Towards an ASEAN Community: Assessing ASEAN s Regional Agricultural Trade Environment

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1 Towards an ASEAN Community: Assessing ASEAN s Regional Agricultural Trade Environment Presented by: Mr. David Dyer, Chief of Party 8 May 2013, The Philippines

2 M A R K E T Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, and Trade

3 Overview of this presentation Overview of the MARKET project Introduction to the ASEAN Regional Agricultural Trade Environment (RATE) Assessment ASEAN Community Building Process and the RATE Assessment Selected findings from RATE Assessment

4 Introduction ASEAN Regional Agriculture Trade Environment (RATE) Assessment Reports on the enabling environment for agricultural trade in each of the 10 ASEAN Member States Draws on quantitative data and analytics, communications with local authorities, in-country private-sector interviews, other desk research, and qualitative analysis Findings serve as a tool to promote evidence based discussions on the agricultural trade environment as ASEAN moves towards an ASEAN Community.

5 MARKET Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, and Trade Project goal: Improve regional food security by expanding agricultural and food trade in Southeast Asia

6 MARKET s First Year Activities ( abbreviated ) Expand ASEAN s program of dialogues and consultations with private agriculture and food companies, and civil society organizations Benchmark the agriculture and food sector policy and regulatory environment --> MARKET s ASEAN Regional Agricultural Trade Enabling Environment (RATE) Assessment

7 Value Chains RATE Methodology Fisheries Non-Wood Forest 10 Analytical Topics Infrastructure Access to Finance Informal Economy Analysis Analytical Dimensions Supply Side Staples Horticulture Inputs Intellectual Property Non-Tariff Barriers Food Security Gender Competition Trade Facilitation Transparency / Accountability 1. Legal Framework 2. Implementing Institutions Demand Side 3. Supporting Institutions 4. Social Dynamics Output 7 Services

8 Building the ASEAN Community Political-Security Community (Transparency) Economic Community Socio-Cultural Community (Gender) Single Market and Production Base Competitive Economic Region Trade Facilitation NTBs Access to Finance Infrastructure Competition IPR Informal Economy

9 Food Security Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Food security has been unifying theme for ASEAN over the decades, especially towards the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community.

10 Food Security and Trade Promoting trade in food and agricultural products can improve food security by: Increasing incomes through exports Improving access to productivity advancements Improving availability and access to a larger variety of food and agricultural products

11 Food Security RATE findings: Continue to work with food security as a subject that promotes unity among ASEAN Member States. Create an ASEAN farmers organization to engage in dialogue with AEC on food security and engage in national policy advocacy Consider gender in developing and implementing food security plans Harmonize food quality and safety standards

12 Trade Facilitation Trade facilitation comprises of collective actions necessary to override many current cross-border impediments that currently encumber trade among ASEAN Member States. Facilitating trade in food and agricultural products allows for greater food security, increased income through exports, better access to productivity advancements, and more nutritionally varied diets.

13 Trade Facilitation RATE findings: Needed: Harmonization of trade regulations within ASEAN ASEAN Single Window

14 Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade Non-tariff barriers to trade encompasses a variety of government actions affecting trade, including quotas, health and environmental regulations, licensing requirements, and mandatory product inspections. 2009: ASEAN Member States agreed to eliminate NTBs in 3 phases and complete the process by 2015 with some flexibility of extending the process to 2018 for CLMV countries.

15 Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade RATE findings: Reduce and eliminate NTBs in ASEAN Member States Streamline and accelerate efforts to harmonize food standards Encourage public participation in the process of approving GMOs

16 Infrastructure Considerable demand exists in ASEAN for infrastructure projects that more directly support agricultural value chains, including improvements in rural roads, electricity, water, and storage facilities. Better infrastructure reduces both transport costs and spoilage of products, and allow for greater producer access to extension services and other productivity enhancing opportunities.

17 Infrastructure RATE findings: Formulate a regional transportation policy and establish transnational corridors. Focus on infrastructure improvement that will foster farm-to-market efficiencies

18 Others Access to Finance Competition Intellectual Property Rights Informal Economy Transparency and Accountability Gender

19 Contact David Dyer, Chief of Party

20 Thank you!