ASEAN SAS

Are you accidentally eating the same parts that the pests are hiding?

Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team * 15 inspectors from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand joined regional training workshop on phytosanitary inspection in bangkok and the field trip to plant quarantine checkpoints to exchange experience and identify challenges through peer-to-peer learning on inspection procedure * The regional training “facilitating trade for agricultural goods in ASEAN(FTAG) project …

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Water management research in the fascinating Chao Phraya River basin

Writer: Bas Merten, Intern supporting the evaluation and presentation of end-results from the ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) Project Thailand is an incredibly interesting country in terms of water management. Dry and wet seasons alternate each other causing massive changes in water availability, sometimes even resulting in droughts and floods. In addition, the Chao …

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Only safe fruits and vegetables are welcomed to cross the borders

Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster Inspectors from Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam make sure only fruits and vegetables free of quarantine pest and disease can enter between countries. The best way to deal with quarantine pests is to make sure it will not enter the country, said Mr. Wichar …

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Cambodia stressing on safer and faster trade at borders for fresher fruits and vegetables

Writer: Ra Ten, Technical Advisor and Chorlida Leng, Junior Advisor of Facilitating Trade for Agricultural Goods in ASEAN (FTAG) Project A lack of common understanding among border officials on the regulations concerning phytosanitary measures and pest detection has created delays in trade and decay the quality of agricultural goods in many South East Asian countries. …

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