On 24 September 2024 AFSIS Secretariat in collaboration with the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) participated in the Invitational to the DG-level bilateral meeting on Agriculture Statistics and the support of the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) This meeting took place in Tokyo, Japan, with representatives from Thailand's Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative (MOAC) along with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
The representatives from the OAE side included Mr. Chantanon Wannakejohn, Secretary-General,Mr. Vinit Atisook, Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, AFSIS Manager, and representatives from the APTERR Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Mr. FUKAMI Shusuke, Director General, Mr. FUJII Masakuni, Director, Mr. HOSAKA Masahiro Deputy Director, and staff from the Statistics Department.
The meeting aimed to establish guidelines for agricultural statistics operations in line with the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA). Discussions also covered the support and operational strategies for AFSIS and plans to enhance cooperation among ASEAN member countries. This includes improving the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information related to sustainable food security, with budgetary support from Japan's MAFF.
The meeting successfully ended with great collaboration from both sides to confirm their utmost effort to support the continuity and progression of the AFSIS outcomes in the future.
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.
