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INAHOR Workshop in Indonesia 2025

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12/06/2025
On 4-5 June 2025, The ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), and the Centre for Agricultural Data and Information System (CADIS), Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia, successfully held a workshop titled "Promote Rice Planted Area and Production Estimation Using Space-Based Technologies in Indonesia" at Ra Premiere Simatupang Hotel, Jakarta. The opening session featured remarks from Dr. Kei Oyoshi, Senior Researcher at the Earth Observation Research Center of JAXA; Mrs. Intan Rahayu, S.Si., M.T., Director of CADIS, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia; and Mr. Miyake Yasuhiro, AFSIS Expert 41 participants from CADS, The Foreign Cooperation Bureau of Indonesia, Directorate of Agricultural Land and Irrigation (LIP) and Directorate of Cereals, DG Food Crops. This workshop aimed to strengthen the technical capabilities of CADIS officials and regional offices in utilizing satellite remote sensing data, particularly from the ALOS-2 and Sentinel-2 satellites, to accurately assess rice cultivation areas and estimate rice production. These activities show the part of an ongoing effort to enhance agricultural monitoring through the Inter-national Asian Harvest mOnitoring system for Rice (INAHOR) system. With active participation and cooperation from all attendees, the workshop concluded successfully. The outcomes are expected to significantly enhance the precision of agricultural statistical data collection and support in-country operations under the SAFER Project
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