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Hoa Bui grows chayote in Tan Lac District
Vietnam SADU project
Photo: Georgina Smith, CIAT

Southeast Asia and the Pacific (SEAP)

To increase impact, CGIAR has been using different approaches to unleash the transformative
power of partnerships in advancing food security and sustainable agri-food systems.

The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food Program (IFRP) was formally launched in October 2023. This
genuinely demand-driven program was developed after more than two years of consultation and
has been endorsed by all 11 ASEAN member states. The program sets out a 10-year agri-food
research strategy for ASEAN to promote healthy food systems and foster inclusive trade and value
chains. It has already received seed funding from ACIAR and FCDO and is starting implementation

in 2024.

In a powerful example of a public-private partnership, the Transforming Agrifood Systems with
Potatoes (TAP5) program has developed early-maturing, climate-resilient potato varieties for
tropical environments. This collaboration between CIP, HZPC Holdings BV, Syngenta Foundation for
Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA) and USAID is enhancing food security and family income for
resource-poor farmers in Asia and Africa.

CGIAR has drawn on its deep experience with multi-lateral collaborations to advance the One
Health Partnership framework. Delegates at the first technical meeting endorsed the integration of

a Food Safety Technical Working Group within the One Health Partnership framework. Vu Thanh
Liem, of MARD's International Cooperation Department, emphasized the need for coordinated
efforts for robust food safety management when he spoke at the event. Delegates from Cambodia,

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