ASEAN-CRN releases Volume 2 of the ASEAN Guidelines on CSA Practices

Photo by: (clockwise from left): Donald Bason, Rathana Peou, GIZ FOR-CC project, Hazel Tanchuling In an effort to continue the promotion of practices showcasing climate smart agriculture (CSA) amongst policymakers and farmers in the Southeast Asian region, the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN-CRN) released the second volume of the ASEAN...

Webinar on QGIS Software Application

GIS Webinar Materials.zip Ā Download GIS Webinar Materials.zip Ā Download Application of Quantum GIS to facilitate NRM Planning & Management Ā Download Application of QGIS in Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment (CDRA) for Land Use Plan Preparation Philippines Ā Download

Germany consolidate good practices in managing 60 existing protected area all over the PH ā€“ at least 56 new areas declared

Biodiversity partners. The German Government has cooperated with the Philippine government in the field of environment and natural resource management. The Protected Area Management Enhancement (PAME) Project successfully held a National Learning Exchange at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Ortigas Centre, Pasig City, on 6-7 September 2017. The learning exchange...

Want farmers to cut chemical pesticides? Get consumers to eat organic!

Farmers will use fewer chemicals when consumers demand safer produces, says a senior officer of Indonesia. Farmers in Indonesia cannot live without chemical pesticides and fertilisers, Sri Wijayanti Yusuf from Ministry of Agriculture shares with ASEAN Sustainable Agrfood Systems during its recent Steering Committee Meeting in Thailand. ā€œIn Indonesia farmers spray...

Good seedlings = a rich harvest

Potato farmers learn how to maximise their incomes on the test field ā€“ and to think economically. Sanjay Chowdary and his wife Laxmi show us the potato plant they have just pulled from the ground; at least ten tubers are hanging from it, three times more than the usual number...

Coconut Farming as a business training curriculum, workbook launched

MANDALUYONG City, PH, 18 August 2017 The Sustainable Certified Coconut Oil project (SCNO) project and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) launched the Coconut Farming as a Business training curriculum and farmersā€™ workbook (in the Cebuano dialect) during the opening day of the 31st Coconut Week Celebration and 4th International Coconut...

Philippines gets ready to access the Green Climate Fund

GIZ, through the SupportCCC II project, participated in the Philippinesā€™ first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Orientation and Prioritization Tool Inception Workshop to advance understanding and coordination of GCF financing activities in the country. The workshop was organized by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the countryā€™s National Designated...