Three of the Consultant team’s experts undertook a field visit to Bua Yai Subdistrict on 25 and 26 November 2021. Team leaders Dr. Nathsuda Pumijumnong and Dr. Danuwat Pengont, along with climate-smart soil and water management specialist Dr. Avishek Datta, visited Villages 1, 3, 5, and 8 to check potential water sources. The team discussed…
A meeting was held between the Central Group, ADB, and the Consultant on 23 September 2021 for exploring avenues for collaboration in the TA. The meeting was held online through the Zoom platform owing to CoVID–19 restrictions. Team leader Dr. Nathsuda Pumijumnong presented a brief overview of the TA objectives, outputs, and scope of activities.…
A meeting between the Consultant, OAE, and Nan Province Agriculture and Cooperatives Office was held online on 16 September 2021 via the Zoom platform. The main purpose of the meeting was to inform about the TA and its operations to the head of Nan Agriculture and Cooperatives Office Mr. Adisorn Chantarapraphalert as well as provide…
The Consultant carried out preliminary household baseline surveys on two field visits to the Bua Yai subdistrict in Na Noi district. The initial visit was from February 8, 2021 to February 11, 2021, and the second visit was made from February 27, 2021 to March 1, 2021. The survey collated comparative baseline and primary data…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Thailand on 13 January 2021 announced a $2 million technical assistance grant to help promote the adoption of climate-smart agriculture in highlands of northern Thailand. The Technical Assistance, funded by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, will help local governments demonstrate to highland farmers climate-resilient practices…
According to a paper recently published by Stanford University researchers, seven AIT faculty members are amongst the world’s top 2% scientists based on career-wide scientific impact to respective sub-disciplines. Three faculty members – Prof. Dung Phan Minh, Prof. C. Visvanathan and Prof. Shobhakar Dhakal – placed in the top 1% of the global scientific community.…