On 23 February 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat joined a meeting by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and APTERR Secretariat on the topic of AFSIS-related issues.
The objective of the meeting is to interview and present the status of the work of AFSIS concerning the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework and Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security in The ASEAN Region (Spa-Fs) 2021-2025. Especially, the status of the work of AFSIS about Strategic Thrust 1,3 and 7 of the SPA-FS (2021-2025).
On this occasion, Dr. Sumaya Ngandee AFSIS manager presented the operation of AFSIS and introduced a brief overview of AFSIS activities, including the AFSIS mechanisms and its role in strengthening food security in the ASEAN Plus Three. Furthermore, she also updated the current situation of the Project for Strengthening ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Function for Emergency (SAFER), which has the objective of strengthening AFSIS and emergency.
After an interview, ADB staff appreciated the importance of AFSIS and the value of activities in multidimensional AFSIS that can be further developed and beneficial to ASEAN member countries. In addition, ADB provided useful suggestions and ideas to enhance the sustainability of AFSIS which AFSIS will carry out to seek possible cooperation to improve the AFSIS mechanisms to be a sustainable organization.
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.
