The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFa) and the Lao Farmer Association (LFA), AFA member in Laos, supported and participated in the recently concluded International Workshop on Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture (TARASA25), held in Vientiane, Laos, from 25–27 November 2025, and preceded by a Policy Dialogue on 24 November that focused on the Policy Guidelines on Agroecology Transitions in ASEAN.
During the workshop, AFA representatives shared the Regional Youth Initiatives on Agroecology and highlighted examples of farmers’ organizations engaging in policy processes at the global, regional, and national levels. With recognition and support, farmers’ organizations can consolidate farmers’ voices and translate them into policy recommendations.
The event was hosted by the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), which also leads the Lao Facilitated Initiative on Agroecology for ASEAN (LICA). Co-organized by several institutions, TARASA25 was designed with the following objectives:
1. Share and learn from various global, regional, and local initiatives in the region on agroecology, regenerative agriculture, and other sustainable transformative approaches, and discuss how such
efforts can further contribute towards agricultural and food systems transformations.
2. Raise further awareness and support implementation of the ASEAN Policy Guidelines for Agroecology Transitions.
3. Take stock of progress, and characterize remaining knowledge and implementation gaps regarding the different leverage points identified in the ASEAN Policy Guidelines for Agroecology Transitions
4. Share and exchanges on possible Public Private Partnership (PPP) roadmap in implementation of agroecology and agroecology financing scheme.
5. Explore opportunities and discuss collectively the ways forwards for enhanced collaboration and partnership in the Asia Pacific region to promote food systems transformation through agroecology and regenerative agriculture
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