On 23rd November 2020, the 6th Member Meeting of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Association in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA) was held virtually. The Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations (ReCAMA) is a flagship project of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with aims to promote sustainable agricultural mechanization in Asia and the Pacific 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. To date, ReCAMA has 21 Member associations fromRead More →

10 September 2020 – The ‘Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific’ (ReCAMA), an initiative of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP-CSAM), has been selected by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) as a good practice in its latest compilation of good practices from across the globe. ReCAMA has been cited in the third volume of the publication “Good Practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development” launched by UNOSSC in New York on 10 September 2020 to commemorate the United Nations Day forRead More →

25 November 2019 Experts at a regional meeting in Chitwan, Nepal unveiled new analysis on the links between agricultural mechanization and the market with implications on reducing rural poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. The research was discussed at the 5th Member Meeting of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA) co-organized by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) with the Nepal Agricultural Machinery Entrepreneurs’ Association (NAMEA). The preliminary findings included a research paper titled Mechanization of Agriculture: Market Dynamics of Selected Member Countries ofRead More →

The 5th Training and Study Tour for Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA), wrapped up successfully on 2nd November 2019 in Qingdao, China. The event was organized by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), together with the China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association, China Agricultural Mechanization Association, and China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers from 29 October to 2 November in Qingdao. The 5th ReCAMA Training and Study Tour focused on climate-smart mechanization, whole value chain mechanization andRead More →