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Available Now: Online Training on Climate-Smart Agriculture for Extensionists and Farmers
Srijakpat Chalermchai, Agriculture and Food Cluster Story by Peerawat Paengma/ Agriculture and Food Cluster As climate change continues to affect rainfall patterns, water availability and rice production systems, farmers and extension officers are facing increasing uncertainty when making agricultural decisions. To support more climate-smart, resilient and sustainable rice farming, a new online training on climate-smart […]
GIZ-BAAC act to drive implementation of ‘Thailand Taxonomy’ in agriculture sector and support climate-smart agriculture for positive environmental outcomes
Srijakpat Chalermchai, Agriculture and Food Cluster GIZ Thailand, in collaboration with Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), hosted a workshop on the topic ‘From Voluntary Guidelines to Implementation: Operationalising the Agriculture Taxonomy’. The workshop was held at the Sky Ballroom, SkyView Hotel with over 70 representatives from think tanks, regulators, agri-businesses, financial institutions and […]
Empowering the locals to manage community forest resources
Srijakpat Chalermchai, Agriculture and Food Cluster Assistant Professor Jittra Piapukew, academic at Chulalongkorn University’s Faculture of Science, provided a lecture on forest conservation and ecosystem restoration by using mycorrhizal fungi to boost food sources and livelihoods. On July 6–7 , GIZ Thailand through the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) project hosted a capacity building workshop […]
GIZ-TEI Present Five Policy Recommendations to Strengthen Thailand’s Readiness for EU Due Diligence Regulations
Story and Photos by Fit for Fair Project GIZ Thailand in collaboration with Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) presented five policy recommendation themes to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to support Thailand’s readiness for emerging European Union due diligence regulations affecting key agricultural export commodities, including rubber, palm oil, and timber products. These commodities represent […]
Turning waste to value: ASEAN SME-start-ups opportunities for transforming agricultural by-products into circular economy
By Apiradee Treerutkuarkul Organic rice straw can be converted into high-quality pulp using less energy and fewer chemicals, while reducing climate impact Chiang Rai — It’s post-harvesting season and workers have just finished the latest lot of paper pulp made from organic Hom Mali rice. An estimated 400 kg of paper pulp is expected out […]
Learning with Thailand: Indian agricultural bank NABARD explores finance models for climate smart and sustainable rice cultivation in Asia
Story: Kia Fariborz Photos: Agriculture and Food Cluster/GIZ Thailand Bangkok and Chainat – What does it take to shift millions of smallholder rice farmers towards climate-smart practices – and who finances the transition? That question brought a high-level delegation of officials from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) of India to Thailand […]
GEF-ISRL project hands over drones to support forest and biodiversity conservation in Thailand
Story and Photos by Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes Project/ GIZ Thailand The Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) Project is committed to strengthening forest conservation and biodiversity restoration in northern and north-eastern Thailand. Supported by funds from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with Thailand’s Royal […]
From classroom to low-carbon oil palm plantation: Farmer groups and Walailak University students exchange hands-on knowledge with hope for young generations to carry forward sustainable palm oil production
By Thitinai Pongpiriyakit/GIZ Thailand The wind blows gently through the palm leaves as a group of students follow Uncle Kid, or Mr Somkid Rongrat, a 75-year-old farmer and member of the Phattara Oil Palm Community Enterprise Group, Khao Phanom district, Krabi province, into his lush palm plantation. “Look at that palm tree. It takes 5-6 […]
German-ASEAN through GIZ celebrate partnership to establish climate risk finance pathways for regional stakeholders, agricultural communities
Hanoi, 8 April 2026 – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH marked the close of the “Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region Project” or Agri-Climate Risk Financing – a successful three-and-a-half year partnership to develop innovative, gender-responsive financial products that help smallholder farmers prepare for, respond to, and […]
