Agricultural Systems and Engineering field of study (ASE), School of Environment Resources and Development (SERD) of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is organizing a “Field Day” at Ban Nongri, Nongkob sub-district, Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province on 10 March, 2010.
The Field day is aimed at sharing and disseminating knowledge to farmers and other stakeholders engaged in rice production systems. 30 rice farmers along with 5 trainers from Department of Agricultural Extension (DoAE) are directly participating in the project. About 100 farmers from other places are invited from time to time to participate and learn from the key activities. In addition to the DoAE, other local agriculture departments and their concerned officials have also visited the site and have been briefed by the AIT project team.
The project was launched in November 2009 after it won a competitive grant tilted “Community preparedness for climate change and increased water use efficiency for rice cultivation using principles of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) in Central Thailand” from United Nation for Environment Programme (UNEP)’s APFED Showcase Project 2008. Dr. Abha Mishra and Dr. Prabhat Kumar of the AIT are the project investigators for this project. More information on the Project could be found at Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED)‘s website.
For more details on “Climate Proofing” of agriculture and related projects of AIT, please contact Dr. Abha Mishra or Dr. Prabhat Kumar.