On 11 November 2021, AFSIS Secretariat and Department of Planning and Statistics (DPS), Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the Kingdom of Cambodia had hold an online Enumerator Training as a part of project for Supporting Agricultural Survey on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in ASEAN Region (SAS-PSA project) in Cambodia.
The main objectives of the Enumerator Training aim to develop capacity, strengthen knowledge and experience of the DPS officials as well as enumerators on the SDG indicator 2.4.1. in data collection, to train DPS officials to get familiar with these elements: 1) the overview of Enumerator Manual 2) structure of questionnaire related to the SDG indicator 2.4.1 designed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 3) list of themes and sub-indicators 4) specifications 5) survey preparation
On this enumerator training, Mr. NIIMI Tomohiro, the Japanese Expert had trained Mr. Stong Kia, the National Consultant of Cambodia along with DPS officials regarding the details of SDG indicator 2.4.1 questionnaire and data collection process. This training was to ensure that all enumerators have a clear understanding on questions, response code, and including survey protocols which are based on the FAO Survey module.
Later in this month during 25-27 November 2021, the DPS officials will perform as lecturers and train the enumerators in Khmer language.
Heavy rain was detected in the Southwest Monsoon, Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and Low-Pressure Area (INVEST 98W) from June 18 to July 2, 2024. The heavy rainfall affected the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the Zamboanga Peninsula in Region 9, and Davao in Region 11. Additionally, tension cracks and rain-induced landslides occurred in the province of Sultan Kudarat in Region 12.
On 12 July 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat convened an online meeting to discuss the draft Joint Understanding of the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting, marking a significant step towards ensuring the sustainability of the Agricultural and Food Security Information System (AFSIS). Chaired by Datuk Azah Hanim Ahmad, Deputy Secretary General (Policy) Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia. The meeting gathered AFSIS Focal Points from ASEAN plus Three countries along with representatives from the ASEAN secretariat and AFSIS secretariat.
On 28 June 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat was invited to join a significant meeting with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat. The meetings aimed to discuss potential collaboration for exploring the LRBFR and to learn from their experiences over more than 10 years of operating the regional emergency rice reserve and the food security-related information-sharing system. which collaborative by Representatives from the Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) of Thailand also participated in the discussion.
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On 11-12 June 2024, the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting was conducted at Hybrid in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia, in collaboration with the AFSIS Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by Datuk Azah Hanim Ahmad, Deputy Secretary General (Policy), Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Malaysia.
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