The 10th Member Meeting of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA) was successfully conducted on 25 October in Changsha, China co-organized by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Aisa and the Pacific (ESCAP), the China Agricultural Machinery Distribution Association (CAMDA), the China Agricultural Mechanization Association (CAMA), and the China Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (CAAMM).  

 
ReCAMA is a flagship initiative of CSAM with the aim to promote sustainable agricultural mechanization in the Asia-Pacific 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. It currently includes 21 association members from 15 countries. A member Meeting of the initiative is organized annually to review the work for the current year and discuss the work plan for the coming year as well as the pertinent strategical, administrative, and financial matters of the Council.

    
The Vietnam Society of Agricultural Engineering and the Mongolian National Farmers Association were elected respectively as the Chair and Vice Chair Associations of ReCAMA for the year 2025.
   
Additionally, the representatives of member associations shared valuable information and knowledge on harvesting and post-harvesting mechanization in their respective countries. Harvesting and post-harvesting mechanization are vital for bolstering food security, contributing to a more stable, efficient, and sustainable food supply system, which was the focus of ReCAMA in 2024. As emphasized by Dr. Yutong Li, Head of ESCAP-CSAM in her opening remarks, “over the years, developing countries have seen a prevalence of food loss and waste in harvest and post-harvest chains, primarily due to limited access to and use of improved technologies, linked with poor management and inadequate agricultural machinery.”
     
The members discussed and agreed on the work plan of ReCAMA for 2025, and identified the application of the cutting-edge technologies in agricultural mechanization, such as AI, automation, and digitalization as the focus theme of ReCAMA for 2025.

45 participants from 15 associations attended the 10th Member Meeting of ReCAMA. The meeting was organized alongside the China International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition 2024, which was visited by the participants and allowed them to explore the latest developments in agricultural machinery available on the market.