A brief history
While market and agricultural linkages for Cities in Asia remains at the heart of MALICA, the scope of the activities carried out by the platform broadened over time, adapting to changes occurring in the region, as evident in the table below.
Years | Focus | Example of key Projects |
2002- 2006 | - Peri-urban vegetable production | - SusPer (Sustainable development of Peri-Urban Agriculture in South-East Asia) |
2006- 2010 |
- Urban-driven value chains - Analysis of retail systems - Consumer studies | - Supermarkets and the poor (ADB/Dfid, 2006-2008) - SuperChain (IFAD Vietnam; Laos, 2008-2009) (Linking small farmers to supermarkets and other quality chains) |
2011- 2016 |
- Relationship between changes in production systems and changes in markets. - Quality standard; certification - Regional and international markets | - Safe vegetables Moc Chau (Aciar, 2011-15) - Laos organic rice value chain (2013-2015) - REVALTER, Livestock transition Vietnam (AnR, 2013-16) - Support to Geographical Indications in Vietnam and in SEA (Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia) (AFD, 2015-2018) |
2017 - 2022 | - Agricultural system transformations in relation to urban food system and market changes - Restructuring of urban systems of food provisioning and retail, and quality standard development - Impact assessment and prospective approaches in support to policy changes and innovations for more sustainable food systems | - Safe vegetables Moc Chau (Aciar, 2016-21) - Promotion & Recognition of Geographical Indications (GI) in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar” - URBAL (2018-2021) - Food2C (2018-2020) - StreetFood (2018-2021) - Wholesale markets (2019-2020) - Agroecology and Safe food System Transitions (ASSET) in Vietnam - Improving coffee and pepper sustainability in Central Highlands, Vietnam (ACIAR, 2020-24) |