder consultations

Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA) • Capacity building (technical & process oriented) • Policy Dialogues

• Intraregional Visits for Smallholder Value Chain Actors

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Coordination of the network (CAPSA)

• The network is growing (from 25 to 1000+ people)

• Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media

Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC)

• Analytical framework discussed and developed

• Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies

Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID)

• Diagnostic studies at country level

• Stakeholder consultations

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Network Coordination

• Strengthening the network (online & face-to-face) • Discussion on key issues (LinkedIn) • Raising awareness about the network & its activities (FB & Twitter) • Providing short ‘real-time’ activity reports (Blog)

Coordination of the network (CAPSA)

• The network is growing (from 25 to 1000+ people)

• Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media

Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC)

• Analytical framework for assessing sustainability of technologies

• Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies

Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID)

• Diagnostic studies at country level

• Stakeholder consultations

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Focus Areas (Work Packages)

Development of portfolio of best practices Development of portfolio of best practices

Analytical Framework developed to assess whether

technologies are sustainable, productivity-enhancing &

suitable to the poorest & most vulnerable people

– Covers social, economic, environmental & technical criteria

– Weights assigned to different criteria to calculate composite

index

Collection of technologies

– Literature review

– Call for applications for examples of best

practices in sustainable agriculture

– Assessment as per Analytical Framework

– Validation Studies Validation Study in Nepal

Coordination of the network (CAPSA)

• The network is growing (from 25 to 1000+ people)

• Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media

Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC)

• Analytical framework discussed and developed

• Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies

Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID)

• Diagnostic studies at country level

• Stakeholder consultations

Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA) • Capacity building (technical & process oriented) • Policy Dialogues

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‘Writeshops’ for scientists and practitioners to bridge research-extension gap

Innovative Knowledge Sharing & Capacity Building

Regional & in-country workshops on Res4Dev & trade facilitation topics for value chain actors

Policy dialogues with practitioners, scientists and senior officials and policy makers

Intraregional exchange visits for farmers

Coordination of the network (CAPSA)

• The network is growing (from 25 to 1000+ people)

• Reaching various stakeholders - webpage, updates, social media

Development of a portfolio of best practices for agricultural technologies (FSC)

• Analytical framework discussed and developed

• Multiple calls for sustainable agricultural technologies

Identification of options & measures for trade facilitation (TID)

• Diagnostic studies at country level

• Stakeholder consultations

Innovative knowledge sharing (APCTT, AVRDC, CAPSA) • Capacity building (technical & process oriented) • Policy Dialogues

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Trade Facilitation for Agri-food Products

What is so unique about agri-food trade? Perishability – time and temperature sensitive

Product and Process Standards

Technical Regulations (SPS, private standards)

Logistics (warehousing) and infrastructure – special requirements

Trend Increasing requirements for product information (traceability) to meet safety standards and consumer expectations in major export markets

Examples of trade facilitation measures targeted to agricultural and perishable food products

– Making issuance of SPS certificates easier and faster

– Giving priority to clearance of perishable goods at borders

– Joint or delegated conduct of inspections by food, agriculture, health, customs and other agencies

– Moving from paper-based to electronic documentation (including through implementation of electronic traceability)

– Providing cold-store facilities at ports

BPA studies on trade of agriculture or food products conducted in 5 countries

(Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal).

Studies provide an overview of time taken and procedures necessary in

import and export processes.

Table: Major findings from BPA Studies in South and Southeast Asia

Export country and

product

Destination No. of

days

No. of

actors

involved

No. of

processes

No. of

documents

required

Cost

($)

Cambodia – Maize China 20 15 13 22 1250-1360

Lao PDR - Maize Thailand 16 11 8 21 735

Myanmar – Rice West Africa 19-23 20 10 >25 425

Bangladesh- Jute bag India 10 15 12 24 -

Nepal-Cardamom India 13 11 9 14 1213

SATNET Activities on Agro Trade Facilitation: Business Process Analysis (BPA)

Various capacity building activities

conducted:

– South Asia Regional Workshop on Electronic

Traceability and Market Access for Agricultural Trade

Facilitation (India, Sept 2013)

– 6 in-country workshops on ‘Traceability for

Agricultural Trade Facilitation and Smallholder

Integration’ in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar,

Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal (2014)

– SATNET Interregional Visit on Trade Facilitation and

Market Linkages (Thailand, Sept 2014)

SATNET Activities on Agro Trade Facilitation: Training and Capacity Building

Recap of Interregional Visit (23-25 September 2014)

Day 1: Post-harvest Technology

Center, Kasetsart University

(technologies and practices for

reducing postharvest losses, lab

session)

Day 2: Thayang Agriculture

Cooperative (process of export of

organic banana to Japan)

Day 3: Operation of Talaad Thai

Wholesale Market, Sampran Model

of organic production & marketing

Objectives: To showcase good practices in Agricultural

Trade Facilitation and Market Linkages, and adopt &

disseminate the good practices in participants’ home countries

Recap of Interregional Visit (23-25 September 2014)

Outcomes:

– Learning on good postharvest practices; organic

production, certification and marketing; wholesale market

operations

– High level of Q&A and interaction; Two-way sharing of

knowledge and information (Thailand ↔ Other countries)

– Interregional networking

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