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7/22/2019 Shrimp Meeting Invitation General
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Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development andTrade (MARKET) Project
Jl. Melawai Raya No. 67-68, 3rd
Floor
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12130 Indonesia
Tel +62-21-7278-8608
MARKET is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is part of
Feed the Future, the U.S. Governments Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative.
12 November 2013
To: Key Private Sector Representatives of ASEANs Shrimp Industry
Re: Invitation to the 1stSteering Committee Meeting for the ASEAN Shrimp Aquaculture Standards
Project, 13-14 December 2013, Centre Point Hotel Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand
Dear Sir/Mdm,
On behalf of the Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, and Trade
(MARKET) Project, I am pleased to invite you to the 1st Steering Committee Meeting for the ASEAN Shrimp
Aquaculture Standards Project that will be held at the Centre Point Hotel Ploenchit, in Bangkok, Thailand, from
13 to 14 December 2013.
The growing movement within major markets in Europe and North America has increasingly influenced a shift in the
sourcing of seafood away from sources that have not been verified as responsible. This change is mainly being facilitated
by partnerships between environment non-government organizations (ENGOs) and major seafood buyers that have
been developed as a result of public pressure from more radical groups. However, a critical gap between the realities
facing producers and the sustainability goals identified by the ENGOs and the buyers have been observed in many of
the existing standards on the global marketplace. As a major shrimp-producing region, and with the formation of the
ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, there is an opportunity for the region to define a shrimp standard that reflects
the realities facing producers, while simultaneously meeting all of the key elements of credibility for the definition and
management of standards.
Building upon the initial discussions with groups of stakeholders in various ASEAN Member States, the meeting will
aim to discuss and conclude the necessary details for the formation of the Steering Committee that will lead the
development of the ASEAN Shrimp Aquaculture Standard. With regards to the formation of the Steering Committee,
the meeting will discuss the following topics:
1. Process methodology and document
2. 1stdraft of the standards
3. Strategy for outreach to buyers
4. Format and location of public meetings
5. Options for the development of the certification scheme and implementation tools for farmers
The meeting is organized by the MARKET Project, a project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development
(USAID), and is part of Feed the Future, the U.S. Governments Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. Key
private sector stakeholders and farmer groups from the shrimp industry in ASEAN are expected to participate in this
meeting.
To confirm your attendance, please complete and return the attached registration form to Ms. Zhen Yi Ng and Ms. Bellatrix Bogar by email, or by fax at +62 21 7278 8609 before
29 November 2013.
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MARKET is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and is part of Feed the Future,the U.S. Governments Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative.
It would be our honor to have you at the meeting and we look forward to receive confirmation from you on your
participation. Please feel free to contact Ms. Zhen Yi Ng if you have any further questions.
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
David R. Dyer (Dr.)
Chief of Party
ASEAN-U.S. MARKET Project