The overall objective of the ASSET project is to transform food and agricultural systems in Southeast Asia into more sustainable, safer and inclusive systems by harnessing the potential of agroecology. This will be achieved through strengthening and synergizing initiatives contributing to Agroecological and Safe food System Transitions (ASSET) from local to regional levels.

The ASSET project aims to develop and promote a shared vision of Agroecology and Safe Food System Transitions in South East Asia through a comprehensive approach that includes research,

networking, policy advocacy, capacity development, awareness raising and communication. It will engage with governments, civil society and the private sector (including small producers) to generate and transform knowledge into sustainable innovation processes and transformative policies, sensitive to youth and gender equality.

It will build upon

1. research for development processes
2. the Agroecology Learning Alliance in Southeast Asia (ALiSEA1) and
3. the ASEAN Lao facilitated Initiative for a regional Coaching of Agroecological transitions in South East Asia (LICA),

to support technical, organizational and institutional innovations at territorial level in flagship programs and consolidate pathways towards bringing innovative approaches to scale. It will better link agricultural and market transformations and mainstream innovative approaches and their enabling conditions into policy frameworks at national and regional levels.