01 December 2022: The Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) brought together members of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA) for the 8th Member Meeting of the network held virtually today. ReCAMA is a flagship initiative of CSAM with the aim to promote sustainable agricultural mechanization in the region through strengthening the capacity of national agricultural machinery associations, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and information, and enhancing collaboration and closer business connections among national associations and their members. A Member Meeting of ReCAMA isRead More →

Meeting Documents The Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA) co-organized a ‘Workshop and Business-matching Event on Sustainable Mechanization for Smallholder Farmers – Promoting Sustainable Trade and Investment’ virtually on 28 November 2022. The event was convened as part of CSAM’s initiative titled ‘Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific’ (ReCAMA). ReCAMA is a flagship initiative of CSAM for promoting sustainable agricultural mechanization through strengthening the capacity of national agricultural machinery associations, facilitating the exchange of knowledge and information, and enhancing collaborationRead More →

The 7th Member Meeting of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (or ReCAMA) was held virtually on 27 Oct. 2021. The Member Meeting this year put the spotlight on the Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR) efforts of ReCAMA’s member associations and enterprises, particularly in the areas of poverty alleviation, supporting smallholder farmers, and empowering women and marginalized groups. Representatives from China, India and Nepal shared their good cases and practices in CSR. The Meeting thus provided a platform to showcase the CSR initiatives of the ReCAMA network enabling better visibility for these initiatives and fruitful synergies. Dr. Beth Waweru,Read More →

On 27 Oct 2021, the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) co-organized the virtual ‘ReCAMA Workshop on Trade Procedures and Practices for Agricultural Machinery’ in collaboration with the China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), Association of Indonesian Agriculture Machinery and the Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering. The event was attended by more than 100 online participants from more than 30 countries from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The Workshop increased the awareness of stakeholders about key procedures and practices relating to trade of agricultural machinery in the Asia-Pacific region and discussedRead More →