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‘Farmers Love Seed’, TV series on seed management airing on Channel 5, Thailand
After two successful years of “Farmers Love” TV series, “Farmers Love Seed” is back on Channel 5 in midst 2016. The TV series is one of the media-based approaches BRIA has employed to extend its reach to a mass of farmers with different key messages to promote safe, responsible, and sustainable farming practices. BRIA and BASF (Thai) Limited in close cooperation with …
Public and private sectors join hands to finalize a national action plan to promote biological control products in Thailand
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Biological plant protection products are not new in the Thai market. However, due to stiff competition from chemical pesticides, lack of proper understanding of the biological crop protection application among farmers, and inconsistencies in the quality of the products themselves, they are not widely used. Public and private …
Increasing the use of climate information services to manage climate related risks in rice farming
The ASEAN Forestry and Climate Change Project (FOR-CC) joined hands with the ‘Better Rice Initiative Asia’ (BRIA) to organize a training of trainers on ‘Using Climate Information for Decision Making in Rice Farming’. The event was held in Grand Serela Hotel, Medan on May 5—7, 2016 and aims to develop an effective approach to support …
‘From Fruit to Juice: From Integrity to Food Security’ video (English)
Today Thailand exports pineapple juice to most of the world and there are signs of problems in terms of quality. If there is no collaboration between farmers and manufacturers to solve or ameliorate such problems, then the image of Thai fruit juice will suffer greatly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ-34yZPhrk This eight-minute video takes you to pineapple plantation and …
Cambodia experts contribute to the drafting of Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management
National expert group discussed issues of soil and nutrient management in Cambodia emphasizing adoption of good practices for current soil problems in contribution to the development of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management. The consultative meeting in Phnom Penh jointly organized by the General Directorate of Agriculture (GDA) under the Ministry of …
Joint conference to learn about a German perspective on the Global Sustainable Development Goals and agriculture
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems This week ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems team is participating in the joint conference of German International Cooperation (GIZ)’s Sector Network Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia (TUEWAS) and Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development in Asia (SNRD Asia), the first of its kind, in Bangkok, Thailand …
The Global Agribusiness set to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
[su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rozTNvMBB8″ width=”600″] Chris Brown, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability for Olam, a member of the Sustainable Rice Platform, delivered a video message to the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) began in Nairobi on Monday 23 May 2016, with a …
‘Integrated Pest Management Training for Retailers’ makes responsible pesticides business
Retailer training is one part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) training courses in Viet Nam in promoting safe and sustainable agriculture environment which is the collaboration between the Sub Plan Protection Departments and GIZ from 2015 to 2017, and co-funded by Croplife International. In the line of project, a minimum of 300 retailers in three …
Lao experts contribute to the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Lao PDR Team Lao national expert group exchanged good practices on soil and nutrient management as a contribution to the development of the ASEAN Regional Guidelines on Soil and Nutrient Management (ASEAN Regional GLs on SNM) at the 3rd National Expert Group Meeting on Soil and Nutrient Management conducted on …