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GGC-GIZ announce achievement of sustainable palm oil production
Story and Photos: Sustainable Palm Oil Production and Procurement Project /Agriculture and Food Cluster Participants from GGC, GIZ, Department of Agricultural Extension and the Department of Agriculture, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Thailand, and representatives of oil palm smallholders and oil mills celebrated a completion of SPOPP project implementation Phang Nga, 30 May 2024 …
Coffee++ Project and Knowledge Transfer Activities conducted at the Coffee Buying Stations
Story: Weerinpat Janewatatnakul /Agriculture and Food Cluster, Photos: Coffee ++ Thailand Project Soil aggregate stability testing sessions are demonstrated so that farmers can monitor stability of soil aggregation. The prime time for Robusta coffee farmers in Chumphon, Ranong and nearby provinces is during December-February. This is the harvesting season and the selling period of green …
Crop Insurances for a climate resilient agriculture in the post-2025 ASEAN vision
Story: Metta Kongphan-apirak /Agriculture and Food Cluster; Photos: AgriCRF Project Public-private partnerships cooperated on a post-2025 action plan for climate-resilient agriculture in ASEAN Bali, 16 May 2024 – ASEAN Member States (AMS) identified joint recommendations for policy and capacity building interventions to increase the uptake of crop insurances in the region. Agriculture is a cornerstone of …
Thailand gets ready to transform national rice sector towards sustainable, environmentally resilient production
Story and Photos: Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes in Thailand (ISRL) Project /Agriculture and Food Cluster Sarida Khananusit, Project Director, GIZ Thailand, facilitated a working group during the afternoon session aimed at brainstorming project implementation methods Bangkok, 3 May 2024 – A network of Thai rice stakeholders reached a common vision to foster national policies and …
Coffee++ Thailand project piloted to strengthen a network regenerative agriculture, economic and environmental resilience
Story and Photos: Coffee ++ Thailand Project /Agriculture and Food Cluster Left to Right: Patcharee Promrit, a representative from Chumphon Provincial Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives, and Siriwan Nakmuk, a representative from Sawi District Agriculture Office, are monitoring soil and mineral deficiency. GIZ Thailand in collaboration with Nestle (Thai) and government partners under Ministry of Agriculture …
BAAC-GIZ gears up joint effort towards sustainable, climate-resilient finance for farmers
Story Metta Kongphan-apirak , Natee Thongchan, Nattisa Photueng/Agriculture and Food Cluster Representatives from BAAC and GIZ Thailand joined the three-day workshop. Representatives from Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Thailand Office recently organised a workshop on a topic of agricultural climate-resillient financing. Held during 12-14 March …
Building resilience to tackle water challenges in Yom-Nan River Basin
Story: Rawiwan Boonchai Photos: Phongnarin Sukcham/ Agriculture and Food Cluster A total of 16 participants from all related agencies and local communities participated in a three-day workshop focusing on the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures for sustainable water resource management. The Yom-Nan River Basin currently faces severe water shortages, droughts and floods. Local communities are therefore …
ASEAN Access Stakeholders Meeting Highlights Best Practices and Sustainable Strategies
Story: Fitra Aidiella and Yanin Sriudomphongว Photos: Ratchaprat Sakeaw Dr Veerapong Malai, Director General, OSMEP ASEAN Access Stakeholders paved the way towards the future by sharing best practices for utilising and promoting the regional platform. The annual meeting and gathering of the ASEAN Access members held in Bangkok on 27-28 February, brought together 26 representatives …
Thai-German cooperation boosts rice farming practices towards climate-smart agriculture
Story and photos: Agriculture and Food Cluster/GIZ Thailand President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and spouse Elke Budenbender are listening to a briefing on to a briefing on the Inclusive Sustainable Rice Landscapes project during a visit to a project demonstration site in Ubon Ratchanthani. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited Thailand’s …