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TOPSA trainers ready to put sustainable palm oil into action
Story and photos: Thitinai Pongpiriyakit, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster No one would deny that trainers are key to promoting knowledge on the standard of growing sustainable oil palm among smallholders in southern Thailand. This is why the Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Palm Oil Production and Procurement (SCPOPP) project gives importance to training the trainers …
Thailand’s key step towards sustainable rice production
Writers: Chotika Thamsuwan and Patcharin Sae-heng The origin of sustainable rice production in Thailand can be traced back to the Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA I) project which was implemented in Ubon Ratchathani from 2013 to 2017 by GIZ and its partners from both the public and private sectors. With the motto “Better Rice, Better …
Connecting Farmers to Sustainable Rice Supply Chain and Beyond
Writer:Apiradee Treerutkuarkul Photos: Rinda Keawkhonkaen, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculture and Food Cluster More than 20 years have passed since Udorn Khamwongsa switched from working as an electrician in northern Thailand to becoming a full-time farmer in her hometown of Ubon Ratchathani’s Warin Chamrap district. (From left to right) Udorn Khamwongsa and Montree Promaluksan, Field Manager of …
What Coffee Smallholders Farmers Must Know!
Writer: Apiradee Treerutkuarkul , Agriculture and Food Cluster, GIZ Thailand Through the Improving Smallholder Coffee Farming Systems in Southeast Asia ( Coffee+) project, GIZ, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives’ Department of Agricultural Extension and the Department of Agriculture have worked together to design the curriculum and knowledge toolkit with the aim of increasing entrepreneurship …
MOAC-GIZ supports Thai farmers to implement land laser levelling to increase yields, save water and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Writer: Srijakpat Chalermchai, Intern, Agriculture and Food Cluster A climate–friendly agricultural technology will help transform the Thai rice sector towards sustainable and low-carbon rice farming practice Ayutthaya Province, 17 March 2021 – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through the Thai Rice NAMA project in cooperation with the Rice Department organised ‘Laser Land Leveling …
“i-PALM”, a mobile application set to boost sustainable palm oil standard
Writer: Thitinai Pongpiriyakit, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculuture and Food Cluster A tailor-made data management mobile application called “i-PALM” is ready to help Thai oil palm smallholders boost their productivity and enhance good farming practices. i-PALM web-based platform Developed by the Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Palm Oil Production and Procurement (SCPOPP) in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture …
Visiting “Love the Earth” Rice Field, A path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation
Writer: Sakditat Kwanchaitunya, GIZ Thailand’s Agriculuture and Food Cluster In the early morning, it was quite busier than usual at the rice field of Thavorn Khampang, Suphan Buri province. Officers from the Thai Rice Science Institute (TRSI) were all over the rice field performing greenhouse gas measurement by using manually-operated closed chambers. What makes the …
Collective action needed to increase the market for sustainable palm oil in Thailand
Writer: Agriculture and Food Cluster Team Engaging oil palm smallholders in the supply chain could be key to transforming the palm oil industry From left to right: Dr. Bernd Christiansen, Counselor for Agriculture and Food, The Embassy of Germany, Mr. Prakarn Verakul, Advisor of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards, Dr. Kanokwan …
Experts re-convene to finalise the best practices in rice production
Writer: Sarida Khananusit, Sustainable Rice Platform Advisor The National Working Group of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) National Chapter Thailand has finalised the vision “To become the premier forum for driving sustainability in rice” for the SRP National Chapter: The National Working Group of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) National Chapter recently convened to discuss …