From 21st to 25th August 2024, the School of Economics, Can Tho University, a regional partner of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity, and Influence (PRCI), organized the Workshop on Food Security Challenges in Marginalized and Vulnerable Areas. United States Agency funds the PRCI project for International Development (USAID).

 

The workshop was attended by 14 lecturers and researchers from the USA, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Dr. Anita Rosli from the Department of Social Science and Management, Faculty of Humanities, Management, and Science (UPM Bintulu Campus) and Dr. Mark Buda from the Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture (UPM Main Campus) have represented UPM to attend the workshop.

 

The workshop aims to :

1) provide background information on cross-country research issues and challenges of food security in selected marginalized and vulnerable littoral areas of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines;

2) provide analytical tools and conceptual framework for research on food security;

3) expose researchers to food security challenges in marginalized and vulnerable areas of the Mekong River Delta.