GIZ-SNRD attends ADB-led – high-level forum on food security

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) hosted a Food Security Forum at its general headquarters in Manila, Philippines on 22-24 June 2016. With the theme ā€˜ADB Food Security Forum: Safe, Nutritious, and Affordable Food for Allā€™, the forum was participated by different governments from around the world; industry leaders, development...

DCZ supports agricultural structural change in Jilin, China

June, 28 ā€“ 30, 2016 Following an invitation of the China Agricultural University (CAU), DCZ visited the universitiesā€™ Science & Technology Backyard Programme (STB) that started in Hebei Province in 2008 and now is also active in the maize-growing county of Lishu, Northeastern China. The STB is a joint research...

Agriculture Working Group Meeting, Thailand (3 June 2016)

The Agriculture Working Group of the Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia (SNRD) met on 3 June 2016 to discuss further collaborations among the group members. The meeting took place during this yearā€™s joint conference of two Sector Networks of TUEWAS (Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in...

Bangkok Post, 6 June 2016: German help for sustainable farming

A German government agency has introduced a new international rice farming standard for Thai farmers aimed at helping them to lower cost and upgrade agricultural practices towards sustainability. Matthias Bickel, project director of Asean Sustainable Agrifood Systems of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German governmentā€™s sustainable development...

Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA)’s SMART Approach in Viet Nam

BRIA Viet Nam is implementing its SMART programme (Sustainable Management of Rice production systems through introduction of improved Technologies) in the provinces of Đong Thap, Hau Giang and Kien Giang. BRIA intends to promote the implementation of the Agricultural Restructuring Plan to improve farmersā€™ livelihoods in those provinces, promote...