ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, together with Mr. Akinori Ando, Japanese Expert, welcomed Mr. Kenichi Hirano, Director of Grain Trade and Operation Division, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF-Japan), to the APTERR Secretariat office on 2 July 2024 for discussions on the Tier 1 and Tier 3 programmes.
The APTERR Secretariat, led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, welcomed representatives from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), to its office on 28 June 2024 for a discussion of ERIA’s preliminary study for exploring ‘Local Resource-Based Food Reserve (LRBFR)’ mechanism in ASEAN Member States (AMS).
Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, and Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum, Technical Staff for Food Emergency Monitoring and Information (FEMI), actively participated in the 22nd ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Focal Point Meeting hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security of Malaysia on 11 -12 June 2024 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
The APTERR Secretariat team led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakrsorn, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, attended the 44th Meeting of the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) held on 5-6 June 2024 in Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Lao PDR and was participated by AFSRB members and relevant agencies namely the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Secretariat, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat, and the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).
The 12th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council hosted by P.R. China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) on 24-25 April 2024 in Beijing significantly bolstered regional food security cooperation through the APTERR mechanism.
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