On 21 December 2021, AFSIS Secretariat, together with the Center for Agricultural Statistic (CAS), Department of Planning and Finance (DOPF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Lao PDR had jointly conducted the Wrap-up meeting as a part of Project for Supporting Agricultural Survey on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture or the SAS-PSA project in Lao PDR. The meeting was held via an online platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
During this meeting, Ms. Vivanh Souvannamethy, the Director of CAS had delivered the open remarks, followed by the notable remarks by Mr. NIIMI Tomohiro, Japanese Expert, and the distinguished remarks by Dr. Waraporn Saelee, AFSIS Manager.
The main purpose of the meeting is for the CAS to present to the Meeting the details and summary of the SAS-PSA project that had been conducted in Lao PDR. The details of the presentation included the action plan, the sampling design, the result from the pilot survey and the analysis outcomes of SDG indicator 2.4.1 in Khammouane province.
At the end of the meeting, there was a discussion regarding the challenges, suggestions, and comments for the implementation of the SAS-PSA project in Lao PDR. The Meeting acknowledged the importance and benefits of the project as it plays the crucial parts to implement the national survey of SDG indicator 2.4.1 in Lao PDR in the future.
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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