© Tran Thanh Hang

Sustainable Food Systems in Southeast Asia - MALICA

How can sustainable food supplies to urban areas be reconciled with local agricultural development?

Between 2000 and 2010, urban population growth in Asia was running at 2.7% per year, i.e. another 378 million inhabitants. In order to feed cities and satisfy growing demand for diversity, safety and quality, value chains are restructuring and farming systems are being transformed. Urban markets create opportunities but also challenges for local farming systems. How should food supply chains be reorganised? How can incomes be stabilised among the poorest farming populations?

Partnership

Laos

  • National University of Laos (NUoL): Faculty of Agriculture
  • National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)

Vietnam

  • Centre for Agrarian Systems Research and Development (CASRAD)
  • Rural Development Centre, Institut of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and Environment (RUDEC/lSPAE)
  • Food Crop Research Institute (FCRI)
  • Fruit and Vegetables Research Institute (FAVRI)

France

  • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)