On November 12, 2024, Dr. Sumanya Nagdee, AFSIS Manager, participated in the Completion and Handover Ceremony for the project "Establishing Real-Time ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) and Development of Human Resources 3rd Phase – Pilot Project on Strategic Crop Forecasting System for Food Security in Indonesia." The event, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, was supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea and This meeting was chaired by Ms. Intan Rahayu, Director of the Center of Agricultural Data and System Information (CADIS) under Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture, and Mr. An Jaerok, Vice President of EPIS from South Korea, along with representatives from various sectors.
The core objective of this collaborative project is to strengthen the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) and develop a forecasting system for key economic crops, specifically designed to bolster food security in the region. The project integrates National Agri-Food Information System (NAIS) technology, marking a significant step forward in enhancing agricultural planning and ensuring stable food production across ASEAN member states.
During the ceremony, Dr. Sumanya Nagdee expressed her gratitude and congratulations to all the representatives from various agencies, including the teams from Indonesia and South Korea, for their crucial role in the project's success. She specifically commended the use of technology in forecasting sugarcane yields, a vital crop for food security in the ASEAN region.
As a result of this project, Indonesia is preparing to implement the crop forecasting system specifically to predict sugarcane yields, a critical crop for the country's agricultural sector. This system will enable more accurate agricultural planning, helping to improve the efficiency of sugarcane production and support more informed decision-making in agricultural development.
In the long term, the forecasting technology will also be expanded to cover other key agricultural commodities, enhancing Indonesia's ability to predict and manage the production of various crops more effectively. This broader adoption of technology will help strengthen Indonesia's food security and agricultural sustainability by improving planning, optimizing resource use, and ensuring stable food production.
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On 23 April 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the Ad-Hoc Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF), held via a virtual platform, to discuss the implications of recent developments in the Middle East on regional food security and to identify coordinated measures to enhance ASEAN’s food resilience, in preparation for the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting.
The agricultural sector plays a vital role in supporting food security and livelihoods across ASEAN, where diverse production capacities shape the availability of major agricultural commodities such as rice, maize, sugarcane, soybean, and cassava. This report examines the SSR patterns across ASEAN to emphasize regional strengths, structural imbalances, and the implications for food security and agricultural policy in the region.
The self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) is a key indicator of food security. It shows how well Southeast Asian countries can meet rice demand through domestic production, with the region overall remaining increasingly self-sufficient despite ongoing challenges.
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On 19 March 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Forum 2026 under the theme “Feeding the Future, Sustaining the Planet” in Manila, the Philippines, organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) . The forum aimed to promote food security policies, review ADB’s related initiatives, and support long-term food systems transformation.
