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She is happy and proud (both at home and farm): A story of woman in Cambodia shows everyone has the rights to better livelihood
Writer: Samorn Channa, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Him Sothea, 49, a mother of three daughters, living in Chum Teavchreng Village, Tang Krous commune, Kampong Chhnang Province. Her older daughter is 21 years old, studying at university in Phnom Penh while the youngest is studying at grade 7 in the community. Ms. Sothea has been working …
When will you stop? Or the world will end!
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Experts in sustainable agriculture development urge for a change in agrifood system production. Or, a future lies blind. Policy is needed, private company must agree, consumer have to value and farmer can just start, these were voiced by the experts during private interviews at the recent 6th Project Partner …
Training of Trainers on Integrated Pest Management in Tien Giang, Vietnam
Writer: ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Team, Vietnam Sustainable agriculture development is the main strategy for the Government of Vietnam. The Vietnam Government have been supporting the national project “Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development 2011-2020” as well as improvement of farmer livelihood through technical investment, production technologies and market orientation. At ASEAN level, Vietnam has …
Visit from Germany’s food, agriculture and consumer protection committee
On 25 October 2015, a parliament delegation of the German Bundestag, Committee on Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, visited the GIZ project partner “Southern Regional Plant Protection Center” (SRPPC) in Tien Giang province, Vietnam. The delegation was headed by Mr. Alois Gerig, chairman of the Committee. The purpose of this visit was to exchange information …
Training on Food and Nutrition Security in Lao PDR
Writer: Duangruetai Surasakjinda, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Food and nutrition security remains a priority agenda for the government of Lao PDR. The Lao government has shown its commitment in addressing food and nutrition security in the country by recently launching the National Zero Hunger Challenge aiming to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition. At ASEAN …
Partnership project to promote organic value chain in Vietnam
A strategic alliance between German organic companies and private-sector actors in Vietnam, so called Organic Value Chain Partnership (OVCP), is soon to be set up with the mandate of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) – Sector Project “Agricultural Trade and Agricultural Value Chains”. …
Farmers greet Indonesia’s DG for food crops with pest discussion
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems When Indonesian Agriculture Ministry’s Director General for Food Crops visits a Farmer Field School in North Sumatra’s Nagur Village, Indonesia, farmers are discussing about pest and diseases they regularly spot in their rice fields among their farmer classmates. The class is part of the Better Rice Initiative Asia …
Challenges in Lao crop sector discussed in the country’s newly launched ‘Development Strategy’
In Lao PDR, the population is forecasted to reach 7,5 million and 8.3 million in 2020 and 2025 respectively and these figures do not include tourists who visit the country by 3 million times per year, according to the ‘Development Strategy of the Crop Sector 2015 and Vision 2030’ recently launched by Lao’s Department of …
Winding road trip with the Indonesian Director-General for Food Crops
Writer: Rojana Manowalailao, ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems Left and right and right and left… Traveling from Kabanjahe to Perbulan Village of Karo Regency of Indonesia requires a lot of concentration and attention. While many several curves in this long and winding road can be exhausting and tiring but for the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry’s Director-General for …