MANILA, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on ASEAN member states to diversify their sources of food and medicines while strengthening regional production capacity to reduce reliance on external suppliers amid growing global uncertainties.
Anwar Urges ASEAN To Diversify Food, Medicine Supplies
ASEAN, Anwar Ibrahim, food, medicines
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- In his intervention at the plenary session of the 49th ASEAN Summit here today, Anwar said member states should increase intra-regional trade in agricultural inputs, including fertilisers, seeds and animal feed, while ensuring the uninterrupted movement of essential supplies across borders during crises.
- “ASEAN must strengthen resilience across this whole chain: trading more of these inputs among ourselves, keeping essential food and agricultural inputs flowing through trusted green lanes in times of crisis, and collectively optimising regional reserves such as the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve,” he said.
- On medicines, Anwar urged ASEAN countries to recognise one another’s regulatory approvals, pool their purchasing power and stockpiles, and expand regional manufacturing of essential medicines and vaccines.
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