The Greater Mekong Subregion Working Group on Agriculture (GMS-WGA) is convened annually to discuss  progress of  the GMS regional cooperation program  implemented under the Core Agriculture Support Program (CASP).  Building on the success of CASP Phase I (2006-2010),  CASP Phase  II (2011-2015) was endorsed at the 16th GMS Ministerial Meeting held in August 2010. CASP Phase II  vision is “The Greater Mekong Subregion is recognized as the leading producer of safe food, using climate-friendly agricultural practices and is integrated into global markets through regional economic corridors. It  has three pillars:  (i)  building global  competitiveness by promoting food safety and  modernizing  agricultural trade; (ii) promoting  climate-friendly  agriculture  through market-based strategy to ensure food  security while  rewarding  farmers for their ecosystem  services; and (iii) promoting  agriculture as a leader in  providing clean rural renewable energy and  cross-border  eco-friendly supply chains.
 
For the Ninth Meeting of the WGA (WGA-9), the theme will be Innovative Financing through Public-Private Partnership (PPP) for Regional Investment in Low Carbon Agriculture in the GMS.
 
The WGA9 will enhance awareness and understanding of opportunities in PPP and innovative financing through real case studieswithin and outside the GMS with a goal of increasing regional investment in low carbon agriculture.
 
Specifically, the WGA9 will:

1. Facilitate sharing  and learning from experiences on PPP in low carbon agriculture, including bioenergy;
2. Examine the risks and rewards and best practices for PPP in the agriculture sector;
3. Deliberate on  innovative financing and regional investment in  the GMS agriculture sector;
4. Identify opportunities for investing   and modality requirements in PPP in the GMS agriculture sector.