The ASEAN Food Conference (AFC) program is for the organization of three ASEAN Food Conferences that will be held over a period of five years, from 2013 to 2017. The ASEAN Food Conference will be held once every two years. The objectives are to promote ASEAN cooperation in food science and technology, update scientists on the development and progress of food technology in Member States and keep abreast of new developments in this area.
The ASEAN Food Conference (AFC) was first held in Singapore in 1982 and has since become a joint activity of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (ASEAN COST) and the Federation of Food Science and Technology Institutes in ASEAN (FIFSTA). After Singapore, the conference was held in Philippines in 1985, Thailand in 1988, Indonesia in 1992, Malaysia in 1994, Singapore in 1997, Philippines in 2000, Vietnam in 2003, Indonesia in 2005, Malaysia in 2007, Brunei in 2009 and Thailand in 2011.
An ASEAN country that also has an Institute of Food Science and Technology in their country, and is a member of FIFSTA, holds it every 2 or 3 years. Within ASEAN COST, the Sub Committee on Food Science and Technology (ASCFST) consisting of the National Focal Points of the 10 ASEAN members is instrumental to advise on the organization of the AFC as the project is under the purview of this subcommittee.
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