To explain why food standards are important for the ASEAN region in a concise and visual manner, the GIZ-supported project Standards in the Southeast Asian Food Trade (SAFT), produced a short infographic in cooperation with the ASEAN Member States (AMS). So far the video is available in English, but...
- Aug. 17, 2016 Research on Nepal’s irrigation sector should be a priority of the Government of Nepal, irrigation experts said during the national irrigation seminar held 10-11 June in Dhulikhel, Nepal. The event was organised jointly by the Department of Irrigation (DOI), Government of Nepal in collaboration with the International...
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) on 14 July at ICIMOD’s headquarters in Nepal. Judith Karl, Executive Secretary, UNCDF and David Molden, Director General, ICIMOD signed the MOU in the presence...
What we throw in the ocean ultimately comes back to us as seafood on our plates – even though the plastic may not be very obvious. My four-year-old son’s hurried footsteps betray his excitement. “There, Daddy! There it is!” he cries. Impatient, he lets go of my hand and runs ahead....
In recent years, there has been a growing consensus that public engagement is necessary to bring any change, be it an environmental issue or social issue. Public engagement is particularly important in the Indian Subcontinent where climate change has emerged as major threat to humankind, as ecosystem, health and...
—Aug. 25, 2016 Enthusiastic applause and bravos rewarded the young team of the Mobile Conservation Unit (MCU) for a great theatre performance and their effort and commitment at the end of a seven-day training 11-96 Aug, 2016. The training workshop for the MCU students of the Lao National University's Faculty...
‘Understanding Mangroves: A high school teachers training on Mangroves and their significance’ was organised by Centre for Environment Education (CEE) at the Sanskruti Bhavan, Panaji, recently. “Forty schools from Bicholim, Tiswadi and Bardez participated in the three-day long training programme. The training focused on imparting deeper understanding about mangroves...
Better Rice Initiative Asia or BRIA collaborates with Thailand’s Rice Department, Department of Agricultural Extension, local authorities and Bayer to conduct farmer training. To understand the constraints, aspirations, needs and training wants of farmers under the project, BRIA has commissioned the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Kasetsart University...
ASEAN Guidelines on the Regulation, Use, and Trade of Biological Control Agents Delegates from a private section in Cambodia visit Vietnam for cooperation and partnership development in promoting safe agriculture practices. People dealing with biological pest and disease control were brought together cross-border by GIZ – ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood System (ASEAN...
In close cooperation with the Department of Agriculture (DA), its Regional Field Offices (RFOs), the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRICE) along with private sector partners Bayer and Yara, Better Rice Initiative Asia or BRIA seeks to promote market-oriented rice production, entrepreneurship and market linkages....
