Mission

• Promote the sustainable agricultural growth in the Asian region
• Contribute to consistent economic development of member countries through the technological cooperation in agricultural and food sectors

Vision

• Established network among Asian countries to jointly address the issues in food production sustainable agriculture and industrialization of food and agricultural sectors of the Asian region
• Enhanced partnership and leadership of member countries in the international community

• Efficient sharing of agricultural knowledge and experience among member countries
• Facilitating cooperation among member countries for agricultural technology innovation
• Human resource network building through AFACI website
• Appropriate strategy and direction setting for developing sustainable agriculture in the Asian region
• Active participation in the international society’s efforts to promote agricultural development in the Asian region

In November 2009, the AFACI was officially inaugurated in Seoul, Korea, with the participation of governmental representatives from 12 member countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea and Bhutan and Myanmar which membership have been effective in 2016.

The first AFACI General Assembly Meeting was held in the Philippines in 2010;
2nd Assembly in Korea in 2012, 3rd GA in Vietnam in 2014, and 4th GA in Sri Lanka in 2016.

AFACI Chair Group

Advisory Committee on Science & Technology and
AFACI Program Leaders

AFACI Partner Organizations (Contact Persons)