Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Interim Field Guides

Overview

For 2023, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will be held in the United States. APEC was established in 1989 to leverage the Asia-Pacific region's growing interdependence. APEC members or member economies work together to facilitate trade and economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region. In August of 2023, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack chaired the Food Security Ministerial in Seattle.  

USDA is committed to publishing approximately 17 interim field guides by early 2024, resulting from workshops, field trips, knowledge sharing initiatives, and best practices observed during the U.S. host year of APEC. These interim field guides will reflect the presentations and outcomes of several APEC working groups. The final reviewed and approved field guides will be posted to APEC.org.  
 

Field Guide: Approaches to Decreasing Agriculturally Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions in APEC

The APEC PPFS workshop “Approaches to Decreasing Agriculturally Generated Greenhouse Gas Emissions in APEC”, took place on February 18th, as part of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 1 events. The workshop provided economy representatives with the opportunity to engage on a number of climate-related issues related to greenhouse gas emissions and resilience. 

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Food Safety Cooperation Forum Public-Private Innovation Dialogue 

The Food Safety Cooperation Forum FSCF Public-Private Innovation Dialogue took place on May 18, 2023, as a part of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 2 events. The event served as a platform to discuss the future of food safety through the application of innovative methodology, digital solutions, and new technologies. The event followed through with the FSCF goals of providing for food safety regulatory dialogue, priority-setting discussions for capacity building efforts, and information-sharing between industry, academia, development banks, and regulators, while achieving cross-sectoral participation from 18 APEC economies. 

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Field Guide: A Three-Tiered Approach to Increasing Sustainable Water and Food Security in the APEC Region 

The APEC Policy Partnership for Food Security (PPFS) workshop “A Three-Tiered Approach to Increasing Sustainable Water and Food Security in the APEC Region”, took place on February 16th, as part of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) 1 events. The workshop focused on current contexts in APEC economies, challenges to agricultural water (and related food) security in the region, and innovative solutions and approaches to the increasing demand for water for agricultural production. 

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