ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
The Republic of Korea (ROK)’s generous contribution of 300-MT emergency rice assistance has been extending to 7,500 households affected by COVID-19 in seven provinces namely Svay Rieng, Tbong Khmum, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Odor Meanchey, Siem Reap, and Kampong Cham, Cambodia through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programme.
On 14 January 2022, Mr. Chanpithya Shimphalee, General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat, undertook the role of a panelist in the international webinar on “Global Rice Market under and beyond COVID-19: Trends, Challenges, and Policy Responses” organised by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at Kasetsart University and the Agricultural Economics Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage. It had an objective to provide platform for various relevant actors from diverse backgrounds to present and discuss the ways forward for sustainable food system, particularly rice, under the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Republic of Korea delivered 300 MT of rice or around 7,500 bags to Cambodia through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programme. The rice was completely unloaded and stored at the warehouses in Kampong Cham and Takeo provinces on 28 – 29 November 2021.
The 700-MT rice generously contributed by the Republic of Korea through APTERR’s Tier 3 programme was completely delivered to the warehouse in Lao PDR on 18 November 2021 thanks to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Lao PDR in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
The ceremonial turnover of 2 MT or 20,000 meals of precooked rice contributed by Japan through the APTERR’s Tier 3 programmes was hosted by the National Food Authority (NFA) of the Philippines led by Atty. Judy Carol L. Dansal, Administrator of the NFA, at the NFA Central Office located in Quezon City on 8 October 2021 with strict compliance to the health and safety protocols to prevent a widespread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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