The 11th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council was conducted physically on 25-26 April 2023 at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, Republic of Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea.
Participants were from the APTERR members and related organizations such as the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, which was AFSIS Manager, Dr. Waraporn Saelee, and the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) Secretariat.
The objectives of the meeting are to report and discuss the outcomes of the work and budget for the fiscal year 2022, the terminal report of the second phase of financial contribution to the APTERR Fund, and to propose the work and annual operational budget proposal for the fiscal year 2023. Also, the Meeting was updated on the completed implementation from the recipient countries.
In addition, during the meeting this year, Dr. Waraporn had an opportunity to present the proposed option “To merge AFSIS to APTERR” for the future of AFSIS to discuss with the APTERR Council members. The result of the discussion, including recommendations and considerations from this meeting will be presented in the upcoming 21st AFSIS Focal Point Meeting on 17-18 May 2023 in Lao PDR and will be reported to the SSOM-AMAF+3 this year for further consideration and action in order to sustain the AFSIS in the future.
The next meeting, the 12th Meeting of APTERR Council, will be hosted by the People’s Republic of China and the date is still under consideration.
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On 13–15 January 2026, the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE), Thailand, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), Japan, and the AFSIS Secretariat, conducted the 1st Meeting of Japan–Thailand Expert Dialogue on Agricultural Statistics. The meeting was held at the Office of Agricultural Economics and field survey activities in Chonburi Province.
On 3–4 December 2025, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat participated in the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Table Top Exercise (TTX) held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
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AFSIS and Development of Human Resources" in Cambodia On 27 November 2025, Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, participated in the Completion and Handover Ceremony of the project “Establishing the Real-Time ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) and Development of Human Resources, Phase 3 – Pilot Project on Strategic Crop Forecasting System for Food Security in Cambodia.” The ceremony was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and jointly hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia, and the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC).
AFSIS Participated in APRSAF-31 to Strengthen Space Technology Cooperation for Regional Food Security On 18–19 November 2025, in Cebu City, the Republic of the Philippines, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, represented by Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, participated in the 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31). The Forum, a key platform for promoting regional cooperation in space technology across the Asia-Pacific region, was co-organized by the Philippines Space Agency (PhilSA), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
