Asean Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve 

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The APTERR field trip on Thai Farmers’ Way of Life was held on 20 June 2018 at the Lifestyle and Spirit of Thai Farmers Learning Centre in Suphanburi Province, Thailand. This trip aimed at providing staff member knowledge and expertise on Thai farmers’ way of life as well as production and quality improvement processes of rice seeds in Thailand which are crucial for development of agriculture and food security.

 

During the field trip, APTERR staff members were warmly welcomed by Mr. Nitas Chareonthammaraksa, the President of the Lifestyle and Spirit of Thai Farmers Learning Centre. They were lectured about the complete flows of rice seed production including preparation, planting, harvest and distribution stages along with how to improve its quality based on participation of local farmers. The officers also demonstrated rice cultivation by using machinery at paddy fields and quality rice seedlings for high productivity. Finally, staff members had a chance to discuss and exchange viewpoints with the officers about current situations of rice seed production and cultivation in Thailand.

 


 

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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. 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Disasters

 

Rice Situations