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From left to right: BAAC Senior Executive Vice President Paisarn Hongthong, Germany Embassy Bangkok’s Economic and Commercial Counsellor Johannes Kerner and GIZ Thailand Country Director Timo Menniken at the launch event Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), has launched climate-smart subsidy and low-interest loan schemes […]

By Jantima Kulkit / Agriculture and Food Cluster, GIZ Thailand Oil palm farmers nowadays can make a difference and be part of the climate mitigation solution, thanks to the newly-developed CLIMAX Pro programme, which will empower farmers to better understand the importance of carbon footprint calculation for palm oil production. Initiated by the SPOPP CLIMA […]

Chumphon, 4 December 2025 –Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in partnership with Nestlé (Thai) Ltd, governmental agencies and smallholder Robusta coffee producers, celebrated the successful completion of an eight-year public-private partnership dedicated to uplifting the livelihoods and climate resilience of over 2,200 Robusta coffee smallholders in southern Thailand. GIZ and Nestlé have formed […]

Story: Natee Thongchan, Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region Project (AgriCRF) Training on ESG Risk Radar among BAAC loan officer in Chiang Rai province during 22-25 April 2025 Ubon Ratchathani,– GIZ, through the Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region Project (AgriCRF), in collaboration […]

By Jantima Kulkit Photos by: SPOPP-CLIMA Project Despite being retired, Prasert Prateep Na Talang, a former teacher with a spirit of lifelong learning, decided to become a full-time oil palm farmer after ending his teaching career. He poured great effort and resources into developing his own plantation, yet with limited experience and the growing impacts […]

Participants joined a recent workshop organised by the Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region to refine agricultural standards. Stakeholders in Thailand’s agricultural sector have prompted governmental action to facilitate farmers’ transition to agroecological practices by improving their access to knowledge, technology and finance. The solutions were highlighted as over […]

GIZ team in Chiang Rai province recently welcomed Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Nares Thamrongtippayakhun during his visit in Wiang Pa Pao District, home of our Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) project in northern Thailand. The deputy minister had an opportunity to meet representatives of GIZ team in Chiang Rai province and learn how […]

A group photo of Mr Alue Dohon, Director of FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Middle) and Ms Pathumwadee Imtour Minister (Agriculture) and Permanent Representative of Thailand to FAO/IFAD/WFP in Rome (4th from right) together with representatives from Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, BAAC, GIZ, ADB and SRP joining the “Sustainable Rice […]

Story and Photos: Apiradee Treerutkuarkul/ Agriculture and Food Cluster/ GIZ Thailand Participants gathered at a half-day session on showcasing a study to advance green climate smart credit for Thai farmers. A study by the Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region Project (AgriCRF) highlighted a need among Thai farmers to […]