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Milestone for Vietnam’s ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems to be set
ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) Viet Nam Planning Activity Workshop was recently held on 14 May 2015 in Ho Chi Minh City. The workshop was hosted by the GIZ ASEAN SAS in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The objectives of the workshop were to set up a plan of …
Knowledge and fun at Department of Agriculture’s Open House, Thailand
Visiting Department of Agriculture’s Open House was like going to a farmer market fun fair. With its objective to showcase new research’s results and recent agriculture production technologies, you might imagine a pile load of documents and mono-colored written text exhibitions for this regular type of the academic open house. However, it only lived there …
Organic agrifood products showcase at the launch of Thailand’s crop insurance 2015 scheme promoting agriculture risk management
Thailand’s crop insurance 2015 scheme was recently kicked off in central region’s Ang Thong province on 15 May. Finance Minister Sommai Phasee opened the launch ceremony with over 300 farmers attending the event. GIZ’s ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) project’s representatives were also present. The Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is the distribution …
ASEAN-Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) in Indonesia
Project Summary The project, “ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (SAS) as a part of German Program on Response to Climate Change (GAP-CC), aim to enhance the resilience of ASEAN Countries agricultural sector. The focus is on enhancing sustainable and environmentally friendly of agricultural products, where mainstreaming on climate change is included. Project Components include (a) Policy …
National Forum on Biological Control Agents shares success storiesy for sustainable agriculture in Cambodia
Writer: Benjamin Scholz Introducing and promoting Biocontrol agents as an alternative to commonly used chemical agricultural inputs was at the core of the ‘National Forum on the regulation, trade and use of Biocontrol Agents (BCA) in Cambodian agriculture’ held from 22-23 April 2015 in Battambang, Cambodia. The two-day workshop was hosted by the GIZ ASEAN …
Thailand’s 1st Policy Dialogue on Food and Nutrition Security calls for stronger cooperation mechanisms
Writer: Lisa Faust Most of the 805 million people who do not have enough to eat in the world, live in countries that have food surpluses rather than deficits. Thailand – the world’s leading exporter of rice and fruits and referred to as the “Kitchen of the World” – too suffers from this paradox. The …
Progress updates on development of the ASEAN’s Soil and Nutrient Management Guidelines
Writer: Wannipa Soda, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Scope of contents of the Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management was finalized at the 2nd regional meeting of the ASEAN Expert Group on Soil and Nutrient Management (SNM) in Singapore on 28-29 April 2015. The Meeting agreed to shape up the SNM Guidelines content to include: Chapter …
Rice Plant-Hopper Management in Dong Thap Province
Survey to develop training for farmers on integrated pest management A pilot project soon to be established in Dong Thap province, Vietnam will assist Vietnamese farmers to tackle one of the country’s major threats to rice production, Brown Plant Hopper infestation. However, a survey to improve the ‘know-how’ in integrated pest management is firstly needed …
A Study Tour to Thailand
The GIZ-ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN-SAS) project in Cambodia has brought people together to strengthen the capacity of farmers in organic production techniques, to help them establish linkages to international markets. To that end, the technical staff of GIZ ASEAN-SAS (Cambodia and Thailand), the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC), and CEDAC …