On 21 February 2024, the representatives from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) visited the APTERR Secretariat to discuss on the APTERR programmes. During the meeting, Dr. Abdul Jalil, Assistance CEO of the SFA, together with Mr. Calvin Han, Deputy Director of Joint Operations Division, and Mr. Chun Ho Yi, Assistant Director of Joint Operations Division, expressed an interest in utilising the APTERR mechanism, including Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3, to ensure food security in Singapore. In this regard, Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager (GM) of the APTERR Secretariat, provided the SFA with a brief introduction about APTERR activities and its programmes along with the explanation for SFA’s inquiries. Moreover, Dr. Roehlano Briones, a consultant from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) who was visiting the APTERR Secretariat for conducting a review project with the APTERR Secretariat, participated in the meeting and shared his technical views on the APTERR programmes.
The meeting went successfully and helped to promote the utilisation of APTERR programmes. The APTERR Secretariat would actively cooperate with the member countries as well as related parties in order to safeguard food security in the ASEAN Plus Three region.
(L-R) Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Technical Staff for FEMI, Dr. Roehlano Briones, Consultant from ADB, Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, GM of the APTERR Secretariat, Dr. Abdul Jalil, Assistance CEO of the SFA, Mr. Calvin Han, Deputy Director of Joint Operations Division of SFA, Mr. Chun Ho Yi, Assistant Director of Joint Operations Division of SFA, Mr. Prakorn Lorsiriwong, Administrative Staff.
