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Calling for proposals: Funding innovation for support of commodity development. Deadline is 30 April 2017!
The Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) is inviting applications for support of commodity development activities in its member countries. The Common Fund for Commodities provides financing to organisations and enterprises engaged in commodity value chains in its member countries. Through a range of financial instruments, the CFC seeks to support business activities in the field …
Phutawen Farm: The new hub of sustainable agro-tourism in Lao PDR
Writer: Weerinpat Janewatanakul, Operations Manager, Improving Smallholder Coffee Farming Systems in Southeast Asia (Coffee+) Posing with sunflowers, picking organic vegetables, and cycling tour are some highlights at Phutawen Farm in Lao PDR. Situated in Ban Hai Village in Pak-ngum District, a 90-minute drive from the Vientiane Capital, Phutawen or the Hill of Sunflower, aims to …
The World of Organic Agriculture: The cooperation and support from ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Cambodia
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2017 is providing a comprehensive analysis of the development of the organic market worldwide. GIZ ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) assisted the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) to collect information of organic production and trade in Cambodia. Since …
‘Public-Private Partnership is like a soccer game.’
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Project Director of ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems says it takes two for change in agriculture. With the global population estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050, addressing challenges in agricultural sector to feed the growing population require more combined efforts from both …
You are ugly. But, I still eat you.
Writer: Chhet Socheata, Keat Pengkun, Khann Kanha, and Sok Lina, Improvement of Livelihood and Food Security of Landless and Land-Poor Households Organic products are in higher demand in Cambodia although they do not look as nice as the chemical coated produces. According to a shop assistant at Khmer Organic Cooperative (KOC) in Phnom Penh, about …
ASEAN Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management: A journey towards sustainable management of soils and plant nutrition begins
After two years of development, the ASEAN Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management (SNM) come close to the finishing line. These truly regional guidelines for policy makers of ASEAN Member States are the fruitful results of concerted efforts and collaborations among the Regional Expert Group on Soil and Nutrient Management from the 10 ASEAN Member …
ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems: What is now? And where is next?
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Upon the completion of ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS), the project in collaboration with Thailand Department of Agriculture will conduct the Regional Knowledge Sharing Consultation in April 2017, which is one of the project activities agreed at its 8th Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) attended by delegates of …
Lao to get supports from Thailand to halt the bamboo locust outbreak
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems High level representatives from Agriculture Ministries of ASEAN Member States recently discussed the emerging bamboo locust outbreak in Lao PDR to seek cooperation in tackling a potential cross-border problem. At a recent Steering Committee Meeting of the ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) in Malaysia, ASEAN delegates voiced …
‘Food sufficiency will not be just a dream’
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Senator Cynthia Villar of the Philippines highlights sustainable soil management to achieve “Available and Affordable Food for the Filipino”. In her keynote address at the 5th meeting of the ASEAN Expert Group on Soil and Nutrient Management (SNM) on 18-19 October 2016 in Manila, Senator Cynthia Villar cited …