Proceedings of the mini roundtable meeting on agricultural marketing and food security
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Despite unprecedented rates of economic growth, food insecurity remains a major challenge for many countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Although the output of food grains and other agricultural commodities in many of these predominantly agricultural countries recorded impressive gains, the incomes of small and marginal farmers failed to improve to desired levels. Rural poverty and food insecurity at the household level remain pronounced, despite pervasive government interventions in agricultura l markets. Apart from internal challenges, the countries of the region also face challenges posed by rapid changes in the international trade and economic environment. FAO brought together the above mini roundtable meeting to seek the views of member countries and to establish priorities for its programme of work in agricultural marketing for the next few years. The proceedings outline the outcome of the two-day roundtable meeting, including the main conclusions and recommendations that emerged.