Farmers will use fewer chemicals when consumers demand safer produces, says a senior officer of Indonesia. Farmers in Indonesia cannot live without chemical pesticides and fertilisers, Sri Wijayanti Yusuf from Ministry of Agriculture shares with ASEAN Sustainable Agrfood Systems during its recent Steering Committee Meeting in Thailand. “In Indonesia farmers spray...
Potato farmers learn how to maximise their incomes on the test field – and to think economically. Sanjay Chowdary and his wife Laxmi show us the potato plant they have just pulled from the ground; at least ten tubers are hanging from it, three times more than the usual number...
MANDALUYONG City, PH, 18 August 2017 The Sustainable Certified Coconut Oil project (SCNO) project and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) launched the Coconut Farming as a Business training curriculum and farmers’ workbook (in the Cebuano dialect) during the opening day of the 31st Coconut Week Celebration and 4th International Coconut...
The Common Fund for Commodities provides financing to organisations and enterprises engaged in commodity value chains in its member countries. Through a range of financial instruments, the CFC seeks to support business activities in the field of commodity development, including agriculture, minerals and metals in Developing Countries. The intervention...
Photo by APEC Climate Center CAN THO, Vietnam – The ASEAN Climate Resilience Network (ASEAN-CRN) participated in the annual APEC Climate Symposium 2017 with the theme “Building resilient agro-food systems from production to consumption” from 18-20 August 2017 in Can Tho, Vietnam. Hosted by the APEC Climate Center (APCC) and...
Do you care about sustainable farming, the #environment, and #agroecology? Do you believe that #youth are part of the solution and can lead an agricultural revolution that is much needed in the Mekong region? Feeling creative? Filmmakers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are invited to submit their shorts by 15 October 2017....
Figure 1: A screenshot of farmer’s personal data In today’s world, information and communications technology (ICT) is widely applied for an effective and efficient working system, and data accuracy and privacy. A database management system (DBMS) is commonly used as a professional and scalable management system. To embrace a paperless...
The Sustainable Rice Platform is convening the First Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition from 4-5 October 2017 at the United Nations Convention Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok, in cooperation with UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute.
Farmers in several districts in Tamil Nadu are receiving payouts because their losses had been identified by satellite data. Chennai, (July 19th, 2017) - Early insurance payouts were surging during the recent Rabi cropping season in Tamil Nadu, a state in the south of India. For the first time in India, a...
A study trip on experiences on the development of fruits and vegetables production in Thailand and trade fair visit was organized for integrated Public Private Partners (iPPP) from Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR in Chiang Mai and Bangkok on 29 May – 1 June 2017. The activity was facilitated by...
