ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, together with Mr. Toshiki Tojo, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff visited the Department of Foreign Trade (DFT), Ministry of Commence of Thailand on 22 September 2022. The group received a warm welcome from Ms. Siribhusaya Ungphakorn, Director of Rice Trade Administration Division, as well as her team. The APTERR Secretariat and the DFT had a productive discussion, particular on the issues of current rice market situation, policies and regulations in Thailand, ASEAN Plus Three countries, and global level. Those information will be useful for the APTERR Secretariat in promoting the implementation of Tier 1 and 2 among the member countries.
On 19-20 September 2022, Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, Mr. Toshiki Tojo, Japanese Expert and Ms. Sita Kumpol, Secretary to the Japanese Expert, were invited to attend the “Regional Workshop on the Project for Supporting Agricultural Survey on Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in ASEAN Region (SAS-PSA)” hosted by the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat at Grande Centre Point Hotel Ratchadamri in Bangkok, Thailand.
On 15 September 2022, the APTERR Secretariat, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager, together with Mr. Toshiki Tojo, Japanese Expert, as well as the APTERR staff visited the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) in Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of the visit were to gain knowledges on IT technology regarding rice cultivation areas, natural disasters comprising floods and drought situation, weather forecast, climate change situation, and future cooperation between the APTERR and the GISTDA.
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