March 23, 2026 in Meetings and Training Programs

CH4Rice Project Technical Coordination and Private Sector Collaboration Meeting: March 2026

The SAFE CH4Rice (Methane Emissions from Rice Crops) project held a technical coordination meeting at VNSC Headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam from 10-11 March 2026. The meeting was attended by CH4Rice…
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February 4, 2026 in Meetings and Training Programs

2025 Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum 31 (APRSAF-31)

The 31st Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-31) was held from 18 to 21 November 2025 in Cebu, Philippines, under the theme “Empowering the Region through Space Ecosystems in Action.”…
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January 19, 2026 in Meetings and Training Programs

Improvement of Paddy Rice Area Statistics and Damage Assessment using Earth Observation Satellites: 2025 Project Update

The JAPAN-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) capacity building project under the Rice Monitoring initiative is supporting ASEAN Member States to strengthen agricultural statistics and damage assessment through the use of Earth…
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December 15, 2025 in Meetings and Training Programs

CH4Rice: Stakeholder Engagement and Capacity Building Programmes in 2025

The SAFE CH4Rice (Methane Emissions from Rice Crops) project continued to strengthen stakeholder engagement and technical capacity in 2025 through a series of project meetings, webinars, and regional forums aimed…
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December 1, 2025 in Tools & Data

CH4Rice Water Inundation Monitoring: 2025 Country-Level Progress

The SAFE CH4Rice (Methane Emissions from Rice Crops) project continues to advance water inundation monitoring across Asia, supporting improved methane (CH4) emission estimation and sustainable water management in rice cultivation.…
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November 1, 2025 in Meetings and Training Programs

2025 INAHOR Training Workshops to Strengthen Rice Monitoring in ASEAN

A series of INAHOR training workshops were conducted across ASEAN Member States during 2024-2025 under the SAFE Rice Crop Monitoring Project, led by Thailand’s Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency…
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November 22, 2023 in Meetings and Training Programs

INAHOR Training for Rice Crop Monitoring

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in collaboration with the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC) organised a training session to provide an overview of the INternational Asian Harvest…
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October 21, 2023 in Meetings and Training Programs

Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum 29  (APRSAF-29)

The 29th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-29) was held on 19 September - 22 September 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Held with a theme of industry engagement,…
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July 11, 2023 in Meetings and Training Programs

SAFE Executive Board Meeting 2023

The Space Applications for Environment (SAFE) Executive Board Meeting 2023 was a virtual meeting held June 21, 2023, convened by SAFE Co-Chairs, Dr. Shin-ichi Sobue from JAXA and Dr. Rajeev…
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February 20, 2023 in Meetings and Training Programs

SAFE Executive Board Meeting 2022

SAFE Executive Board Meeting was a virtual meeting held on 12 July 2022 to discuss key issues and ongoing projects related to Rice Crop Monitoring. The meeting was co-chaired by…
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