ASEAN on Point Public Forum: Ensuring Food Security in Post-Pandemic ASEAN

Paul has been recognized for his work through the Eriksson Prize in Plant Pathology, election as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society, Fellow of the International Society of Plant Pathology, Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology, and other professional societies. [...] Prior to her current role, Dr Permani was a senior lecturer at the Department of Economics, Deakin University, an assistant director of the ASEAN Integration Monitoring Directorate at the ASEAN secretariat, and a research fellow/lecturer at the Centre for Global Food and Resources, the University of Adelaide. [...] The event, hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, sought to continue the conversation from the first ASEAN on Point discussion on sustainable food and agriculture which focused on agricultural productivity and sustainability (see report here). [...] The vulnerability of securing food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic makes the efficacy of logistics in the agrifood sector critical to successfully navigating a crisis. [...] Dr Permani added that the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework and Implementation Plan is another initiative that has ‘identified the development and implementation of the ASEAN Guidelines for Sustainable Agriculture as one of the exit strategies from the COVID-19 crisis.’ Moreover, during the 43rd Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry, the ministers acknowledged the importa.