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Department of Agriculture
The Special SOM-34th AMAF, held on 13-14 August 2013 in Pakse, Lao PDR agreed on the need to develop a vision, objectives and goals of the ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry sectors towards 2020 (FAF), based on the review of the current Framework and Strategic Plan.
The Special SOM-35th AMAF, held on 18-19 August 2014 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia agreed to adjust that timeline for the post 2015 Vision to 2016-2025 to align with the decision of the 26th Meeting of High Level Task Force on Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) on the adoption of a ten-year time period (2016-2025) for work plans under the AEC Pillar.
Following the 4th ASEAN Summit in 1992, the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) identified seven priorities for the agriculture sector (comprising the crops, fisheries, and livestock sub-sectors)and five strategic thrusts for the forestry sector. In 2007 the AEC Blueprint