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The DG level bilateral meeting on Agriculture Statistic and the support of ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS)

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30/09/2024
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). The representatives from the OAE side included Mr. Chantanon Wannakejohn, Secretary-General,Mr. Vinit Atisook, Deputy Secretary-General, Dr. Sumanya Ngandee, AFSIS Manager, and representatives from the APTERR Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Mr. FUKAMI Shusuke, Director General,  Mr. FUJII Masakuni, Director, Mr. HOSAKA Masahiro Deputy Director, and staff from the Statistics Department. The meeting aimed to establish guidelines for agricultural statistics operations in line with the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA). Discussions also covered the support and operational strategies for AFSIS and plans to enhance cooperation among ASEAN member countries. This includes improving the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information related to sustainable food security, with budgetary support from Japan's MAFF. The meeting successfully ended with great collaboration from both sides to confirm their utmost effort to support the continuity and progression of the AFSIS outcomes in the future.
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