Introduction

APAARI was established in 1990 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Governments of China, Fiji, India, Iran, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Western Samoa. It is a membership-based, apolitical, multi-stakeholder, and inter-governmental regional organization. As an important intermediary in the region, it is bridging national, regional and global stakeholders to bring about collective change in agri-food systems of Asia-Pacific. APAARI’s wide network of members and partners comprises of national agricultural research institutes (NARIs) and national agricultural research organizations (NAROs), international agricultural research centres, higher education institutions, civil society (farmers’ organizations – FOs and non-governmental organizations – NGOs), international development organizations and the private sector. The close links and collaboration with these stakeholders are instrumental in strengthening agri-food research and innovation systems towards more sustainable development in Asia-Pacific region. APAARI was involved in the CDAIS project with FAO and CIRAD.

Responsible in the ASSET Project

APAARI coordinates with ITC the Capacity Development and Communication. APAARI is well positioned to contribute to the communication and visibility strategy plan of the ASSET project taking into consideration target audiences including consumers, farmers, policy makers etc. APAARI supports regular project achievements sharing through communication tools such as ALiSEA knowledge Hub, FAO, ESCAP. APAARI has the ability to create opportunities for connecting organizations to each other through learning, to collectively overcome regional challenges.