WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, gathered in Malaysia on 26 October 2025 on the occasion of the 47th ASEAN Summits.
RECOGNISING the important role of food, agriculture and forestry sectors in ensuring food security, sustainable livelihoods, and inclusive growth across the ASEAN region and its sub-regions, while acknowledging the diverse and interconnected challenges we face, including climate change, biodiversity loss, the increasing demand for food, price fluctuations, urbanization pressure, decline in agricultural labour , and low adoption of technologies, we hereby affirm our collective aspiration for transforming the food, agriculture, and forestry landscape in ASEAN by 2045.
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