On 25 January 2024, AFSIS Secretariat held the 1st Special Directors General Meeting of ASEAN+3 for the AFSIS New Framework via Online Conference in Bangkok Thailand, with the cooperation from the representatives of ASEAN+3 to share their opinions and guidance on the proceeds for preparing for AFSIS New Framework
The meeting was chaired by Mr. Vini Atisook Deputy Secretary General, Office of Agricultural Economics, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand delivered the welcome remarks and opened the event, Ms.Liu Xiangzhou, Deputy Director of Asia and Africa Division Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, People’s Republic of China, Mr.Hideya Yamada, Director General Statistics Planning Division, Statistics Department from MAFF, Japan, and Mr. Jeing Yong-oh, Director of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea delivered the opening remarks.
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The distinguished delegates of ASEAN Plus three attended the meeting with a total of 28 delegates, which were Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and AFSIS Secretariat.
This meeting aims to present the results of the SSOM-44th and the 23rd AMAF+3 and gather opinions and perspectives among ASEAN +3 on the AFSIS New Framework for establishing AFSIS to be a sustainable organization.
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The meeting provided valuable results. AFSIS Secretariat will bring the matters gathered from the meeting to discuss in further detail in the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting which will be held in June 2024 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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The AFSIS Secretariat participated in the 10th International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS X), held from 8 to 10 July 2026 at the ICE Krakow Congress Centre in Krakow, Poland. Jointly organized by Statistics Poland, Eurostat, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the World Bank Group, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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On 24–25 June 2026, AFSIS Secretariat participated in the 46th Meeting of the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) via a virtual conference. The Meeting was jointly organized by the AFSRB Secretariat and the Department of Agriculture (DOA), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI) of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, and was hosted in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
On 17–18 June 2026, the 24th AFSIS Focal Point Meeting was successfully convened via video conference, hosted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in collaboration with the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat.
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The ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), and Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), conducted the 2nd Hands-on Training Courses for Agricultural Statisticians, the Final Workshop, and the 2nd Seminar for Executive Officials under the JAIF Project entitled “Improvement of Rice Paddy Area Statistics and Damage Assessment using Earth Observation Satellites for ASEAN” in Sriracha, Chonburi Province, and Bangkok, Thailand.
