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Grow Asia

Objective(s) of the engagement

This partnership takes a coordinated approach to increasing the productivity, profitability and environmental sustainability of smallholder agriculture, leveraging Grow Asia’s network of farmers, the private sector, governments, NGOs and other key stakeholders.  The partners will focus on strengthening the capacity of smallholder value chains and agribusinesses, supporting women’s economic empowerment, enabling greater participation of the private sector in policy dialogues, promoting responsible investments in food, agriculture and forestry, and contributing to the ASEAN Action Plan on Fall Armyworm Control.

Thematic area of partnership
Production, Nutrition, Environment, Life
GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Global, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Viet Nam
Engagement Mechanisms
Policy dialogue, Knowledge and research, Advocacy and communication, Data sharing and dissemination, SDG advocacy
Progress to date
  • Grow Asia encompass 700+ global and regional public, private, civil society, academic and farmer organizations, creating an ecosystem that supports knowledge sharing, collaboration, innovation and policy change. 
  • FAO has beem partnering with Grow Asia since 2021. FAO and Grow Asia signed an MoU in 2025 to expand joint activities to new areas of work, such as climate resilience and provision of access to financing for agribusinesses.
  • In the past years, the partnership with Grow Asia has been instrumental to facilitating consultations with a wide range of private sector stakeholders in South-East Asia prior to Regional Conferences and ensuring inclusive regional dialogue with the private sector at the regional and country levels.
  • Leveraging Grow Asia’s regional and national networks, the partnership is working to implement the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry and the ASEAN Action Plan on Fall Armyworm Control; advancing the economic empowerment of women in agriculture through multistakeholder initiatives; and enhancing the representation and participation of private sector entities, particularly SMEs, as key stakeholders in policy dialogue and policy consultation processes.

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Country of registry
Singapore
Partner Website
https://www.growasia.org/
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