On August 28, 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat was invited to attend the Thailand Security Dialogue 2024: “Sustainable Peace under Geopolitical Shifts”. The conference was organized by the Strategic Studies Center (SSC), the Commandant of the National Defence Studies Institute (NDSI). The conference aims to provide a platform for the presentation and exchange of academic perspectives on security situations covering their impacts on global and regional peace and security, to gather valuable ideas and perspectives, and to produce analyses leading to recommendations to promote sustainable peace in the region.
On this occasion, Dr. Sumaya Ngandee, AFSIS Manager, was honored to moderate the Panel Discussion session “Food and Health Security: ASEAN’s Strengths or Weaknesses for ASEAN?” This session featured a diverse group of experts from the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the Chula Vaccine Research Center, and the private sector. who engaged in meaningful discussions on these critical issues. The dialogue provided valuable perspectives and information, contributing to the ongoing efforts to enhance Food and Health Security in the ASEAN region.
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On 5–6 March 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the 14th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council via video conference, hosted by the Kingdom of Cambodia. The meeting brought together representatives from ASEAN Plus Three countries, the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the APTERR Secretariat, and the AFSIS Secretariat to discuss key issues related to regional food security and emergency rice reserves.
On 18 February 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the international event Google’s “Impact of AI on Global Agriculture,” organized by Google.org at Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi, India.
On 12-13 February 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat, in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Japan and the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), Ministry of Agriculture Cooperatives (MOAC), conducted a workshop conducted a workshop The Promoting Rice Planted Area and Production Estimation Using INAHOR and Space-based Technologies in Thailand at the Meeting Room 2, Innovation Building, 3rd FL, Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE)
The In-Country Workshop on Promoting Rice Planted Area and Production Estimation Using Space-based Technologies in Lao PDR was jointly organized by AFSIS Secretariat, JAXA, MAFF Japan, and MAE Lao PDR under the AFSIS-GIS and SAFE projects. The event was held in Vientiane with hands-on training on 9 February 2026 and a workshop on 10 February 2026.
