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Rice Production to decline by 10% from 1 Celsius increase in climate temperature
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Is Climate Change real? Dr. Chitnucha Buddabon, Director of Rice Research Center in Ubonratchani Province reaffirmed the fact that the weather in Thailand has changed and temperature has increased. He stated that one increase in temperature will reduce rice production by 10%. Rice plays an important role in Thailand …
MOSA workshop inspires government officers on Sustainability Agriculture
Writer: Naylinya Chappanapong, Senior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster Ms.Saptini M. Rahajeng from Indonesia is one of the 29 participants in ASEAN who attended the Regional Workshop on Capacity Development and Leadership in Sustainable Agriculture through Module on Sustainability Agriculture (MOSA), Training Inventory and Sustainability Assessment in ASEAN hosted by the Thai …
What a young Swiss agricultural student learnt from Thai rice farmers
Writer: Naylinya Chappanapong, Senior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster I am interested in this project because we all need to eat food and rice is a stable food for almost half of the world population. The Food industry currently produces unhealthy and unsafe food for consumers which is why I am interested in …
Farmers applying sustainable rice standard proven to earn more in South-East Asia
Writer: by Astari Widya Dharma The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) established in 2013 is one of the most prominent global multi-stakeholder forums in the rice sector. SRP is convened by UNEP and IRRI, while GIZ is one of the co-founders. From the beginning, GIZ has been actively engaged in contributing technical support from GIZ’ on-farm …
Olam calls for urgent international cooperation to reduce major greenhouse gas footprint of rice production
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Singapore, October 15, 2018 – Urgent action is needed by the agri-sector along with brands, retailers, financial institutions, scientists and governments to implement solutions to limit methane emissions from rice production, while improving farmer livelihoods and food security. This has to take into account that many rice consumers are …
ASEAN farmers gain better benefits from crop failure insurance using a satellite-based technology
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Crop failure insurance can now be offered more efficiently for small farmers in ASEAN countries. A satellite-based technology that provides governments with data for improved rice harvest forecasts and for the fast and accurate determination of crop failures has now been developed by a consortium consisting of the reinsurance …
Fragrant ‘Hom Mali’ rice to be scented and tasted worldwide, supported by UK, Spain, German, and Thailand
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Farmers in Thailand are set to produce friendly ‘Hom Mali’ rice for international markets through a multi-national partnership project. One-thousand and two-hundred Thai rice farmers in a northeastern province, Roi Et, will produce environmentally friendly rice under the “Sustainable Hom Mali Rice” project within the next 30 months from …
Farmers pay less with greenhouse gas reduction farming method, journalist witnesses
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Fifty-nine-year-old farmer Cheleo Noisang of Thailand recently confirmed to a foreign correspondent that greenhouse gas reduction technologies in rice farming introduced by Chainat Rice Research Center help him save production costs. “I spend less on the diesel for pumping water, seed use, fertilizer use, and water use. Rice is …
Experts from Southeast Asian countries meet to discuss crop insurance for a better life of farmers
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Thirty government and institute officers from 10 countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for the “2nd Regional Technical Workshop on Crop Insurance in ASEAN”on 17-18 September 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. In these two-day workshops, the participants shared their views and discussed the actions needed to develop …