http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/events/detail-events/en/c/1440/

1. An overview of the Asian Food and Agriculture Cooperation
Initiative (AFACI), with an example involving biotechnologies in
livestock
Cho Changyeon
National Institute of Animal Science,
Rural Development of Administration, Republic of Korea

2. Asian Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative
(AFACI)
Overview
AVRDC-The World
Vegetable Center
Food and Fertilizer
Technology Center for
the Asian and Pacific
Region
Bioversity
International
International
Rice Research
Institute
• Objective : To elevate peoples’ lives through
innovation and sharing of agricultural technology
for economic development, sustainable agriculture
and food security among member countries
• History : Inauguration (Nov. 2009)
→ AFACI Secretariat (Jan. 2010)
→ 1st General Assembly (April 2010)
→ 2nd General Assembly (May 2012)
→ 3rd General Assembly (Apr 2014)
• 14 Member countries , 4 Int’l Ins.

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ANSOFT
Soil
Fertility
Postharvest
AMIS
GAP
AnGR
IPM
Agricultural Technology Information Network in Asia
Asian Network for Sustainable
Organic Farming Technology
Integrated Management
System for Plant Genetic
Resources
Agricultural Land Management
for Improving Soil Fertility
and Irrigation Efficiency
Establishment of Network and Model
Manual on Postharvest Technology of
Horticultural Crops in Asia
Production and Service of
Agro-meteorological
Information for the Adaptation
to Climate Change
Development of
Locally-Appropriate
GAP Programs and
Agricultural
Produce Safety
Information System
Improving Animal
Genetic Resource
Value and Productive
Performance in Asia
Construction of Epidemiology
Information Interchange System
for Migratory Disease
and Insect Pests in Asia Region
ATIN
AFACI Project
Pan-Asian Projects (9)
IMPGR
Pan Asian Projects (9)

4. Country Date Category
Number of
Scientists
Bangladesh (4) 2010 - 2012 Country Project/ IPM 8
Cambodia (4) 2011 - 2013 ANSOFT/ IPM/ IMPGR/ Sericulture 8
Indonesia (8) 2010 - 2015 Country Project/ IPM/ IMPGR 16
Kyrgyz Republic (2) 2015 AnGR/ IMPGR 4
Lao PDR (6) 2010 - 2014 Country Project/ ANSOFT/ IMPGR/ 12
Mongolia (5) 2010 - 2015 Country Project/ IMPGR/ Postharvest 12
Nepal (6) 2010 – 2013
Country Project/ ANSOFT/ IPM/
Postharvest
11
Philippines (6) 2010 – 2014 Country Project/ IMPGR/ GAP/ IMPGR 14
Sri Lanka (7) 2010 – 2015 Country Project/ ANSOFT/ Rice/ IMPGR 14
Thailand (6) 2010 – 2013
Pan-Asian/Regional/Country Project/
Sericulture/ ANSOFT
10
Vietnam (7) 2011 – 2015 IPM/ IMPGR/ ANSOFT/ Soil Fertility/ ATIN 14
Meetings/Activities
Dispatch of RDA Experts (123)

5. 2015 Postharvest 2015 Sericulture 2016 IMPGR
Training in RDA, Korea ( 136 Trainees from 11 countries)
Meetings/ Activities
Country Date Category
No. of
Trainees
Bangladesh 2011 - 2016 Rice and Wheat/ IMPGR/ Postharvest 12
Cambodia 2014 - 2016 IMPGR/ Sericulture/ Postharvest 9
Indonesia 2011 - 2016 Soybean/ IMPGR/ Postharvest 16
Kyrgyz Republic 2015 – 2016 IMPGR/ Postharvest 6
Lao PDR 2011 - 2016 Cropping systems/ IMPGR/ Sericulture/ Postharvest 10
Mongolia 2010 - 2016 Vegetable Production/ IMPGR/ Postharvest 23
Nepal 2014 - 2016 IMPGR/ Sericulture/ Postharvest 10
Philippines 2014 – 2016 IMPGR/ Postharvest 8
Sri Lanka 2014 – 2016 IMPGR/ Postharvest 8
Thailand 2011 – 2016 Maize/ Plant Genetic Resources/ IMPGR/ Sericulture/ Postharvest 25
Vietnam 2014 – 2016 IMPGR/ Sericulture/ Postharvest 9

6. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Molecular Genetic Characterization of AnGR
Date : 11~ 20 of July, 2017
Venue : National Institute of Animal Science, RDA
Co-organizer : AFACI, FAO, ILRI
Attendants
Lecture : Paul Boettcher(FAO), Han Jianlin(ILRI)
3 Professor of Korean Univ. Many of NIAS staff
Trainee : 9 Country delegates
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Aims and Goals : Implementation of the Strategic Priorities
of the Global Plan of Action on AnGR
 Strategic Priority Area 1 : Characterization, Inventory and
Monitoring of Trends and associated Risks
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7. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Microsatellite Marker Analysis on Asian Cattle
Sample name Country / Breeds Number
NA Nepal / Achhami Cattle 25
NL Nepal / Lulu Cattle 16
NS Nepal / Siri Cattle 9
KA Kyrgyzstan / Alatau 30
KN Kyrgyzstan / Native Cattle 20
TF Thailand / Fighting Bull Native Cattle 30
IN Indonesia / Holstein 21
VC Vietnam / Native 30
SC Sri Lanka / Native 24
CC Cambodia / Native 27
BC Bhutan / Native 60
MO Mongolia / Native 20
9 country 12 breeds 312

8. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Genetic Diversity
Population Sample size Unbiased Hz Unbiased Hz SD Obs Hz Obs Hz SD No Alleles No Alleles SD
NA 25 0.6997 0.0605 0.6945 0.0278 7.18 2.23
NL 16 0.7231 0.0245 0.7159 0.0340 6.82 1.83
NS 9 0.7230 0.0459 0.7437 0.0441 6.00 1.34
KA 30 0.7667 0.0225 0.7816 0.0228 7.27 2.20
KN 20 0.6681 0.0743 0.4419 0.0341 6.36 3.23
TF 30 0.6958 0.0519 0.6352 0.0270 8.00 1.48
IN 21 0.7727 0.0301 0.7143 0.0299 7.91 2.51
VC 30 0.7610 0.0471 0.7624 0.0235 9.82 2.36
SC 24 0.7483 0.0274 0.7612 0.0265 6.91 1.64
CC 27 0.7121 0.0329 0.7003 0.0266 7.45 1.97
BC 60 0.6926 0.0452 0.7061 0.0178 8.27 2.05
MO 20 0.7638 0.0243 0.7636 0.0286 6.64 1.86

9. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Genetic Relationship by Population
Bos Indicau
Bos taurus
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0.222

10. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Results –Genetic distance among individuals

11. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop
Genetic Structure

12. Brief Report on AnGR AFACI Workshop

13. Thank You !