Category: BRIA II

A farmer from Samrong district of Ubon Ratchathani province takes her daughter to the community hall, so they can receive the bonus together. (Photo credit: GIZ Thailand)

Extra cash in pockets of many Thai rice farmers

Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand – Ever since local farmers developed a better understanding of the international standard for sustainable rice cultivation and managed to

A farmer transplants rice seedling in rice field farmland in Ubon Ratchathani. (Photo credit: GIZ Thailand)

Being a farmer is not just a career choice

Writer: Montree Promaluksan, Field Manager, Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) – Thailand For decades, the farm sector has been a driving engine behind Thailand’s economic growth. Every government has come up with many policies to

Farmers need stronger rice seeds to fight against climate change

Farmers need stronger rice seeds to fight against climate change

Writer: Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Junior Communication Officer, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster With climate change, floods, droughts, and diseases making lives of local farmers more unbearable, Thai scientists are developing new rice strains that can

Feathery companions make pest control easier

Writer: Nguyen Ngoc Son, Project Officer for Land and Agriculture, GIZ Vietnam For more than two decades, small-scale rice farmers in Dong Thap and An Giang provinces in southern Vietnam have found a way to

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