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SAFETI Newsletter: Issue 2 October 2018- June 2019
In This Issue: Successful Crop Rescues Family SAFETI Collaborations with the Private Sector SAFETI Collaboration with the NGO BRAC Three International Consultants Visit SAFETI Partners with Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute Study Tour to India and Thailand Compliance Workshop on “PNGOs Financial Administrative Guidelines”
Understanding Target Audiences for Communication Strategies
Thailand remains a key source, transit and destination country for trafficking in persons, despite increased efforts by the government to counter the issue.1 Thailand’s relative prosperity attracts migrants from neighbouring countries who meet the demand for low-skilled labour and seek a better life for themselves and their families. Trafficking in persons is affected by deep-rooted […]
Destined for Trouble
The palm oil industry continues to be a highly controversial business and social proposition. Its detractors lay before society a long list of grievances covering a wide range of environmental, social and management issues. While its supporters continue to refute or ignore the depth of the problems, pointing to its financial success, palm oil’s wide […]
Less is More: Improving Myanmar Ginger Quality and Value Through Low-Tech Alternatives to Pesticides and Herbicides
USAID/Burma’s Value Chains for Rural Development project (“the project”) is helping ginger farmers, processors, and exporters change the way they do business and establish Myanmar as a new origin of high quality fresh ginger and dried, sliced ginger. This report highlights value chain developments and learning achieved over a 3-year period (2016 to early 2019).
Carbon Payments for Environmental Services (C-PFES)
Local companies that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG) pay forest owners to plant or maintain healthy forests which absorb and store GHGs. Activities such as burning coal to generate energy and cement production contribute to the high concentrations of GHGs in the atmosphere that are causing climate change, which is already having negative […]
Architecture for REDD+ Transactions Brochure
ART is governed and managed by globally recognized, independent, objective experts including a Board of Directors and a Secretariat, who are supported by expert technical committees. By ensuring the highest environmental and social standards, ART will give confidence to participants and channel long-term finance to countries reducing their emissions from tropical deforestation.
Sesame Gap Opens the Door to Better Prices and Market Linkages for Smallhoder Farmer
This study is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Winrock International, prepared under contract by Lorene Flaming, with contributions by the VC-RD team, including Nimish Jhaveri, Nyein Chan, Khun Soe Moe Aung, Anne-Claire Degail, Tim May, […]