The 14th AFSIS Focal Point Meeting back to back with the 1st Workshop of Improving Statistics Data on Food Procession and Distribution related to Agricultural Crops in ASEAN Region (ISFAS) project
The Meeting and Workshop was held back to back on 1-2 August 2016 at Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The two events were organized by the AFSIS Secretariat.
The main objectives of the 14th AFSIS Focal Point meeting are to inform the ASEAN Plus Three countries the overall outcomes and achievements of AFSIS in 2015 and to consider 2016 work plan. Whilst the 1st Workshop of the ISFAS project aims to provide a platform of discussion on the implementation and work plan of the project, particularly in the pilot countries, Indonesia and Lao PDR in the first year of the project (2016-2018).
The Meeting was attended by the members of the AFSIS Focal Points and the participants from the ASEAN Plus Three countries, except Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China.
Details of the Meeting and Workshop appear as in Summary Report.
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.
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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.
