Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, welcomed representatives from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), namely Ms. Nora Hobbs, the new WFP Regional Nutrition Advisor, and Mr. Arvind Betigeri, the Regional Food Fortification Advisor, for a meeting to explore potential cooperation on rice fortification to enhance nutrition support in times of emergency.
The APTERR Secretariat participated in the meeting to discuss on a possibility of potential cooperation on Tier 1 programme between Brunei Darussalam and Japan to enhance food stability and resilience.
The APTERR Secretariat hosted the 2nd preparatory meeting on the extension of Tier 1 between the Philippines and Japan for another 3-year period (2024-2027) on 17 September 2024 at the APTERR Secretariat office in Bangkok, Thailand.
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).
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