ASEAN-CHINA SPS MEETING STRENGTHENS TRADE, FOOD SECURITY COLLABORATION - KPKM

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- The Ninth ASEAN-China Sanitary And Phytosanitary (SPS) Cooperation Meeting agreed to continue ASEAN-China collaboration on food, agriculture and forestry, especially to improve trade, technological adoption and the use of the electronic certification platform developed by China and the ASEAN Single Window (ASW).

The collaboration also covers efforts to coordinate mechanisms and standards related to sanitary and phytosanitary matters, in addition to expanding training programmes and human capital development.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (KPKM), in a statement today, said that the meeting also agreed to continue cooperating to ensure the success of the ASEAN-China Cooperation on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Action Plan for 2026-2027, which serves as the main reference document for ASEAN-China cooperation.

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"The key aspects of the cooperation include facilitating trade without compromising food security and safety, safeguarding health and harmonising standards, as well as sharing best practices to prevent the spread of livestock and crop diseases,” it added.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu attended the meeting in Chongqing, China, yesterday.

The biennial meeting is hosted alternately between China and ASEAN member states.

It also took note of the ASEAN-China commitments made at the recent 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur and the 47th ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three Meeting in the Philippines in October to support the shared vision of developing a resilient, competitive and inclusive agricultural sector to guarantee food security and prosperity in the ASEAN region.

-- BERNAMA