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The 19th Focal Point Meeting of ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) was virtually held on 22-23 June 2021 via Zoom platform due to the situation of COVID-19. It was organized by the AFSIS Secretariat and hosted by Department of International Cooperation and department of Planning and Statistics, Cambodia.
The number of distinguished representatives from the relevant agencies including ASEAN Plus Three members, Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), and ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR)Secretariat had attended the meeting.
This momentous of the 19th AFSIS Focal Point Meeting is a great chance to share, discuss, and extend the knowledge and innovation on agricultural statistics, challenges of food security in the region, and sustainable development goals. The main objectives of this certain meeting are to inform the ASEAN Plus Three Countries about the outcomes and achievements of AFSIS in 2020, to consider 2021 work plan, and related issues.
The Meeting was presented with the update on AFSIS implementation in 2020, the update of projects under the relevant organizations which collaborate with AFSIS, as well as the future work plan in 2021 for AFSIS Project. Also, the highlight of the meeting was the introduction to the new Japan funded AFSIS project for 2022-2024 namely “Strengthening AFSIS Function for Emergency (SAFE) Project”.
Furthermore, there was also an open session for the ASEAN Plus Three member to discuss and share their opinions regarding of the Future of AFSIS project after 2024.
Before the conference was successfully ended, the Meeting expressed the appreciation toward the roles of the AFSIS Secretariat in strengthening food security and vowed to continually cooperate and support the projects under AFSIS implementation.
For the next meeting, the 20th Focal Point Meeting of AFSIS, it will be hosted by Indonesia on 29-30 March 2022 in Jakarta.
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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.
