PGS VIETNAM THE 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY AND SELECTIon of the Board OF COORDINATION COMMITTEE OF PGS VIETNAM FOR the Period 2019 – 2020

PGS Vietnam was established in 2008 and operates under the guidance and technical and financial support of ADDA Organic Agriculture Development Project – VNFU (2005-2012). In September 2012, after the ADDA-VNFU project ended, the PGS Coordination Committee met and proposed to ADDA to support the “Seed funding” source. Vietnam PGS system by the end of […]

“Promoting the floating rice-based agroecological farming systems for a healthy society and adaptation to climate change in the Lower Mekong Region and Myanmar”

Department of Geography, University of Yangon conducted “Promoting the floating rice-based agroecological farming systems for a healthy society and adaptation to climate change in the Lower Mekong Region and Myanmar” on 18th January, 2019 at Conference Room, University of Yangon, Myanmar. This workshop purposed to share the knowledge between three countries (Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar) […]

The organic trade meets at the organic exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, 13 – 16 February 2019

Venue Exhibition Centre Nuremberg together with VIVANESS Date Wednesday, 13 – Saturday, 16 February 2019 Save the date to my calendar Cycle every year Opening times 13 – 15 February 2019: 09:00 – 18:00 16 February 2019: 09:00 – 17:00 BIOFACH quality As always, all the organic food exhibited is certified to the EU Organic […]

Working Meeting: “Consumer Awareness on Food Standards in Cambodia”, 6 December 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

GIZ, together with Consumers International (CI) and local partners, conducted a series of country surveys in 2017/2018 to assess the level of awareness towards food trade standards, with a special focus on Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam. This is set against the backdrop of GIZ’s work on promoting consumer protection as well as the implementation of […]

Chemical Free Paddy Field and Sustainable Agriculture special talk, 16 December, 2018, Myanmar

Chemical Free Paddy Field and Sustainable Agriculture special talk was organized by Shwe Bo Buddhist Youth at Leik Chin Village, Shwe Bo Township, Sagaing region, on 16 December, 2018. Objectives are to make the farmers aware of the techniques of sustainable agriculture and reducing chemicals and to promote the use of natural waste products in […]

MIID – Conference on Agricultural Extension in the Uplands of Myanmar, 20th of November 2018, Myanmar

On the 20th of November 2018, MIID hosted a conference at Novotel in Yangon about Agriculture Extension in the Uplands in Myanmar. The conference is a part of MIID’s ongoing project in partnership with Cornell University and with financial support by the Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT): “Securing Positive Nutritional Outcome through Agriculture […]