Project Implementation
Between
ASEAN Food Security Information System
and
Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Name of Activities: Stakeholder Meeting and Interim Report on Improving Statistics Data on Food Processing Value Chain Related to Sugarcane and Sugar Industry in Myanmar.
Objective: To complete the result of sugarcane pilot survey and disseminate to related stakeholders.
Date: 16 March 2019
Location: Oattara Thiri Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw,Myanmar
A Brief Summary of Activities:
1. To Explain about the Initial Step for improvement of agricultural statistics data to meet end users’ need and support policy advocacy for value chain development of Myanmar Sugar Industry and current sugar production status and future outlook in Myanmar.
2. To discuss about comparative study on sugar direct consumption in regions and states of Myanmar.
3. To review on Ten Year period of sugar import and export in Myanmar
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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.
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On 23 April 2026, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in the Ad-Hoc Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF), held via a virtual platform, to discuss the implications of recent developments in the Middle East on regional food security and to identify coordinated measures to enhance ASEAN’s food resilience, in preparation for the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) Meeting.
The agricultural sector plays a vital role in supporting food security and livelihoods across ASEAN, where diverse production capacities shape the availability of major agricultural commodities such as rice, maize, sugarcane, soybean, and cassava. This report examines the SSR patterns across ASEAN to emphasize regional strengths, structural imbalances, and the implications for food security and agricultural policy in the region.
The self-sufficiency ratio (SSR) is a key indicator of food security. It shows how well Southeast Asian countries can meet rice demand through domestic production, with the region overall remaining increasingly self-sufficient despite ongoing challenges.
