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The ASEAN Guidelines for Agroforestry Development is an important milestone towards increasing the prosperity, connectivity, resilience and security of the peoples of ASEAN Member States. Taken as a whole, the Guidelines form a framework in which development can take place. The Guidelines are an outcome of the Vision and Strategic Plan for ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry 2016–2025 that was endorsed by the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry in 2016. That endorsement led to a decision to develop guidelines for the development of agroforestry in ASEAN Member States, through an extensive consultation process across the region with stakeholders not only from agriculture and forestry but also other sectors, such as climate change, energy and water. We anticipate that the Guidelines will foster multi-sectoral cooperation and coordination amongst different sectors (land, economic, water, energy, agriculture, forestry, food, livestock, fisheries) within ASEAN Member States.

We also expect that the Guidelines will stimulate the development of focused policies and programs for agroforestry in Member States that will contribute to improving the livelihoods and increasing the asset-base of millions of farmers in the region as well as the supply of food that they produce while also improving the environment and increasing the sector’s resilience to the vagaries of extreme events resulting from a changing climate. Further, we expect that the Guidelines will foster even greater collaboration between Member States in sharing technical and policy developments, promoting increased trans-border trade in agroforestry products and bolstering the enhancement of ecosystem services. All of which will support closer and quicker integration in keeping with the vision of the ASEAN Economic Community.

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