It was a sunny day in Gunung Megang Village when a group of females gathered in front yard of a house. Their laughter and voices could be heard from afar. But in between the atmosphere was silenced when they were listening to the explanations from one of the females...
Sungai Lesan Protected Forest, Lesan Dayak Village, Kelay Subdistrict With the technical support from the BMU project Low-emissions oil palm development in Berau District (LEOPALD), Berau District Government, Indonesia, continue improving its land-use governance capacity. It aims for net-zero deforestation in 2021-2026, applying the risk-based approach in district-wide HCV area...
GHG emission data is collected from pilot rice paddies in central provinces of Thailand. Story and Photos: Chotika Thamsuwan and Patcharin Sae-heng, Agriculture and Food Cluster The Thai Rice Department and The Thai German Climate Programme – Agriculture (TGCP-Agriculture) hosted online trainings for rice researchers nationwide to enhance their...
Story: Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Agriculture and Food Cluster Photos: Sanpetch Kitphaibuntawee, Kodchakorn Jitsopa, Wanwisa Panit All three students from Prince of Songkla University travelled to Ranong and Chumphon provinces to meet and learn directly from robusta coffee smallholders how to become agricultural business entrepreneurs. Born to a farming family in the southern province...
Coffee harvesting in Lore Lindu, Indonesia. Cr. @Ismet Khaeruddin/GIZ As customer becomes increasingly aware of the pressing sustainability issues in global supply chains, multinational enterprises and big brands are expected to ensure that their products are sourced and produced sustainably. At the same time, countries—including Germany and Indonesia—are regulating their...
Berau District Government demonstrates their commitment to saving high conservation value areas while improving the sustainability of the palm oil sector. Through the Low-emissions oil palm development project (LEOPALD), GIZ and The Nature Conservancy have been supporting the Berau District Government in improving land use governance of the plantation...
Copyright: GIZ Towards autumn, the European Commission will present a legislative proposal to minimise deforestation and forest degradation in agricultural supply chains. Therefore, Dr. Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary in BMZ, invited producing countries to a virtual dialogue on joint measures on supply and demand side to minimise deforestation driven...
Online TOPSA training-the-trainers session led by academic coach Ampai Kedsatith Story and Photos: Jantima Kulkit, Agriculture and Food Cluster The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has undoubtedly affected offline business and activities at all levels. Several planned training programmes have been postponed due to a strict measure of COVID-19 control and physical distancing. Sustainable...
ReCAP Pilot Farmers’ Reunion at the Aromatic Farm in Damnoen Saduak district, Ratchaburi province Srijakpat Chalermchai Ratchaburi, Thailand – It is early in the morning and the temperatures have reached nearly 40C at the Aromatic Farm in Damnoen Saduak district, Ratchaburi province. However, a group of Thai coconut farmers are...
Writer: Thitinai Pongpiriyakit, GIZ Thailand's Agriculuture and Food Cluster It is undeniable that trainers are the key people who can drive forward the knowledge on the standard of growing sustainable oil palm among smallholders in southern Thailand. This is why the Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Palm Oil Production and Procurement (SCPOPP)...