Food security organisations

CARICOM/CARIFORUM

(Caribbean Community/Forum).

A Regional Programme was prepared in 2002 in close collaboration with the CARICOM/CARIFORUM Secretariat and subsequently approved by the Council of Ministers responsible for Trade and Development. The US$26 Million RPFS benefits 15 Small Island Developing States. It is financed in part by the FAO Trust Fund for Food Security (resources amounting to US$5.3 million from Italy), supplemented by US$1 million from other trust funds and almost US$5 million from FAO's Technical Cooperation Programme. A second and expanded phase of the Programme has been approved.

Pacific Islands Forum

A Regional Programme supports 14 Small Island Developing States. It was prepared in February 2002 with a budget of US$11.47 million. It is partly financed by the FAO Trust Fund for Food Security (resources amounting to US$7.064 million from Italy) and supplemented by US$2.8 million from FAO's Technical Cooperation Programme. A second and expanded phase of the Programme has been formulated and approved.



The Southeast Asian Council for Food Security and Fair Trade (SEACON)

A regional non-government and non-profit organization based in Malaysia. SEACON, as a network, is formed through partnership with grass-root and civil society organizations in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR. The main agenda for SEACON has been targeted towards providing a coordinated approach as well as integrated initiatives and research in areas of food security and fair trade, covering the 4A’s food security pillars: Availability, Accessibility, Affordability and Acceptability, founded on the principles of food sovereignty and human rights. SEACON upholds strongly that “Every person has a right to food, and food being safe, nutritious, acceptable, available, affordable and accessible at all times”.



UEMOA 
(West African Economic and Monetary Union)

A Regional Programme, which covers 8 countries within the Union, is supported by a UEMOA trust fund (US$4 million) and 3 Technical Cooperation Programme projects (totalling US$1 million), covering phytosanitary control, zoosanitary control and food safety. A second and expanded phase of the Programme is being formulated.



ASEAD 

ASEAD is aimed at improving the quality of agricultural statistics together with analysis of economic data in Thailand.
Accurate and timely data will give better serves to the governments and the private sectors both in Thailand and Asian countries.
ASEAD is a joint project by Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and Japan International Cooperation Agency.

FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)

Achieving food security for all is at the heart of FAO's efforts - to make sure people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives.

FAO's mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.


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