One of our biggest challenge is that we in the agrifood systems and the chain we are strong in some components but not as strong in other components. Step back, look at the chain, and begin to approach that as across of the chain rather than one individual component of the chain. Dr. George Kotch, …
The political will of every leader in the country will be able to put all stakeholders to participate. Ms. Wilima Cuaterno, Chief of Crop Pest Management Division, Department of Agriculture, Philippines
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems A story of the real heroes To Vietnamese rice farmers, life depends on rice. Good harvest means good income. It means money to buy seeds to sow again and education for their children. Ms. Nguyen Thi My Trang in Dong Thap Province is one of the rice farmers …
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Farmers will use fewer chemicals when consumers demand safer produces, says a senior officer of Indonesia. Farmers in Indonesia cannot live without chemical pesticides and fertilisers, Sri Wijayanti Yusuf from Ministry of Agriculture shares with ASEAN Sustainable Agrfood Systems during its recent Steering Committee Meeting in Thailand. “In …
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Mrs. Lumpai Na-ngam has been a rice farmer all her life. Together with her family, she lives in the Ubon Ratchathani province in north-eastern Thailand, where rice production is often the only source of income for many families. However, in recent years, the rice harvest has been subject to lower yields and disease outbreaks. Furthermore, …
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