On May 28, 2024, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chalat Santivarangkna, Director of the Institute of Nutrition at Mahidol University, co-chaired the opening ceremony of the international conference “AFACI Program Workshop on Establishment of Asian Food Composition Database,” an international collaboration. Thailand hosted this conference, organized by the Department of Agriculture and the Institute of Nutrition, with funding from The Rural Development Administration (RDA) of South Korea, to follow the progress and performance results of the Asian Food Composition Database project at Mercure Bangkok Makkasan Hotel.