STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION (SPA) FOR THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ASEAN COOPERATION AND JOINT APPROACHES IN

AGRICULTURE AND FOREST PRODUCTS PROMOTION SCHEME (2016-2020)

ASEAN COCOA CLUB

SECTOR: FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

WORKING GROUP: JOINT COMMITTEE ON ASEAN COOPERATION AND JOINT APPROACHES IN
AGRICULTURE AND FOREST PRODUCTS PROMOTION SCHEME

STRATEGIC THRUST 1 : JOINT PRODUCT PROMOTION IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

ACTION PROGRAMMES ACTIVITIES SUB-ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE OUTPUT

ASEAN BODIES/ INDICATORS
LEAD COUNTRY

1.1 Joint efforts to 1.1.1 Enhance intra– i. Monitor implementation ASEAN Member 2016-2020 Updates of the
overcome and extra– of Tariffs and Non–Tariff States (AMS) ATIGA, FTA ,MFN
discriminatory tariff ASEAN trade Barriers on Cocoa and NTBs
and non-tariff and long–term Beans and Cocoa
barriers and unfair competitiveness Products in ASEAN and
trade practices of ASEAN’s other ASEAN trade
imposed by an food, agriculture partners.
importing country. and forestry
products/commo a. ASEAN Free Trade
dities. Area
b. Most Favoured
Nation (MFN)
c. Non–Tariff Barriers

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i. Chocolate
1.2 Joint promotion of 1.2.1 Promote i. ASEAN Cocoa and ASEAN Member 2018-2020 Appreciation Week
the Products through Awareness Chocolate Appreciation States (AMS) Mini Exhibition, 16-18
participation in Programmes / Day May 2017, De La Salle
promotional Campaign. University, Manila,
activities. a. Seminar Philippines

b. Exhibition ii. Mini Exhibiton, 24-

(to coincide with 26 April 2018, Hotel
ACC Meeting) c. Dinner Continental Saigon,
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet
Nam

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STRATEGIC THRUST 2: JOINT ASEAN POSITION AT INTERNATIONAL FORA

ACTION PROGRAMMES ACTIVITIES SUB-ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE OUTPUT

ASEAN BODIES/ INDICATORS
LEAD COUNTRY

2.1 Consultation and 2.1.1 Public-Private i. Research & ASEAN Member 2017-2020 Ongoing projects on
cooperation to Partnership Development (R&D) States (AMS) Trials on Selected
formulate a joint Cocoa Progenies in
ASEAN position at Selected ASEAN
international fora on ii. Project Development Region
issues relating to the
Products. a. Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
b. Sustainability Project

2.1.2 Technical i. Drafting ASEAN GAP Philippines 2016-2020 The document of

Working Group for Cocoa Production ASEAN GAP was
st
on Good endorsed in the 21
Agriculture ACC Meeting and will
Practices be submitted to the JC
(TWGGAP) (ASEAN JC AFPPS)
for adoption.

ii. Development of CPB Malaysia 2018-2020 The 2-years research

Artificial Diet collaboration project is
scheduled to be
implemented in mid
2018

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2.1.3 Technical i. Establishment of Indonesia 2017-2020 Indonesia as lead

Working Group ASEAN Standard country will work on
on Food Safety related to cocoa and this initiative with
(TWGFS). cocoa products consultation at their
national level.

ii. ASEAN Member States Malaysia 2017-2020 Malaysia, as the lead

(AMS) collaboration on country had proposed
expertise, knowledge to conduct a sensory
and resources evaluation training in
(laboratory testing Malaysia in year 2018
equipment/facilities, and the details of the
etc) training will be
uploaded into the ACC
TWGFS website.

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STRATEGIC THRUST 3: ENHANCEMENT OF INTRA-ASEAN TRADE

ACTION PROGRAMMES ACTIVITIES SUB-ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE OUTPUT

ASEAN BODIES/ INDICATORS
LEAD COUNTRY
3.1 Consultation and 3.1.1 Enhancement of i. Cocoa Association of
exchange of Private Sector Asia (CAA) ASEAN Member 2016-2020 The private sectors
experiences and Involvement States (AMS) from the AMS reported
information on trade ii. Cocoa Manufacturers’ the latest development
and investment Group Malaysia (CMG) of the programmes
policies and implemented
strategies. iii. Indonesia Cocoa Board
(ICB)

iv. Cocoa Foundation of

the Philippines
(CocoaPhil)

v. Viet Nam Cocoa

Committee (VCC)

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3.1.2 Strengthening i. Visits ASEAN Member 2017-2020 i. International Cocoa

Business States (AMS) Conference and
linkages and ii. Seminars Gala Dinner, 3-4
networking. October
iii. Cocoa Dinner 2017,Resort World
trade/Market Talk Sentosa, Singapore

ii. Indonesian
International Cocoa
Symposium
(INCOSY) 2017

iii. Indonesian Cocoa

Day Celebration
2017

iv. CAA Cocktail, 18

January 2018

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STRATEGIC THRUST 4: ENHANCEMENT OF COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PRODUCTS

ACTION PROGRAMMES ACTIVITIES SUB-ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBLE TIMELINE OUTPUT

ASEAN BODIES/ INDICATORS
LEAD COUNTRY

4.1 Strengthening 4.1.1 Efficient and i. Training on sustainable ASEAN Member 2017-2020 Philippines
cooperation in Effective cocoa farming States (AMS)
human resources Extension i. Monthly training on
development. Services. ii. Strengthening sustainable cocoa
Cooperatives and farming under the
Farmers Organization Agriculture Training
Institute,
Department of
Agriculture and
CocoaPhil

Malaysia

i. Farmers Field
School (FFS) –
participatory
training approach
to a group of 20 to
30 farmers to
encourage cocoa
farmers to conduct
the experiment in
their own farms to
increase their
understanding on
the agro-
ecosystem and
knowledge and to
increase yield

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Viet Nam

i. Cocoa Capacity
Building on
Training of Trainers
(ToT) and Training
of Farmers (ToF)

4.2 Enhancing 4.2.1 Promote i. ICT ASEAN Member 2016-2020 Viet Nam
complementarity of Knowledge States (AMS)
the Products. Exchange and ii. Project Management i. e-Training
Information Programme using
Sharing. 1. Smallholders social media (i.e
Development Twitter and
Programme Facebook)

2. Extension and Transfer ii. Apps appliance to

of Technology transfer technology
and disseminate
information to
cocoa farmers

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4.3 Intensifying 4.3.1 Research & i. Proposed Trials on ASEAN Member 2016-2020 Indonesia and
cooperation in Development Selected Cocoa States (AMS) Malaysia updates the
technology (R&D) Projects. Progeny and Clones in latest development of
development and Selected ASEAN the projects
transfer. Region

ii. Pest & Diseases (P&D) ASEAN Member 2016-2020 Malaysia updates the
Management States (AMS) latest development of
research collaboration
on Cocoa Pod Borer
(CPB), Vascular
Streak Dieback (VSD)
and Black Pod Rot
(BPR)

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