
On 24 May 2023, the APTERR Secretariat team led by Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, together with the AFSIS Secretariat led by Dr. Waraporn Saelee, and staff from Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) of Thailand attended the virtual ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) Intersessional Meeting at the APTERR Secretariat’s Meeting room. The virtual meeting was held by AFSRB Secretariat and Indonesia, and was participated by ASEAN Member countries as well as other related organisations, for instance, the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) and the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat.
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General Manager of the APTERR Secretariat Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn together with Technical Staff for Food Emergency Monitoring and Information (FEMI) Ms. Nattavadee Sraprathum and Administrative Staff Ms. Passawee Sumalu participated in the 21st ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Focal Point Meeting on 17 – 18 May 2023 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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The 11th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council, the first onsite Council Meeting after the COVID-19 pandemic, was held on 25-26 April 2023 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK). Organised by the APTERR Secretariat and hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the ROK, the meeting marked the achievements of APTERR, including a successful improvement of its operations to enhance regional food security through the APTERR mechanism.
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The APTERR Secretariat team led by General Manager Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn together with Japanese Expert Mr. Akinori Ando visited the Rice Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand on 2 May 2023 to attend a briefing on country’s rice situation and agricultural projects in supporting farmers and promoting a sustainable agriculture by Director Dr. Chitnucha Buddhaboon of the Bureau of Rice Policy and Strategy of Rice Department.
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Dr. Choomjet Karnjanakesorn, General Manager (GM) of the APTERR Secretariat, was invited to attend the ‘ASEAN Conference on Strengthening Food Security’ on 17 April 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia together with a number of government officials of the ASEAN Member States as well as representatives from the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) Secretariat, the ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS) Secretariat and ASEAN’s dialogue partners.
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