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The 7th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) Council was held on 19 – 20 February 2019 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.

 

The Meeting was organised by the APTERR Secretariat and hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry of Malaysia. The Meeting was attended by member countries and APTERR staff members. Dr. Zunika Binti Mohamed, Deputy Secretary General (Policy) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry of Malaysia presided over this meeting.

 

The APTERR Council meeting is held annually for discussing direction of the APTERR Secretariat and its activities for the following year. For this year, the Meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Zunika Binti Mohamed, Deputy Secretary General (Policy) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry of Malaysia and Mr. Yuichi Sato, Managing Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. Discussion issues were on the final performance appraisal of the APTERR GM which the Meeting agreed to renew the contract of the APTERR GM for another 3-year term of service, update on the financial contribution, work plans and budget plans, the 2nd phase of financial contribution, the implementation of Tier 1 Programme as well as achievements on emergency rice releases to member countries under Tier 3 Programme for strengthening food security and alleviating poverty.

 

Afterwards, participants visited Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex, Petronas (Twin Tower) and Putrajaya tours for the field trip.


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 What is APTERR?

 

The ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve (APTERR) is a regional cooperation established under the APTERR Agreement signed by the Ministers of the Agriculture and Forestry of the ASEAN Plus Three at the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Minister on Agriculture and Forestry Plus Three (AMAF+3) on 7 October 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The APTERR was officially established itself as a permanent mechanism and also marked the official launch of the APTERR Secretariat office in Bangkok in 2013. 

 

We are keen to strengthen food security, poverty alleviation, and malnourishment eradication among its members without distorting normal trade, while the common goal of the APTERR Parties is the assurance of food security in the ASEAN+3 region. 

 

 

 

 

 

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