The 9 th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AIMMAF), scheduled for September 9, 2026, in New Delhi, will follow an established sequence: the 10 th ASEAN-India Working Group on Agriculture and Forestry (AIWGAF) will meet a day earlier to deliberate and finalise technical recommendations for consideration by the ministers. While this may appear procedural, another round in a mechanism that has evolved ever since India and ASEAN began their sectoral dialogue in 1992, it is worth looking beyond the formalities to examine what this institutional partnership has built over three decades. The meeting, therefore, offers an opportunity not only to take stock of progress but also to translate long-standing cooperation into more tangible outcomes for farmers’ prosperity, livelihoods, and food systems across the region.
Shared agricultural realities, shared opportunities
