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Drone-driven rice programme begins to reap rewards
By CIMI SUCHONTAN, THE SUNDAY NATION, UBON RATCHATHANI A solution to lift Thai rice farmers out of a low-income trap has edged closer to reality with a German-Thai rice programme that showed āgreat promiseā in the Northeast, the heartland of jasmine rice. In Ubon Ratchathani province with 4.2 |million rai...
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Agribusiness model: āNo green agriculture, no agro-eco tourismā
Over 15 years since it has started, Taman Simalem Resort in Karo Highlands, Indonesia well combines business, agriculture and tourism and becomes a model to many. Eddy Tanoto Sukardi, its Director shares a good mix of success recipes. Bringing up eco-agro tourism Eddy Tanoto Sukardi āTaman Simalem Resort started an infrastructure...
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East meets west to expand the green agriculture in Cambodia
ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems (ASEAN SAS) recently welcomed seven delegates from the Germanās Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), German Development Bank (KfW), GIZ Headquarter and GIZ Country Office on the occasion of the annual Cambodian-German Government Consultations at the Eco-Agri Co. Ltd (EAC) in Phnom Penh,...
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Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR) Training in Bangkok, Thailand
From 4 ā 6 December 2016, the AIZ is organizing a Training Seminar on āCapacity Development for Environmental Fiscal Reform (EFR)ā. The seminar is addressing policy makers, administration officials and other relevant stakeholders who are responsible for preparing or implementing environmental fiscal reforms ā i.e. the introduction or reform...
2016
ASEAN heads to promote common position on agriculture at Marrakech Climate Change Talks
Agriculture has featured prominently in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change technical discussions but is largely absent from the formal negotiation processes. The sector is one of the most vulnerable in Southeast Asia, and a crucial backbone for smallholder food security and livelihood. Some of the regionās...
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ASEAN Member States to present a united voice at COP22 on shared vision to address climate change impacts and drivers in agriculture.
āWith the ASEAN Common Position, the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry have sent a clear message that agriculture, comprising crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, is a top priority for action to address the impacts and drivers of climate change in ASEAN. I strongly believe the outcomes of...
2016
What does the Philippines want for sustainable plant industry?
Ā Interview with Chief of Crop Pest Management Division Ms. Wilima Cuaterno talks to ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems about the agriculture sector in the Philippines, challenges, and necessary supports.Ā Agriculture sector in the Philippines āAgriculture is the backbone of the Philippine economy. Rice is the most important crop since it is the major...
2016
Negros Occidental wetlands hailed as the 7th Ramsar site in the Philippines
20 October 2016, Bacolod City The āNegros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Areaā (NOCWCA) of the Philippines has been declared as the 7th Ramsar site. Ramsar Convention delegates, national executives of DENR, and provincial government officials led the inauguration of NOCWCA. Mr. Berthold Schirm of GIZ-PAME Project Director and Dr. Berthold Siebert of ACB-GIZ-Institutional Strengthening...