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Government officers, farmers and traders get trained to become black pepper masters
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable AgriFood Systems Vietnam team Training of trainers on integrated crop management for sustainable pepper production in Viet Nam Forty participants including technical staffs of Sub-Plant Protection Department, farmer leaders and traders from Ba Ria – Vung Tau (BRVT) province in Viet Nam recently attended a five-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on “Application …
G7 InsuResilience to benefit the vulnerable for climate risk insurance
Writer: Benedikt Lemnitzer, Remote Sensing-based Information, and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies (RIICE) RIICE will contribute to reach the goal of the InsuResilience initiative to increase numbers of insured against climate risks At the UN world climate conference in Marrakesh, Morocco the German Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Silberhorn, representing the German Federal Ministry for …
AEC News, 27 September 2016: GIZ Programme to Boost Cambodia’s Organic Produce Sector
Fear of the adverse effects of chemically tainted food is seeing an increasing number of Cambodian people choose organic produce, despite its higher prices. The trend mimics that in major international markets such as the UK and US, as well as in Cambodia’s major trading partner China, which is now the world’s fourth largest market …
Horticulture trade held in Cambodia promotes self-sustainability and extra income among the locals
Writer: Saody So, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Public and private partners based in Cambodia shared their efforts to promote the better livelihood of local farmers as well as consumers through horticulture trade at a fair in Preah Vihear. About 600-700 visitors visited this one-day fair in Cambodia. The Horticulture Trade Fair held on 30 November …
Public and private partners explore solutions to reduce financial risks of climate change
Writer: Benedikt Lemnitzer, Remote Sensing-based Information and Insurance for Crops in Emerging Economies (RIICE) GIZ & Swiss Re workshop with Asian government representatives in Jakarta More than 90 representatives from eleven Asian countries participated in an executive consultation forum and capacity building seminar in Indonesia to learn and share their experiences on mechanisms how to …
Sustainable Rice Platform Standard: The world’s first sustainability standard for rice
Writer: Kamol Taukitphaisarn, Better Rice Initiative Asia Thailand’s Rice Department, Better Rice Initiative Asia project, OLAM International, and Bayer have jointly initiated pilot testing of the Sustainable Rice Platform Standard with farmer groups in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The Sustainable Rice Platform Standard on Sustainable Rice Cultivation can be regarded as the …
Duty and responsibility: How to live in the ‘chemical in agriculture’ world
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Chemical in agriculture is too often to be claimed of its fault effect on health, environment and climate change. To live harmoniously with the world of chemical when it is not yet avoidable, an alternative measure of responsible use of chemical, reduction and replacement is highly needed. Public …
Days full of rice in Indonesia
Thanks to Better Rice Initiative Asia for ‘Rice Harvesting Season in Indonesia’ photos A photo contest under the theme ‘Rice Harvesting Season in Indonesia’ attracted 240 photo submissions with an aim to raise awareness of the whole nation towards rice farming in Indonesia. It was organised by Toba Photographer Club together with Better Rice Initiative …
Rice Seeds Development in North Sumatera
Supply and Demand Certified Rice Seeds in North Sumatera