A CSO-CGIAR (Civil Society Organization – Consultative Group of International Agriculture Research) funded project Linking Thai Jasmine Rice farmers with markets using participatory action research for sustainability of rain-fed lowland rice-based system of
Northeast Thailand will organize an Inception Workshop on 27 March 2008 at Milton Bender Auditorium at 9:00a.m. AIT is partnering with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) as CGAIR partner center and with a local Thai NGO, Thai Education Foundation (TEF).This project aims to enhance the productivity of Jasmine Rice Production System through participatory action research trials using Farmer’s Field Schools (FFS) approach. In addition, the project envisaged to develop multi-stakeholder consortium to address other related issues. More details on project could be found at CGIAR website, http://www.cgiar.org/csos/cso_cgiar_grant_program.html
All interested persons are invited to participate. Students from Agriculture Systems and Engineering, Natural Resource Management, Regional and Rural development Planning field of studies are especially encouraged to participate. Please confirm you participation in advance through email, thanks. For more details please contact: Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Tel: 5477, Email: pkipm@ait.ac.th