On 19-20 February 2025, the AFSIS Secretariat attended the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council held in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from the APTERR Council, ASEAN Plus Three countries, ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the APTERR Secretariat, and the AFSIS Secretariat to discuss crucial topics related to food security and rice reserves.
The objectives of the meeting were to report the implementation of APTERR activities in 2023-2024, discuss and propose the work plan and budget proposal for the fiscal year 2025, and terminal report of the financial contribution to the APTERR Fund. Also, the Meeting was updated on the implementation under the Rice Discharge Mechanism, the Implementation of Tier 1 programme between the Philippines and Japan, which is now in its third phase (2024-2027), to strengthen food security amid the unforeseen calamities and Implementation of Tier 3 programme to ensure timely rice assistance during emergencies for immediate responses to the future disasters and also the Food Emergency Monitoring and Information (FEMI) that is the decision-support tool for a release of emergency rice reserves by monitoring and assessing food security situation in ASEAN Plus Three (APT) countries.
On this occasion, Mr.Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, had an opportunity to present the AFSIS Implementation in 2024, a future work plan in 2025, and works related to APTERR. AFSIS provides data on the demand and supply of rice for annual reports and the analysis of monitoring and evaluating food emergencies FEMI. This emphasizes the importance of AFSIS in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating ASEAN food security information.
Furthermore, this meeting provided all participants with the great opportunity to visit Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai and Sona Area Tokyo for the Disaster Prevention Experience Learning Facility
The successful exchange of ideas and cooperation during the meeting underscored the importance of regional collaboration in strengthening food security and ensuring a prompt and coordinated response to emergencies in the ASEAN Plus Three region.
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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.
On 3–4 December 2025, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat participated in the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Table Top Exercise (TTX) held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
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AFSIS and Development of Human Resources" in Cambodia On 27 November 2025, Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, participated in the Completion and Handover Ceremony of the project “Establishing the Real-Time ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) and Development of Human Resources, Phase 3 – Pilot Project on Strategic Crop Forecasting System for Food Security in Cambodia.” The ceremony was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and jointly hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia, and the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC).
AFSIS Participated in APRSAF-31 to Strengthen Space Technology Cooperation for Regional Food Security On 18–19 November 2025, in Cebu City, the Republic of the Philippines, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, represented by Mr. Charapon Chantorn, Deputy AFSIS Manager, participated in the 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31). The Forum, a key platform for promoting regional cooperation in space technology across the Asia-Pacific region, was co-organized by the Philippines Space Agency (PhilSA), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
