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Coffee farmers and their calculators for sustainable Robusta
Writer: Anika Kiefer, Junior Project Manager in Eschborn within the develoPPP.de-programme Coffee growers in Thailand’s Chumporn province often come to a class with their calculators to find out their investment cost and income they receive out of their sweat. 30 of them learn about financial management among other entrepreneurial knowledge and skills and good practices …
A local farmer gains trust through his care and standard to Robusta coffee
Writer: Anika Kiefer, Junior Project Manager in Eschborn within the develoPPP.de-programme With care and standard, Robusta coffee brings Korpong Chitprom, a coffee grower in Ranong province in southern Thailand a better way of life. Mr. Korpong, 50, grows Robusta coffee for about half of his life. And, now he has been verified as a Nestlé …
Never Too Old to Study Rice
Writer: Nurhayati Lubis, Junior Professional Officer for Public Relation, Monitoring and Evaluation, GIZ Indonesia A 60-year-old farmer in Simalungun district, Indonesia thought it would be strange to return to school at her age and studied about rice. But with her curiosity and open mind, Mrs. Rustaida Sianturi from Simpang Pane village seems to enjoy it …
Are you accidentally eating the same parts that the pests are hiding?
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team * 15 inspectors from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand joined regional training workshop on phytosanitary inspection in bangkok and the field trip to plant quarantine checkpoints to exchange experience and identify challenges through peer-to-peer learning on inspection procedure * The regional training “facilitating trade for agricultural goods in ASEAN(FTAG) project …
‘As Simple As Green’ Issue : 02 | e-Magazine
To celebrate International Women’s Day, which falls on March 8, we highlight some of the outstanding women farmers and sustainability managers who work with determination to help farmers survive the impacts of climate change Enjoy Reading
Water management research in the fascinating Chao Phraya River basin
Writer: Bas Merten, Intern supporting the evaluation and presentation of end-results from the ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) Project Thailand is an incredibly interesting country in terms of water management. Dry and wet seasons alternate each other causing massive changes in water availability, sometimes even resulting in droughts and floods. In addition, the Chao …
Only safe fruits and vegetables are welcomed to cross the borders
Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster Inspectors from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam make sure only fruits and vegetables free of quarantine pest and disease can enter between countries. The best way to deal with quarantine pests is to make sure it will not enter the country, said Mr. Wichar …
Cambodia stressing on safer and faster trade at borders for fresher fruits and vegetables
Writer: Ra Ten, Technical Advisor and Chorlida Leng, Junior Advisor of Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Project A lack of common understanding among border officials on the regulations concerning phytosanitary measures and pest detection has created delays in trade and decay the quality of agricultural goods in many South East Asian countries. …
Joint efforts with different organizations to boost sustainable rice amidst climate change
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team In the fight against climate change, agriculture and nutrition decision-makers from companies, governments, financial institutions, and NGOs are seeking closer cooperation in making rice production in Southeast Asia more promising. During the opening ceremony of the 2019 Responsible Business Forum on Food and Agriculture on March 26 in Bangkok, …