World's food marketing agencies open workshop<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Food Marketing Agencies
\n(AFMA) in cooperation with the United Nations' Food and
\nAgriculture Organization (FAO) and Indonesia's State Logistics
\nAgency (Bulog) began a three-day workshop in Jakarta yesterday.<\/p>\n
Participants at the workshop, which will continue through
\nFriday, are discussing the problems and constraints in
\nimplementing marketing strategies to improve public welfare
\nthrough the generation of income and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n
AFMA's executive director M.R. Satyal said that the workshop
\nwas a forum for sharing experiences between the members about
\ntheir strategies in food policies.<\/p>\n
\"The workshop will also study the role of state-owned food
\nmarketing bodies, cooperatives and private agencies in promoting
\nthe income of farmers,\" Satyal said.<\/p>\n
Bulog chairman Beddu Amang, who officially opened the
\nworkshop, said that the food marketing agencies in the Asia
\nPacific region should use AFMA and the workshop to share views
\nand experiences in anticipating various changes in the current
\nglobalization era, such as the liberalization of economies.<\/p>\n
\"Acknowledging the latest development in most food marketing
\nagencies, I would like to suggest that AFMA expand its
\nmembership, not only to government food marketing agencies, but
\nalso to semi-private companies,\" Beddu said.<\/p>\n
The Bangkok-based AFMA, which was established in 1983 under
\nthe support of the FAO, is an international association of
\nmarketing agencies.<\/p>\n
It currently has 23 members from 11 countries including China,
\nIndia, South Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the
\nPhilippines, Ceylon, Vietnam and host Indonesia. It has two
\nmembers from Indonesia, namely Bulog and the directorate general
\nof edible plants and horticulture.<\/p>\n
Coinciding with the workshop, AFMA also held its 17th
\nexecutive committee meeting.<\/p>\n
The meeting aimed to evaluate the association's results and to
\nset up its working program for the next period.<\/p>\n
Some 50 participants, representing 13 marketing agencies from
\nseven countries, attended the workshop. (08)<\/p>",
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