On 20 – 21 February 2024, AFSIS Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia conducted the Workshop for promote rice planted area and production estimation using space-based technologies at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
In the opening session, it was honored by Mr. Srey Vuthy, Secretary General, MAFF of Cambodia, Mr. Masahiro Hosaka, Deputy Director, MAFF, Japan, Dr. Kei Oyoshi, Senior Researcher, JAXA, and Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, Manager, AFSIS Secretariat to deliver the opening remarks. The workshop was attended by 28 participants from the Department of Planning and Statistics (DPS) staff and the provincial staff, MAFF of Cambodia.
The workshop aims to strengthen the capabilities of officials from the MAFF of Cambodia to utilize remote sensing data for assessing rice cultivation areas and estimating production of rice using the ALOS-2 and Sentinel-2 satellites, especially during the dry season rice of 2023-2024. Additionally, the workshop included an analysis of the 2023-2024 dry season rice cultivation results, comparing with the outcomes from the INAHOR system and the actual rice cultivation area in Cambodia
This analysis was discussed by Mr.Shoji Kimura International Consultant of Strengthening ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Function for the Emergency or SAFER project, with participation from DPS staff and provincial staff from MAFF of Cambodia. Furthermore, a field survey was conducted for the accuracy of satellite image interpretation results on off-season rice cultivation in Svay Antor District, Prey Veng Province.
The workshop was successfully completed with the cooperation of DPS of Cambodia, JAXA, MAFF of Japan, and AFSIS Secretariat. The outcomes of this workshop will significantly contribute to refining and enhancing the new validation framework and system of INAHOR. Additionally, it will be beneficial to improving in-country activities under SAFER project which AFSIS also plans to conduct the training workshop related to INHOR activities this year.
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.
