The Special Senior Officials Meeting of the 44^th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SSOM-44^th AMAF) and the Special Senior Officials Meeting of the 22^nd Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three (SSOM-22^nd AMAF+3) were held during 22-23 August 2023, hosted by the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) as the virtual meeting.

For the SSOM-44^th AMAF on 22 August 2023, the attendants were SOM AMAF Leaders, the ASEAN secretariat, and AFSIS Secretariat on agenda 5.1 regarding the ASEAN Plus Three agenda.

The representatives of the AFSIS Secretariat were Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, AFSIS Manager, Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, Mr. MIYAKE Yasuhiro, Japanese Expert, Ms. Worada Wongsud, Secretary to the Japanese Expert, and Ms. Prodpran Lomthong, Project Coordinator.

During the meeting, Dr. Sumanya reported the meeting of the outcomes and achievements of the AFSIS implementation in the 2022-2023(Q2) and future Workplan. Furthermore, the implementation plan for the sustainability of AFSIS including the concept note of AFSIS new framework which was endorsed in the 21^st AFSIS Focal Point Meeting in May 2023 was presented in the aforesaid meetings.

The Meeting noted the progress of AFSIS implementation including a concept note of AFSIS new framework that will facilitate the way to sustain AFSIS in the future. The Meeting also acknowledged the importance of agricultural statistical data and information management in the ASEAN. Moreover, the meeting agreed to collaborate among the ASEAN Member States to strengthen food security in the ASEAN region and emphasized the importance of AFSIS.