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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A group photo of Mr Alue Dohon, Director of FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Middle) and Ms Pathumwadee Imtour Minister (Agriculture) and Permanent Representative of Thailand to FAO/IFAD/WFP in Rome (4th from right) together with representatives from Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, BAAC, GIZ, ADB and SRP joining the “Sustainable Rice […]

Story and Photos: Apiradee Treerutkuarkul/ Agriculture and Food Cluster/ GIZ Thailand Participants gathered at a half-day session on showcasing a study to advance green climate smart credit for Thai farmers. A study by the Innovative Climate Risk Financing for the Agricultural Sector in the ASEAN Region Project (AgriCRF) highlighted a need among Thai farmers to […]

By: Metta Kongphan-apirak / Agriculture and Food Cluster, GIZ Thailand A group of ten executives and officers from Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) together with representatives from GIZ Thailand went on a week-long trip to Germany. The aim was to learn good practices on sustainable finance, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management, […]

By Jantima Kulkit & Apiradee Treerutkuarkul Photos by: SPOPP-CLIMA Project Tibet Chantawong, Chief Executive Officer of Phattra Palm Oil Group Public Company Limited, reminisced his childhood when his father took him to a local palm oil milling plant surrounded by the lush green oil palm plantation, as far as his eyes could see. Locals drove […]

Story: Pawida Charoenmuang; Photo: The Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) Project The handover of SMART Patrol Equipment, organished in collaboration with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation and Doi Luang National Park on 19 August 2025 Chiang Rai –The Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes (ISRL) Project, in collaboration with the Department of National […]