26 November 2014, Pasig City, Philippines – The AgriCord held its Board Meeting and annual General Assembly on 26 and 28 November 2014, and was co-hosted by AsiaDHRRA and the ADB at its Headquarters in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines. The Advisory Committee to the Farmers’ Fighting Poverty composed of regional (continental) Farmers’ Organizations  was also convened and  pursued a thematic discussion on the role of  FOs in mobilizing investments and risk capital. IFAD HQ and Philippines, the ADB, and the agri-agencies provided relevant inputs during the session.

To optimize the presence of AgriCord and partner organizations,  ADB organized a brown bag session focusing on the innovative cooperation of IFAD with FOs that allows the latter direct access to financing. Featured in the brown bag was the soon to be launched cooperation between the European Union and IFAD called ASEAN FO Support Program (AFOSP) that involves both MTCP2 and AgriCord FFP.