The 14th AFSIS Focal Point Meeting back to back with the 1st Workshop of Improving Statistics Data on Food Procession and Distribution related to Agricultural Crops in ASEAN Region (ISFAS) project
The Meeting and Workshop was held back to back on 1-2 August 2016 at Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The two events were organized by the AFSIS Secretariat.
The main objectives of the 14th AFSIS Focal Point meeting are to inform the ASEAN Plus Three countries the overall outcomes and achievements of AFSIS in 2015 and to consider 2016 work plan. Whilst the 1st Workshop of the ISFAS project aims to provide a platform of discussion on the implementation and work plan of the project, particularly in the pilot countries, Indonesia and Lao PDR in the first year of the project (2016-2018).
The Meeting was attended by the members of the AFSIS Focal Points and the participants from the ASEAN Plus Three countries, except Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China.
Details of the Meeting and Workshop appear as in Summary Report.
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On 3–4 December 2025, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat participated in the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Table Top Exercise (TTX) held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
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AFSIS and Development of Human Resources" in Cambodia On 27 November 2025, Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, participated in the Completion and Handover Ceremony of the project “Establishing the Real-Time ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) and Development of Human Resources, Phase 3 – Pilot Project on Strategic Crop Forecasting System for Food Security in Cambodia.” The ceremony was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and jointly hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia, and the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC).
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