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Vegetable growers trapped in the pesticide treadmill
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems A story reflecting the life of growers, their fears and their hopes When vegetable grower Khanthong Kasemviriyanont sees pest, she gets panic. She gets afraid her vegetables will not look ‘good’ and a trader will offer to buy them a low price. Her immediate solution is spraying chemical …
Be responsible, be profitable and be proud
Father and daughter exploring Thailand’s fruit juice standard in improving Cambodian SMEs market Heang Srun and his daughter Rothany Srun want to develop their own fruit juice business in Cambodia, Mr. Srun’s home land. Mr. Srun traveled from Minnesota, USA to meet his daughter in Bangkok, Thailand. Ms. Srun flew from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to …
Policy Dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security High level discussion on national policies and the ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework
The Department of Agriculture of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has hosted a high level policy dialogue on food and nutrition security and the ASEAN Integrated Food Security (AIFS) Framework. The German Regional Cooperation project ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) supported the event. The project is part of the ASEAN-German Programme on Response to …
Policy Dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security for Myanmar to be held in Nay Pyi Taw
The meeting of GIZ with U Kyaw Shwe the Director General of the Department of Agriculture (DoA) of Myanmar to discuss the preparation of the Policy Dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security for Myanmar will take place on 23 June 2015 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The Dialogue aims to provide a platform for exchange …
Expert Group Meeting on framing Guidelines on Soil and Nutrition Management in Brunei
Writer: Wannipa Soda, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems The 1st National Expert Group Meeting on Soil and Nutrient Management (SNM) was convened on 8th June 2015 for 3 days at Directorate office of the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, Ministry of Industry and primary Resources. The Meeting provided face-to-face dialogue among the resource persons to discuss …
Sinabung Agricultural Response Project (SARP), Indonesia
Agricultural Response Project (SARP), Indonesia is a five-month duration emergency aid assistance project funded by German Government (BMZ) and being implemented through GIZ-ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN-SAS) in district of Karo where Mount Sinabung is located. In partnership with local partner, Maricena and District Government of Karo the project has been implementing by and due …
Juicy taste but safety first
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems A presentation highlighting product safety and quality for Thai fruit juice industry Fruit juice industry in Thailand is enjoying a fruitful tree climbing rate with a total market of Baht 12,000 million in 2014. The last year’s total growth rate is at 13 percent. Napaporn Rattanametta, a Project …
ASEAN Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management : Scope and outline finalised
Writer: Wannipa Soda, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems The ASEAN Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management (SNM) will not be developed as a text book but recommendations based on best practices and knowledge particularly specific to ASEAN, agreed by senior specialists from eight ASEAN Member States attending the 2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Expert Group on …
Knowledge and fun at Department of Agriculture’s Open House, Thailand
Department of Agriculture (DoA) recently organized a fun-fair-like Open House at Kasetsart University where visitors could find environmentally-friendly agrifood products, beansprout condominium, smiling watermelon to biocontrol bugs and insects, and bakery-like-color soil and nutrient fertilizers. This fifth open house running from 22-25 May 2015 showcased the works of over 20 agencies and partners of the …