Agriculture
Agricultural production
Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge (MATch)
New agritech accelerator Mekong Agriculture Technology Challenge (MATch) is now officially open to applicants.Application will be available at www.match.mekongbiz.org until the end of December 2017.MATch’s mission is to transform the Mekong region’s agricultural industry into a leading global supplier of safe and nutritious food for ...
MATch
“Responsible Large-Scale Agricultural Investment in the Mekong” Regional Workshop to Open on Nov 15-17
This week a regional workshop, hosted by Mekong Region Land Governance, will explore the challenges of large-scale agricultural investments to suggest solutions supportive of sustainable and pro-poor development, as well as economic growth.[] The workshop will bring together about 100 representatives from government, private sector, research ...
Mekong Region Land Governance
Data for a food secure world: Takeaways from the Crawford Fund annual conference
Devex has written up a handy summary article of key take-aways from the 2017 Crawford Fund Annual Conference, for which the theme was Transforming lives and livelihoods through the digital revolution in agriculture, from which a strong case for open data emerged. Read the introduction below and the ...
GODAN & FAO to host Agriculture Open Data Package forum
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Global Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) are seeking partipants for a forum discussion on open data for agriculture from July 10-24 on the e-agriculture platform.Read their release below or at the e-agriculture website.—e-Forum discussion on the ...
Winrock's Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool is now live
Under the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (SFB) Project, Winrock International has developed an innovative online tool to assess the ecosystem service impacts of land use decisions in Cambodia. The Watershed Ecosystem Services Tool (WESTool) integrates cutting-edge analyses with a user-friendly online platform to give ...
IDI launches 'accountability hub' for land, housing and resource rights
Inclusive Development International has launched an online accountability hub to provide resources for advocates to conduct investigative research in support of communities whose rights and resources are threatened by investment projects. Visit ‘Following the money to justice’ to see what it’s all about, and see the ...
At UN, global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance
Global heads of state have committed to tackling antimicrobial resistance in an agreement at the United Nations, focusing on human health, animal health and agriculture sectors. Read the full release below and at the UN Food and Aghriculture Organization’s website.—OPGA / WHO / FAO / ...
MRLG releases report on land tenure for Cambodian smallholder farmers
Mekong Region Land Governance has published a new report on land tenure and future allocation requirements for smallholder farmers in Cambodia, titled They Will Need Land: he current land tenure situation and future land allocation needs of smallholder farmers in Cambodia, authored by Jean-Christophe Diepart. See below ...
IDI and MRLG release new report on land conflict transformation
Inclusive Development International and Mekong Region Land Governance have released a new report titled Innovative approach to land conflict transformation: Lessons learned from the HAGL/ indigenous communities’ mediation process in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.Read the full release below and download the report from the MRLG website.“In the ...