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.
On 2 April 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat had an opportunity to visit the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), Ministry of Interior, Thailand. The primary focus of the meeting was to gather insights on several key aspects related to the emergency information-sharing mechanism of the DDPM.
On 20 March 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries of Malaysia, the host country for the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting and AFSIS Secretariat convened their first meeting to discuss the organization of the 22nd AFSIS Focal Point Meeting in 2024. The objective of this meeting was to provide information on the steps needed to prepare for the upcoming AFSIS Focal Point Meeting.
On 23 February 2024, the AFSIS Secretariat joined a meeting by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and APTERR Secretariat on the topic of AFSIS-related issues.
On 20 – 21 February 2024, AFSIS Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Cambodia conducted the Workshop for promote rice planted area and production estimation using space-based technologies in Cambodia at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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