ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, along with the Secretariat team, inspected 3,000 MT of rice contributed by the Republic of Korea through the pre-positioned stockpiled rice system under Tier 3 at the warehouse in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 10 March 2025.
On 3 February 2025, Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager (GM) of the APTERR Secretariat, together with Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Technical Staff for Food Emergency Monitoring and Information, and Ms. Passawee Sumalu, Administrative Staff, attended the ceremonial turnover and actual distribution of 4,000 MT of rice contributed by the Republic of Korea through Tier 3 pre-positioned programme in the municipality of Laurel, Batangas province, the Philippines.
On 18 December 2024, the APTERR Secretariat, in collaboration with Lao PDR’s Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), and Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), distributed rice assistance under the Tier 3 School Distribution Programme (SDP) to students at the Luang Prabang Special Education School in Lao PDR.
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, along with Mr. Akinori Ando, Japanese Expert, and APTERR staff, visited Ban Fay Secondary School in Pakou district, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR, on 17 December 2024 to participate in the rice distribution to students under the School Distribution Programme (SDP) of Tier 3.
The APTERR Secretariat led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager, together with Mr. Akinori Ando, Japanese Expert, and the APTERR staff, attended the ceremonial handover and actual distribution of 300-MT rice contributed by Japan under Tier 3 programme to assist people devastated by the severe impacts of El Niño and the tropical storms in Leyte, the Philippines.
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