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German president checks out sustainable rice project
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 27/01/2024
» UBON RATCHATHANI: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Thailand's largest rice-farming province on Friday in a bid to boost practices towards climate-smart agriculture.
The sky's the limit
Life, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 22/08/2022
» Sirawit Sirichokwatanakul's latest batch of Gesha roasted coffee beans sold out within 40 minutes after posting on his Facebook page of nearly 5,000 followers. Many paid up quickly to order from this Akha coffee smallholder in the northern province of Chiang Rai's Mae Chan Tai village.
Focus on food security
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 08/02/2021
» The economic impact of Covid-19 on the world's most populous region is further undermining efforts to improve diets and nutrition of nearly 2 billion people who were already unable to afford healthy diets.
Food safety and fake news
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 14/12/2020
» The spread of Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains and international trade across the region. The implications for food supplies have been considerable, with public concern growing about the safety of what we eat and drink.
Shaping a green future
Asia focus, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 23/11/2020
» Sonika Manandhar remembers riding in her father’s minibus in her hometown of Kathmandu when she was five years old. Thanks to a loan programme from the government, her father was able to buy the bus and earn a living to support his family and send her to school until she earned a computer engineering degree.
Soil doctors come to the rescue
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 15/02/2020
» Solving Thailand's deteriorating soil -- the lifeblood of agriculture -- doesn't just require commitment from policymakers and innovative tools, but also collaboration from farmers themselves.
Drink milk for all it's worth
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 01/07/2017
» One fifth of women in Thailand aged between 40 to 80 years suffer from osteoporosis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says, prompting calls for people to drink more milk.
Chiang Rai leads organic resurgence
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 21/01/2017
» The demand for organically grown food in Thailand has sparked a major resurgence in natural farming methods, especially in the past couple of years, and it has even spilled over to the export sector given the country's reputation as a major "bread basket" of Asia.
Sustainability starts at school
Life, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 21/03/2016
» Orapin Leartsinchaisakun starts her daily routine at 6am. Apart from preparing herself for the 8am class, the head student of Baan Wanaluang will have to cook breakfast made of a variety of organic vegetables from the school's backyard farm for herself and 70 boarding students, ranging from grades 1-9. On today's menu is pad pak boong, or stir-fried Chinese morning glory with oyster sauce.
Rural communities struggle with debts
News, Apiradee Treerutkuarkul, Published on 16/01/2016
» Yard Anusasananant’s eyes well up every time she passes a farm which used to belong to her family but was sold off to settle debts.