Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for Enhanced Recovery and Sustainability of Highlands
Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Services: Technical Assistance
The project provides technical assistance to Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC), by support in building Thailand’s technical and institutional capacities to assess agriculture sector vulnerabilities, demonstrate climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices and digital technologies for traceability of agri-food products, and support local governments to integrate climate change concerns in agriculture planning. The specific focus is on development efforts on reinvigorating food security in Nan Province to achieve the desired long term-impact of “improved agricultural competitiveness in the highlands”. The Project area in Nan will be learning site for the other farmers in the region.
The consortium of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Nippon Koei Co, Ltd and Team Consulting Engineering and Management Public Company Limited (TEAM GROUP) has been assigned to undertake this task, and TEAM GROUP provides 2 consultants to work on “Gender and Social Development” and “Digital Agriculture”
More information is available at www.ccaa.ait.ac.th