Promoting Sustainable Agriculture: ASEAN, ERIA, JAIF Event Addresses Crop Burning, Biochar, and Crop Insurance Progress
The ASEAN Secretariat, with support from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), co-organised the “Knowledge Sharing Event on Crop Burning and Biochar among ASEAN, and Wrap-up Event for the Project on Promoting Crop Insurance.” The meeting took place on 4 and 5 March 2025 through a hybrid format.
Participants of the two-day event included government officials from ASEAN Member States, Timor-Leste, and Japan (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and the Mission of Japan to ASEAN).
Participants addressed challenges related to climate change through crop insurance and discussed initial steps towards financing strategies for crop burning reduction, as well as conducting an inventory assessment for biochar initiatives in ASEAN Member States.
