The Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Sustainable Agriculture

Thematic Priorities

We aim to strengthen South-South dialogue and intra-regional learning on the following topics:

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Launch of UN Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2012 in Indonesia

	The 2012 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific: Pursuing Shared Prosperity in an Era of Turbulence and High Commodity Prices, analyses the short and medium-term challenges for the region and the outlook for the year ahead.



Sixty-eighth ESCAP commission session

	The 68th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 17 to 23 May 2012. The theme for this year is "Growing together: economic integration for an inclusive and sustainable Asia-Pacific century"



	Women Rio+20 Good Practice Award: Women's contributions to sustainable and equitable economies Women-led organizations and groups working on sustainable development in developing countries are invited to nominate their initiatives to be recognized as one of five winning projects at the UN Rio+20 summit in Brazil this June 2012



Rio+20 conference: The future we want
	Rio+20 - the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 - is an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all. The Conference will focus on two themes: (a) a green economy in the context of sustainable development poverty eradication; and (b) the institutional framework for sustainable development.



The Norman Borlaug Award for field research and application The Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, will be presented every October in Des Moines, Iowa, by the World Food Prize Foundation. The award will honor an individual who is working closely and directly "in the field" or at the production or processing level with farmers, animal herders, fishers or others in rural communities, in any discipline or enterprise across the entire food production, processing, and distribution chain. Nominations are due June 30, 2012.

	Asia-Pacific must cut emissions now while helping poor			South Asia gets climate-smart learning platform
	Demand will restructure food industry			Struggles over land rights fall under the Rio+20 radar
	The real poverty issue			Laos on track in reducing poverty, sustaining growth
	ESCAP report: UN urges Pakistan to subsidize agriculture			Report outlines biofuels' contribution to global economy

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31 May - 2 June, 2012 Khon Kaen, Thailand

Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies

4-7 July 2012, Cebu, The Philippines

10-12 September 2012, Radzików, Poland

(Registration is now open)

22-24 November 2012, Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia

	Palawija News Vol 28 No 3 December 2011

	CAPSA Fact Sheet The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Productivity in South-East Asia

	CAPSA Strategic Plan

New Publication

	Innovative Policies and Institutions to Support Agro-Industries Development