The 15th Focal Points Meeting was held back to back with the 2nd Workshop on Improving Statistics Data on Food Processing and Distribution Related to Agricultural Crops in ASEAN Region project.
The main objectives of the 15th AFSIS Focal Point meeting are to inform the ASEAN Plus Three Countries about the outcomes and achievements of AFSIS in 2016 and to consider 2017 work plan. Whilst the 2nd Workshop of ISFAS project aims to inform the overview and result of the first year implementation in 2016 as well as the second year work plan in 2017.
The meeting was attended by the members of the AFSIS Focal Points and technical officer from the ASEAN Plus Three Countries, except Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China.
Details of the Meeting and Workshop appear as in Summary Report.
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.
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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.
