On 17th December 2019, the ASEAN Plus Three Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat held the meeting on "The 3rd Phase Real-Time AFSIS Project" with representatives from Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (EPIS) and technical staff from the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE). The meeting was chaired by Mr. Vinit Atisook, AFSIS Manager.
The main objective of the meeting was to discuss technically on the upcoming 3rd Phase AFSIS Project in terms of linking National Agricultural Information System (NAIS) to AFSIS system, and to exchange views and experiences in related terms.
For more material regarding this Discussion Meeting on The 3rd Phase Real-Time AFSIS Project, please visit the link : http://www.aptfsis.org/knowledgebase/8
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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.
