ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, was invited to participate in an online meeting on 27 August 2024, hosted by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), to discuss ERIA’s preliminary study to explore the ‘Local Resource-based Food Reserve (LRBFR)’ mechanism in the ASEAN member states.
The APTERR Secretariat delegation was invited to attend the 23rd SSOM-AMAF+3 held in Johor Bahru, in Malaysia on 8 August 2024. The Meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia and attended by ASEAN Member States, the People Republic of China (P.R. China), Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and other related organisation such as ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, and The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Technical Staff for Food Emergency Monitoring and Information (FEMI) as a representative of the APTERR Secretariat, participated in an online focus group meeting to conduct a global strategic environmental scanning and industry-specific analysis under the international trade intelligence community for climate change measures and sustainable development project organised by the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) on 31 July 2024.
The APTERR Secretariat, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, met with the National Food Authority (NFA) of the Philippines, led by Administrator Dr. Larry R. Lacson, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) of Japan led by Grain Quality Assurance Office Director of Grain Trade and Operation Division Mr. Kenji Okuhira, to discuss on the extension of Tier 1 between the Philippines and Japan on 30 July 2024 at the NFA office in Quezon City, the Philippines.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager (GM) of the APTERR Secretariat, engaged in a fruitful discussion with the representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korea Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation (aT) led by Mr. Sang Moon Byun, Director of Food Grain Policy Division of MAFRA and an APTERR Council member, on enhancing the Tier 3 programme for an effective and timely response in time of emergency, thereby strengthening food security.
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