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. Agriculture sector in the Philippines “Agriculture is the backbone of the Philippine economy. Rice is the most important crop since it is the major...
‘I have missed but I have gained…’ Food safety project manager reflects on her past to better the future. A question raised at a market linkage workshop I recently attended in Indonesia made me look back and ask myself: What could I have done better in my finished project ‘Improved...
Over the last three decades, pepper cultivation has expanded rapidly in the southern and central regions of Vietnam. Today, the country is the world’s largest producer and exporter of pepper. But, the misuse of chemical products leads to high production costs and harmful ecological impacts on both soil and...
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...
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....
Date and Duration: 10 – 14 October 2016, 5 days Location: Bangkok, Thailand No. of Participants: Max 20 Participation Fee: 1, 960 Euro (GIZ) / 2,280 Euro (external) Language: English Application Deadline:10 September 2016 To register: https://intranet.giz.de/fobionline/v_event.asp?eventtype_id=32518131&show_all=false&pressed=false This training aims at building competencies for promoting climate change adaptation concepts and...
BRIA Indonesia started its Farmer Field School activities in April 2015 with 15 Field Schools in North Sumatra involving 304 farmers. The number of Field Schools conducted increased rapidly in season 2 with 18 Field Schools conducted in North Sumatra and 16 Field Schools in Jember. The 34 Field Schools conducted in this season were...
The ASEAN Sustainable Agrifood Systems project[1] collaborates with ASEAN and all of its 10 member states (AMS) in implementing the ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework (AIFS) and its Strategic Plan of Action on Food Security (SPA-FS)[2] at the national level to promote food security and the development of sustainable...
