Asean forum tackles food security plan

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna: Analysts, policymakers, researchers, international donors, and public-private entities convened in a high-level policy forum on Wednesday, June 1, in Hanoi, Vietnam, to deliberate five years of research in agriculture and food security in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region.

Dr. Glenn Gregorio, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) director, said the "Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the Asean Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns (ATMI-Asean)" forum is a program covering the Philippines, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam.