On 18 May 2022, AFSIS Secretariat had been invited to participate in the conference titled “Agricultural Database Development for Better Policy Making and Ensuring Food Security” as a joint event of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) and thePermanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CLSS) via Zoom platform.
The representatives from the AFSIS Secretariat were Dr.Waraporn Saelee, AFSIS Manager, Mr. Tanabodee Kheosipalard, Statistician, and Ms. Prodpran Lomthong, Project Coordinator staff, had attended this meeting.
The main objective of the workshop was for representatives of agricultural statistics department from IOFS/CILSS common member states to enhance the capacity of the IOFS Food Balance Database and develop the member states’ agricultural database platform.
During the meeting, AFSIS Secretariat, as the specialized institute of ASEAN Food Security Information, was honored to deliver the presentation at Session 2: Some Experiences on Agricultural Database Systems from IOFS Partners.
Dr. Waraporn Saelee had introduced AFSIS to the Meeting, and also shared experiences on Agricultural Database Development through the recent AFSIS implementations including the core reports (ACO, EWI, and RGO) and Website and Statistic Database, the cooperative activities with other related agencies, along with the future work plan.
At the end of the conference, the Meeting expressed a great appreciation for the valuable information and experience from AFSIS Secretariat.
Another conference from IOFS will be conducted in Maldives on "National Food security Information System" during 28-29 June 2022.
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).
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On 19-20 September 2024, AFSIS Secretariat with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan hosted the 3rd Regional Workshop on Rice Growing Outlook (RGO) and Maize Growing Outlook (MGO) under the Project for Strengthening ASEAN Food Security Information System Function for Emergency (SAFER) at the Peri Hotel, Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima
On 11 September 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat participated in a meeting between the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (EPIS) and the Korea Rural Community Corporation Global Project Office (KRC) from the Republic of Korea. The meeting aims to provide information on upcoming activities for 2025, with support from the Republic of Korea. The new project assigned to KRC by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs South Korea (MAFRA) involves the implementation of the National Agri-Food Information System (NAIS), which is scheduled to take place in Cambodia from 2025 to 2026.
On 23 August 2024, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) of Lao PDR reported severe flooding across six districts in Xayaboury Province, caused by continuous heavy rainfall since 20 August. The floods have led to extensive damage, affecting large swathes of agricultural land and posing a significant threat to the livelihoods of local farmers.
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