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Exchange of experiences and knowledge is essential for ASEAN countries to speed up flows of safe agricultural goods
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Efforts to tackle obstacles that impede flows of fruits and vegetables among Southeast Asian nations continue despite the fact that Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Project is about to be completed by the end of this year. At …
Farmers in central Thailand turn to alternative crops to sustain soil health after harvest
Instead of going for a new round of planting right away, more Thai farmers in Ang Thong province stop lighting fires in their paddy fields and decide to give the soil a break by growing other crops such as Por Tuang that benefit their soil handsomely and help cut excessive use of fertilizer.
Soft skills key to wider adoption of sustainable practices in oil palm plantation
Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster Despite strong knowledge and experiences in the palm oil industry, the farmers in southern Thailand are eager to learn more about soft skills that can help them share the ideas about the sustainable practices with their fellows. Speaking to more than 40 oil …
Smart farmers drive community sustainability in northeastern Thailand
Writer: Montree Promaluksan, Field Manager, Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) – Thailand The first batch of 50 trainers attended the two-day training to take a leading role in building up the community sustainability in the northeastern region of Thailand. During the SRP Smart Farmers Training between 25 and 26 June 2019 in Ubon Ratchathani, northeastern …
‘Thai Rice NAMA’ brings low-carbon farming technologies to local farmers in Suphan Buri
Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster More than 300 local farmers gathered last Friday at Bann Hua Mai Sung community rice center in central Thailand to gain more experience and knowledge in earth-friendly farming practices. During the opening ceremony of a joint public-private project called: Thai Rice NAMA (Nationally …
Crop insurance helps Indonesian farmers recover after natural disasters
Writer: Metta Kongphan-apirak, Project Coordinator, Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies (RIICE) The Indonesian government is stepping up their efforts to make more rice farmers understand the benefits of the rice insurance scheme. The exchange visit of the Indonesian officials who are in charge of crop insurance to Bangkok was organized …
Thai government encourages oil palm farmers to take climate fight
Writer: Kanokwan Saswattecha, Project Manager, Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Palm Oil Production and Procurement (SCPOPP) As the climate changes at an unprecedented pace, the Thai government has encouraged the oil palm growers in the South to choose sustainable and environmentally-friendly farming practices to fight against climate change. The consultation meeting on appropriate greenhouse gas mitigation measures …
Thai researchers track greenhouse gases from rice field
Writer: Patcharin Sae-heng, Project Assistant, Thai-German Climate Programme (TGCP) – Agriculture The Thai government is striving for more precise and verifiable field measurements in its quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice farming. A training on measuring greenhouse gas emission from paddy fields was organized for the first time in Prachin Buri province, central …
Annoucement: Cambodia launches formalities and procedures to faster the movement of fruits and vegetables
Through a jointed initiative called: Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) have developed the information materials on Formalities of Phytosanitary Certificate Provision for Export, Re-export, Import and Transit of Goods Subject for phytosanitary inspectors and organized …