By Dirk Babendreier Rice is big business in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in Southeast Asia—not only as a vital source of food but also as a crop that provides work and income for 80 percent of the population. However, despite positive developments in the last decade, millions of tons are still being lost to […]
Statement of the ASEAN ministers on agriculture and forestry in response to outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to ensure food security, food safety and nutrition in ASEAN We, the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) express our deep concern over the outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has affected the lives of […]
Agrisud International For 27 years, Agrisud International, a non-profit association under French law, has been supporting the most vulnerable populations to rise from a state of precariousness to economic and social autonomy. Agrisud International promotes economic growth through the creation of very small family businesses, especially in the agricultural sector. These businesses are viable and […]
Agrisud International Depuis 27 ans, Agrisud International, association à but non lucratif de droit français, appuie les populations les plus vulnérables à s’élever de l’état de précarité vers l’autonomie économique et sociale. Agrisud International favorise la remise en économie par la création de très petites entreprises (TPE) familiales, en particulier dans le secteur agricole. Ces […]
International Potato Center (CIP) and Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Sciences (VAAS) in collaboration with Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) are going to organize the Regional Policy Forum on “Opportunities for a Climate-Smart Food System in Vietnam”. Time: 8:00 am – 12:30 pm on April 10, 2019 (Wednesday) Venue: Pullman Hotel, No. 40 Cat Linh, Hanoi Chairman: Leader of Vietnam Academy […]
Time: 9.00 – 13.00 on March 25, 2019 Workshop Location: Hotel Flower Garden, 46 Nguyen Truong To, Ba Dinh, Hanoi Objectives: i) Share and present results of survey ii) foster experience sharing and discussion with farmers and stakeholders, and other relevant stakeholders, Participants: Farmers, cooperative members in 3 districts of Hanoi: Gia Lam, Thanh Tri and […]
Control Union VN (Certification) in partnership with Peterson Services VN (Consultant) organized a thematic workshop on Organic agricultural development in Vietnam exclusively for producers or processors of organic products. Main contents of the workshop are: What is Organic agriculture? Demand and trend in the world market – Speaker: Julie Ly – Sales and Marketing Manager […]
Vientiane, 13 March 2019 The report “State of Land in the Mekong Region” was launched today in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The first publication of its kind in the Mekong Region, it brings together key data and information on the current status of, and changes in, land resources, their social distribution, and the conditions of governance […]
Food and Fertilizer Technology Center and Vietnam Academy of Agriculture Science are organizing an international workshop on enabling capacity in production and application of bio-pesticides and bio-fertilizers for soil-borne disease control and organic farming, which will be held from May 7-8 at the VAAS Center, Hanoi, Vietnam. For the past 50 years, the “intensive and […]
Agoecology Learning Alliance in Southeast Asia organized the sharing finding workshop in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province on 27 February. The participants of workshop are CISDOMA staffs, RCRD Research Center – An Giang University, ALiSEA, CIAT and farmers Mr Phong from RCRD – An Giang University sharing his experience on applying Agri App Ms […]