On 18 April 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia,
the host country for the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting on 11-12 June 2024 and AFSIS Secretariat convened the meeting to discuss the organization of the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting in 2024. The objective of this meeting was to provide information on the steps needed to prepare for the upcoming AFSIS Focal Point Meeting.
On occasion, Mr. Shahril Faizal Abdul Jani Undersecretary, and Mr. Mahdir Bin Bahar Principal Assistant Secretary, Policy and Strategic Planning Division Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Malaysia met with Mr.Chantanon Wannakejohn Secretary-General of the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) before meeting with AFSIS Secretariat. During the meeting, Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, AFSIS manager, presented the summary from the previous and updated the process of work we were done with. This included reviewing the checklist of discussions from the initial meeting and also the tentative agenda.
Following the meeting, AFSIS will send the invitation letters with registration forms,
and tentative agenda to other member countries for further consideration and registration of attendees.
On 18 February 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the international event Google’s “Impact of AI on Global Agriculture,” organized by Google.org at Roseate House, Aerocity, New Delhi, India.
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.
