CAPSA's GOAL
Alleviation of poverty through the development of secondary crops in Asia and the Pacific.

CAPSA PROMOTES

  • A supportive policy environment in member countries for the alleviation of poverty.
  • Projects to enhance the living conditions of rural poor populations in disadvantaged areas, particularly those who rely on secondary crops for their livelihood.
  • Agricultural research and development to alleviate poverty in the Asian and Pacific region.

  • THE LATEST
    Workshop on Developing an Inclusive Strategic Plan for CAPSA and the Fifth Session of Technical Committee, 7-9 December 2009, Bogor, Indonesia

    In April of this year, at ESCAP’s 65th Session, the Commission adopted Resolution 65/4. This resolution, based on the results of CAPSA’s Governing Council meeting a month earlier, called for CAPSA to be strengthened. The Council also suggested the Centre continue its focus in the Asia-Pacific region but on the broader, more encompassing issues of food security and sustainable agriculture in a climate-change environment. To most effectively assist CAPSA’s strengthening and to make the process more inclusive, a two-day Workshop entitled “Developing an Inclusive Strategic Plan for CAPSA” was held in Bogor, Indonesia, on 7 – 8 December 2009.


     
    The First Session of the Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development, 24-26 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

    The first session of the Committee on Macroeconomic Policy, Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Development was held at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, from 24 to 26 November 2009. The meeting is organized by the Macroeconomic Policy and Development Division of UNESCAP.

    Implementation of Commission resolution 65/4 on the strengthening of the Centre for Alleviation of Poverty through Secondary Crops Development in Asia and the Pacific (CAPSA) was presented by Head of CAPSA, Mr. LeRoy Hollenbeck, on the second day of the session.


     
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    CAPSA FLASH Vol. 7, No. 5 (August 2009)
     
     
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    In this issue:

    Short article:  Biofuel Development at the Crossroads

    Book review:  Agricultural Impact of Climate Change: A General Equilibrium Analysis with Special Reference to Southeast Asia

    Briefs and Breaking News

    PALAWIJA NEWS Vol. 26, No. 2 (August 2009)
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    In this issue:

    Article 1
    People's Empowerment Model through the PIDRA Programme in Central South Timor 

    Article 2
    More Non-farm Job Opportunities and their Impact on the Farm Development Strategy of a Rural Village in West Java, Indonesia  

    Message from the Director

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    Working Paper No. 103
    Impact Analysis of Expanding Biomass Energy Use to Rural Poverty in Tropical Asia.

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    Towards a joint regional agenda for the alleviation of poverty through agriculture and secondary crop development: proceedings of the regional meeting, Bangkok, 21-22 November 2007
     
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