No.

Body

Year Established

Main Functions

Sub-working Groups

1

ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry (ASOF)

1998

• Promote sustainable forest management to meet the socio-economic and cultural needs of current and future generations.
• Enhance competitiveness of ASEAN forest products, promote forest law enforcement and governance (FLEG), and strengthen forest resilience to climate change.

• ASEAN Working Group on Forest Product Development
• ASEAN Working Group on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and Wildlife Enforcement (AWG CITES and WE)
• ASEAN Working Group on Forest and Climate Change (AWG-FCC)
• ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG-SF)
• ASEAN Working Group on Forest Management (AWG-FM)

2

ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB)

1979

• Coordinate information exchange on national food and stockpiling policies.
• Evaluate regional and global food situations and prospects.
• Review and manage the ASEAN Emergency Rice Reserve and Member States’ contributions.

3

ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Livestock (ASWGL)

1997
(Special SOM-AMAF, Cebu, Philippines)

• Develop and implement regional activities in the livestock sector as guided by its Terms of Reference (TOR).

• ASEAN National Focal Points for Veterinary Products (ANFPVP)
• Expert Working Group on ASEAN Good Animal Husbandry Practices (EWG ASEAN-GAHP)

4

ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Crops (ASWGC)

1997
(Special SOM-AMAF, Cebu, Philippines)

• Develop policies and initiatives to promote the crops sector and enhance regional trade facilitation.

• Expert Working Group on Harmonization of Phytosanitary measures in ASEAN (EWG-PS)
• Expert Working Group on Harmonization of MRLS of Pesticides (EWG MRLs)
• AARNET Steering Committee
• Task Force on ASEAN Standards for Horticultural Produce
• Expert Working Group on ASEAN Good Agricultural Practices (EWG ASEAN-GAP)
• Expert Working Group on Organic Agriculture (EWG-OA)

5

ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries

1997
(Special SOM-AMAF, Cebu, Philippines)

• Review the fisheries situation in the region.
• Facilitate information exchange and policy harmonisation.
• Promote cooperation with Member States and partners to advance the fisheries sector.

• ASEAN Fisheries Consultative Forum (AFCF)
• Fisheries Consultative Group (FCG) of the ASEAN-SEAFDEC Strategic Partnership
• ASEAN Network for Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (AN-IUU)
• Expert Working Group on ASEAN Good Aquaculture Practices (EWG ASEAN GAqP)
• ASEAN Seafood Alliance

6

ASEAN SPS Contact Points (ASCP)

2012
(34th AMAF Meeting, Singapore)

• Coordinate harmonisation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures across ASEAN Working Groups.

7

ASEAN Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (ARASFF)

2008
(SOM-29th AMAF, Chiang Mai, Thailand)

• Develop policies and principles for the ARASFF.
• Manage national alert and notification systems for food and feed safety.

8

ASEAN Working Group on Halal Food

2000

• Facilitate exchange of knowledge and information on halal certification, accreditation and R&D.
• Develop regional standards and build capacity on halal food systems.

9

ASEAN Technical Working Group on Agricultural Research and Development (ATWGARD)

2003

• Provide policy inputs and foster cooperation in agricultural R&D through networking, technical assistance and knowledge sharing.

10

ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Training and Extension (ASWGA)

1997

• Review and enhance regional cooperation on agricultural training, capacity building and human resource development.

11

ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Cooperatives (ASWGAC)

2000

• Facilitate development of agricultural cooperatives through policy support, best practice sharing and capacity building.

• ASEAN Centre for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives Board (ACEDAC Board)

12

ASEAN Task Force on CODEX

2000

• Harmonise and strengthen ASEAN’s position in international food safety standards-setting forums, particularly the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

13

ASEAN Task Force on Genetically Modified Food Testing Network (GMFN)

2003

• Exchange updates on GMO regulation and testing.
• Build capacity for GMO testing and develop common ASEAN approaches to biotechnology issues.

14

Joint Committee on ASEAN Cooperation on Agriculture and Forest Products Promotion Scheme

1994
(MOU signed in Langkawi, Malaysia, 25 August 1994)

• Oversee implementation of the MOU on ASEAN Cooperation and Joint Approaches in Agriculture and Forest Products Promotion, and report to SOM-AMAF.

 National Focal point Working Groups (NFPWG) / Industrial Clubs

• Carrageenan
• Cocoa
• Coconut
• Palm Oil
• Coffee
• Tea
• Pepper
• Peas & Beans
• Tapioca
• Tuna
• Sericulture

15

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Animal Health and Zoonoses (ACCHAZ)

2016

• Coordinates regional cooperation on animal health and zoonoses to strengthen prevention, control, and response to transboundary animal diseases and zoonotic threats in ASEAN.

• ASEAN Communication Group for Livestock (ACGL)
• ASEAN Veterinary Epidemiology Group (AVEG)
• ASEAN Laboratory Directors’ Forum (ALDF)
• Avian Influenza Group in ASEAN (AIGA)

16

ASEAN Task Force for the Development of Multilateral Arrangement for the Mutual Recognition of Agri-food Standards and Conformity Assessment (TF-MAMRASCA).

2017

Steer and administer the preparation of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA), with a focus on the development of MRA text.