20 perspectives of asean cooperation in vegetable research and development the region a guideline for setting priorities mubarik ali umar farooq ying yen shih asian center shanhua tainan taiwan with data support from jumat haji alim brunei darussalam mong vanndy cambodia agus muharam indonesia boungnavong khamleck laos mohamad roff bin mohd noor malaysia u kyaw win myanmar luningning jaurigue bondoc philippines poh bee ling singapore manoch thongjiem thailand nguyen trong mai vietnam abstract this paper analyses status industry member countries prioritises commodities groups production regions eco to be emphasised at regional country levels it also identifies important researchable policy issues enhance efficiency sector these purpose collected through survey conducted policymakers farm household surveys selected are used analysis suggests that us 10 8 billion can play catalyst role generation employment