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The world is beautiful. Please be continued.
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Key players in the food value chain reflects challenges that could possibly put an end to the agrifood production in ASEAN and this beautiful world. The world is beautiful even though today the earth is packed with 7.5 billion people and in the 30 years from now there will …
New ASEAN project to facilitate trade of fruits and vegetables on borders kicked off. Experts say equipping border officers is the urgent priority.
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Although only 30 per cent of trade takes place within ASEAN countries, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam trade heavily among each other in agricultural goods. In creating friendly trade environment among the three countries and ASEAN, a new project, Facilitating Trade for …
Behind the scene of organic business
Writer: By Chhai Kosal, Nop Sopheak and Oum Sina Improvement of Livelihood and Food Security of Landless and Land-Poor Households Despite of imbalance financial returns, organic business in Cambodia currently still keeps moving forward. In doing this organic business, Ms. Thlang Sovann Pisey, a director of Khmer Organic Cooperative (KOC) initially expected to get a …
Food standards video is now available in seven ASEAN languages
Consumers increasingly want information and assurance about what they eat, but are often overwhelmed by the many different kinds of food standards. To explain food standards and why they are important for the ASEAN region in a concise and visual manner, the GIZ-supported project Standards in the Southeast Asian Food Trade (SAFT) produced a five-minute …
Rice Today, 22 November 2017, The SRP in the Philippines: “We now know that we are eating safe rice”
Farmers who are considering adopting the SRP standard have already set their expectations of obtaining higher yield and a higher market price for their produce. Pilot testing of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) standard in the province of Iloilo has shown Filipino farmers’ strengths in managing their farms in a sustainable manner as well as opportunities to …
Rice farmers in Viet Nam earn more income through the use of integrated pest management methods
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Trained farmers in integrated pest management (IPM) are proved to make more profits in their rice production, according to a report from Plant Protection Department, Viet Nam. Integrate Pest Management in rice cultivation has been developed in Viet Nam 20 years ago which control pest based on the rice …
Give green alternative a chance: Female officers talk about future of pest control without harmful chemicals
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Overcoming obstacles in the production of environmentally friendly plant protection products and organisms, as well as adoption by farmers may not be easy. However, government officials from ASEAN Member States believe that change will come. Female government officers from four ASEAN countries …