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Fresher and safer exported fruit and vegetable for consumers, easier work for border check officers, and increase of export earnings among Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Consumers in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam will enjoy fresh and safe fruit and vegetable while the three countries will benefit the better trade flow of agriculture goods, and hopefully an increase of agricultural exports and revenues among the three countries. Additionally, officers at the three border check points for …
Let’s meet the friendly species for plant (and human) protection.
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Cambodian farmers, students, consumers, as well as general public in Phnom Penh are being introduced to biocontrol agents or the living organisms that naturally fight harmful insect pests and crop diseases through a mobile interactive exhibition called the Learning Landscape. In this exhibition, the concept of ‘biocontrol agents’ is …
New market opportunity for white rice in health trend
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team White rice is rated as high Glycemic Index (GI) food, same category as soft drink, potatoes and white bread. It was a joy when Thai government under Rice Department launched RD 43, a new rice variety that has been proved by research to have be classed as low to …
Thailand and Germany team up for cooperation in improving Thailand’s Agriculture sector
Writer: Santikorn Pakdeesettakul, Project Coordinator, Thai Rice (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) NAMA Agriculture cooperation in five specific areas were discussed between Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MoAC) of Thailand and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the first Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties can be on its way. GIZ, as known for …
Khmer Times, April 27, 2018, Trilateral discussions in agricultural trade begin
Representatives of Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam gathered yesterday in Phnom Penh to discuss ways of improving trading procedures in Asean, particularly in agricultural goods, as part of a workshop organised by German development agency GIZ. Participants identified two priority areas to be addressed during the workshop and in future negotiations: streamlining bureaucratic procedures and harmonising …
Hang Meas, 26 April 2018, Cambodia pushes export capacity of agricultural goods to Thailand and Vietnam (Khmer language)
The news covers the Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) project support in trade facilitation to tackle issue on phytosanitary barriers on six commodities: mango, banana, chili, lychee, longan and dragon fruit between Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. The article includes speech by Dr. Chan Phaloeun, Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Agriculture, Cambodia …
Khmer Daily, 26 April 2018, Cambodia’s six agricultural goods being pushed for export to ASEAN (Khmer language)
The news covers Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) project’s Regional Workshop organized on 26-27 April 2018 in Phnom Penh. The FTAG project supports trade facilitation by tackling issue on phytosanitary barriers on six commodities: mango, banana, chili, lychee, longan and dragon fruit between Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. The article includes speech by …
ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Extension phase to embark on a new topic – Crop Insurance
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Members and representatives of the Steering Committee of the ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) project recently met on 15 December 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand to discuss and establish common understanding on the project extension phase and its scope on crop insurance. …
ASEAN countries and India exchange experiences and lessons learned for future promotion of crop insurance
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Experts and representatives from public and private sector in Southeast Asia and India recently met at the “Regional Technical Workshop on Crop Insurance in ASEAN,” to raise awareness, provide common understanding on crop insurance, and identify perspectives and direction for future development …