ISEA holds a Seminar-Workshop with experts pool from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam on BTP WEE in AVCs

A Seminar-Workshop for ISEA’s Experts Pool on the Benchmarks for Transformational Partnerships and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agricultural Value Chains (BTP WEE in AVCs) was held on November 11 to 13, 2019 at All Seasons Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia.

The three-day orientation course for 16 regional pool was intended to prepare ISEA fellows from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam to deliver training and consulting services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Corporate Agribusinesses.

WEE TRAIN in AVCs, ISEA’s component in GRAISEA aims to engage and support GRAISEA regional partners and other key actors in strengthening the pursuit of a transformational WEE agenda among private sector players and governments in ASEAN and beyond.

Using the Benchmarks for Transformational Partnership and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Agricultural Value Chains (BTP WEE in AVCs) resulting from GRAISEA1 as starting framework, ISEA hopes to pilot and replicate SME and corporate initiatives that pursue WEE.  The strategic intention is to develop SME and corporate models demonstrating WEE.