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Coffee++ Project and Knowledge Transfer Activities conducted at the Coffee Buying Stations
Story: Weerinpat Janewatatnakul /Agriculture and Food Cluster, Photos: Coffee ++ Thailand Project Soil aggregate stability testing sessions are demonstrated so that farmers can monitor stability of soil aggregation. The prime time for Robusta coffee farmers in Chumphon, Ranong and nearby provinces is during December-February. This is the harvesting season and the selling period of green …
Crop Insurances for a climate resilient agriculture in the post-2025 ASEAN vision
Story: Metta Kongphan-apirak /Agriculture and Food Cluster; Photos: AgriCRF Project Public-private partnerships cooperated on a post-2025 action plan for climate-resilient agriculture in ASEAN Bali, 16 May 2024 – ASEAN Member States (AMS) identified joint recommendations for policy and capacity building interventions to increase the uptake of crop insurances in the region. Agriculture is a cornerstone of …
BAAC-GIZ gears up joint effort towards sustainable, climate-resilient finance for farmers
Story Metta Kongphan-apirak , Natee Thongchan, Nattisa Photueng/Agriculture and Food Cluster Representatives from BAAC and GIZ Thailand joined the three-day workshop. Representatives from Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Thailand Office recently organised a workshop on a topic of agricultural climate-resillient financing. Held during 12-14 March …
Building resilience to tackle water challenges in Yom-Nan River Basin
Story: Rawiwan Boonchai Photos: Phongnarin Sukcham/ Agriculture and Food Cluster A total of 16 participants from all related agencies and local communities participated in a three-day workshop focusing on the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures for sustainable water resource management. The Yom-Nan River Basin currently faces severe water shortages, droughts and floods. Local communities are therefore …
ASEAN Access Stakeholders Meeting Highlights Best Practices and Sustainable Strategies
Story: Fitra Aidiella and Yanin Sriudomphongว Photos: Ratchaprat Sakeaw Dr Veerapong Malai, Director General, OSMEP ASEAN Access Stakeholders paved the way towards the future by sharing best practices for utilising and promoting the regional platform. The annual meeting and gathering of the ASEAN Access members held in Bangkok on 27-28 February, brought together 26 representatives …
Thai-German cooperation boosts rice farming practices towards climate-smart agriculture
Story and photos: Agriculture and Food Cluster/GIZ Thailand President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and spouse Elke Budenbender are listening to a briefing on to a briefing on the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes project during a visit to a project demonstration site in Ubon Ratchanthani. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited Thailand’s …
BAAC – GIZ strengthens collaboration towards climate smart agriculture in Thailand
Story Metta Kongphan-apirak Photos: BAAC Mr Reinhold Elges, Country Director of GIZ Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Dr Nana Kuenkel, GIZ Thailand – Agriculture and Food Cluster Director and Coordinator, had a courtesy visit to Mr Chedtha Laepong, Senior Executive Vice President of Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) at …
Bolstering Female Farmers’ Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Story and Photos: Kiattiyote Wongudomlert Climate change affects everyone, but not equally. Vulnerability to climate change is exacerbated by inequity and marginalisation linked to gender, ethnicity, low income, and other socioeconomic factors. This is why the Building a Climate Resilient Potato Supply Chain Through a Whole-Farm Approach (RePSC) programme recently hosted an exclusive training session …
SFF Rice Straw Project supports a Composting Workshop to Stop Burning in Chiang Rai
Story: Siwaporn Kaeochumchuen/ Agriculture and Food Cluster Composting Workshop to Stop Burning Three villages in Mae Suai District, Chiang Rai, namely Ban Pang Klang, Pang Ton Phung, and Pang Annakhet, were selected as pilot areas for development, food security and occupational development based on the 8-year highland research and development plan (2020-2027). All three villages …