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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