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Working towards a happy ending
Steering Committee Meeting to direct the near ending ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems project ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) project will end in December 2017. In about 12 months, the project has to complete all of its planned activities and make sure it has fulfilled all objectives and indicators as approved before the project has …
Public and Private Partnership in Thailand to complete the National Action Plan on Biological Control for Crop Protection
Writer: Natasha Angsakulchai, Project Assistant, Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Issues on chemical residue are on the rise, and concerns to find greener alternative solution ensue. Biological control agents (BCA) for crop protection products are known to be the green choice for pest prevention. However, the environmental friendly products for crop have …
Agribusiness model: ‘No green agriculture, no agro-eco tourism’
Writer: Giri Arnawa, Napaporn Rattanametta, Thitirat Uraisin and Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Kamol Taukitphaisarn, Better Rice Initiative Asia Over 15 years since it has started, Taman Simalem Resort in Karo Highlands, Indonesia well combines business, agriculture and tourism and becomes a model to many. Eddy Tanoto Sukardi, its Director shares a good …
MoU signed: Public and private cooperation fosters sustainable agriculture in Viet Nam
Writer: Sieu Trinh, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between German-ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) project and a local partner in Viet Nam, Loc Troi Group to strengthen cooperation on sustainable rice production in Viet Nam. ASEAN SAS project is commissioned by German’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development …
Learn about European Common Agricultural Policy towards ASEAN sustainable agriculture
Writer: Santikorn Pakdeesettakul, Project Coordinator, Thai Rice (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) NAMA European Common Agricultural Policy is the agricultural policy of the European Union (EU) that implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes to promote sustainable agriculture in EU. In a seminar entitled ‘European Common Agricultural Policy’ Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz from the …
East meets West to expand the green agriculture in Cambodia
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Cambodia team ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) recently welcomed seven delegates from the German’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German Development Bank (KfW), GIZ Headquarter and GIZ Country Office on the occasion of the annual Cambodian-German Government Consultations at the Eco-Agri Co. Ltd (EAC) in Phnom …
Integrated pest management in rice demonstrates promising results in Vietnam
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Vietnam team Demo plots using integrated pest management (IPM) practice in Dong Yen Commune in Kien Giang Province, Vietnam showed rice crops grew better while farmers saved more from a reduction of chemical use. The summer growing season in Vietnam recently brought about 1000 farmers in three provinces of Hau …
In different shades of green agriculture
Writer: Saody So and Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Public and private sectors in Cambodia give green agriculture a pat A recent Cambodian-German forum received 146 attendees from both public and private sectors in Phnom Penh, which made it one of the biggest green events in Cambodia to promote the use of environmental friendly …
Climate change and food security in Thailand: Impacts and policy recommendations
Writer: Santikorn Pakdeesettakul, Project Coordinator, Thai Rice (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action) NAMA Climate change does threaten food security. A recent seminar entitled ‘Climate Change and Food Security in Thailand’ voiced concerns over impacts of the irregular weather patterns to the sustainable food systems in the country. The seminar aims to provide the overview of climate …