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USDA #thaiRAIN in December

 In December, USDA #thaiRAIN hosted a forum that brought together experts in agrifood innovations to share their insights and comments on two studies conducted by Michigan State University. One study reviews thaiRAIN’s audit process for climate-smart innovations using evidence panels together with experts’ audits. The other focuses on the structure of a permanent agrifood innovation […]

Jamaica Supporting Victims of Violence Activity Achievements 2024

2024: A Year of Laying the Foundation for impact SVOV Activity’s Achievements

The Man Behind Microbial Solutions

The document is the first in our Expert Interview series. #thaiRAIN talked to Dr. Wichien Yongmanitchai, Thailand’s top expert on microbiology who developed one of the climate-smart innovations. Soil Digest, Dr Yongmanitchai’s brainchild, one of the several microbial solution products available in the country, is aimed to accelerate disintegration of agricultural residue. Burning of rice […]

Private Sector Engagement 

Trafficking-in-persons (TIP) is a pervasive criminal activity that uses force, fraud, psychological coercion, debt bondage, violence, and other means to control and exploit victims for financial gain. For nearly three decades, Winrock International has led efforts globally to combat TIP in all its forms, including forced labor, sex trafficking, the worst forms of child labor, […]

USDA #thaiRAIN in November 

In November, USDA #ThaiRAIN was honored to present “99 Mai Pao” campaign which demonstrates the use of microbial solutions to decompose rice stubbles and develop model farmers with the Chaipattana Foundation and Thai Rice Foundation under the Royal Patronage. The announcement of the campaign was made in front of Her Royal Highness Maha Chakri Sirindhorn […]

Resilient Farming: Satkhira Fish Farmers Embracing Sustainable Practices to Mitigate Flood Impacts 

In 2024, Bangladesh experienced several floods across the country. One such instanceoccurred in September of this year when continuous rainfall over the course of fourdays and the breach of an embankment of the Betna River at Satkhira caused a suddenflood. As a result, at least fifty villages in three unions across two upazilas were flooded.All […]

República Dominicana Programa de Reducción de Residuos Sólidos

La USAID busca disminuir la cantidad de desechos en comunidades y municipios de la República Dominicana, lo que conduce a océanos más limpios, en particular en el mar Caribe. La agencia busca lograr esto apoyando a los municipios en la gestión, reducción, reciclaje y eliminación eficaz de desechos. La USAID también ayudará a facilitar cambios […]

RAIN in October: Monthly Digest

Get the latest on #thaiRAIN’s recent outreach to farmers, innovators, agrifood firms, academic institutions and organizations. In October, we took a significant step forward in our initiative to expand our on-burn campaigns among farmers by launching the “Chi River no-burn” campaign in four provinces in northeastern Thailand: Kalasin, Roi-Et, Khon Kaen, and Maha Sarakham. We […]

Endless Cycles of Debt-Bondage – A Case Study of Fishers in the Sundarbans

The findings of this case study are based on focus group discussions carried out by the Bangladesh Program to End Modern Slavery (B-PEMS) AugroJatra team with fishers and women of Sutighata village, in Koyra upazila in Khulna, bordering the Sundarbans. All names used in this case study have been changed to protect anonymity. Fishing in […]
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