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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 […]
GIZ and BAAC launch 5.3 billion-baht financial package to support 40,000 Thai rice farmers transitioning to climate-smart rice farming
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 […]
Introducing CLIMAX Pro, a newly-developed programme for oil palm farmers to calculate carbon footprint
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 […]
Thai Rice GCF highlights environmental and social safeguards in Thailand’s rice sector, strengthening capacity through training on gender and ethnic inclusion
Story: Pawida Charoenmuang (Thai Rice GCF) The Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming (Thai Rice GCF) project has concluded a series of capacity-building trainings aimed at strengthening understanding of environmental and social safeguards, including gender- and ethnic-sensitive approaches, in support of Thailand’s transition to inclusive climate-smart rice farming. Supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), […]
GIZ & Nestlé announce success of scaling up regenerative agriculture among Thai coffee producers
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 […]
Piloting ESG assessment tool for enhancing financial risk management and sustainability of Thailand’s agricultural sector
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 […]
We can do it! Thai farmers prepare for transition to low-carbon palm oil production
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 […]
Agri experts brainstorm production standards and risk financing methods to strengthen climate resilience among Thai smallholders
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 […]
Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture visited home of ISRL project
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 […]