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The Global Agribusiness set to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rozTNvMBB8″ width=”600″] Chris Brown, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability for Olam, a member of the Sustainable Rice Platform, delivered a video message to the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) began in Nairobi on Monday 23 May 2016, with a …
‘Integrated Pest Management Training for Retailers’ makes responsible pesticides business
Retailer training is one part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training courses in Viet Nam in promoting safe and sustainable agriculture environment which is the collaboration between the Sub Plan Protection Departments and GIZ from 2015 to 2017, and co-funded by Croplife International. In the line of project, a minimum of 300 retailers in three …
Lao experts contribute to the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Lao PDR Team Lao national expert group exchanged good practices on soil and nutrient management as a contribution to the development of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management (ASEAN Regional GLs on SNM) at the 3rd National Expert Group Meeting on Soil and Nutrient Management conducted on …
Steps to inclusive sustainable agriculture in ASEAN through a value chain seminar
Writer: Giri Arnawa and Claudius Bredehöft, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems A ValueLinks seminar with participants from six countries in ASEAN took place recently in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Developed by GIZ as an action-oriented approach promoting economic development with a value chain perspective, ValueLinks provides essential know-how on ways to increase employment and income of small-and …
Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia: Website Launch
Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia (SNRD Asia) now launched its first comprehensive portal at www.snrd-asia.org. The site provides general information regarding the Sector Network, thematic focuses in the Asian region, and introductions of SNRD Asia projects which number precisely 50 at the moment, together with latest news and events. ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood …
From organic farmers to organic customers
Writer: Yotsawin Kukeawkasem and Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Recently opened in Phnom Penh, the Eco-Agri Center provides complete services to link organic farmers to markets. The centre is connecting networks of biological input suppliers, knowledges, practitioners, farmers, and markets in order to fill the gap in the organic value chain needed to promote …
From 300 to 100,000 green farms: From Trilateral Cooperation to Lao PDR
Writer: Pimpilas Nuntiphon Khoeiram, Thai–German Trilateral Cooperation, Patamasiri Hoonthong and Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Lao PDR expects an increase of Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) farms to 100,000 in 2020 from a current figure of 300 in 2016. This shows a clear sign of priority given by the Lao government to reach food security …
West African rice stakeholders get exchanged on Thailand’s value chain coordination
Writer: Kamol T. and Juejan Tangtermthong, based on the report “CARI-BRIA Exchange Visit on Rice Value Chain in Thailand” by Orachos Napasintuwong Better Rice Initative Asia (BRIA) collaborated with Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) to organize a study visit programme on Rice Value Chain in Thailand, on 14-20 February 2016, for project partners from West …
ASEAN cooperation puts biocontrol national legislation on the table while boosting livelihood in the farm
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems When asked if Elianor Sembiring of Bio-agro-input Association, Indonesia had anything to say to farmers, he quickly replied: “Change”. Mr. Sembiring said farmers in Indonesia usually overly used chemical products in farming so that they got rid of pests quickly. And, as consequence, a lot of people were …