When it comes to food, nothing is more enjoyable than a delicious, good meal, but nothing is more important than safe food. Behind every bite and morsel is a complicated network of actors that have worked to make sure that what we are eating is good AND safe food. The inability to properly address food …

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HOW THE QUADRIPARTITE MODEL CREATED A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR LOCAL FARMERS Digging at the roots While nearly 95 percent of coffee produced in Vietnam is Robusta, Quang Tri Province—with over 5,000 hectares of coffee—cradles one-seventh of the country’s Arabica production. Evidently, almost 8,000 households in the province rely on Arabica as their main source …

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AUTHOR: RA THORNG In communities under the project of Caritas Cambodia, farmers transform organic fruits and vegetables into popular dried or fermented products and beverages, which are sold in local markets. Seeing these value-adding activities as a catalyst to boost local employment and market competitiveness, Ms. Phang Chantha, a lecturer and researcher from the Food …

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HOW THE EWEC PROJECT’S BUSINESS LINKAGE MODEL BUILDS PROFITABLE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RICE FARMERS AND MILLERS Rice millers are like the ties that bind. In the rice farming industry, they play a significant role in integrating production improvements and market opportunities for farmers. In countries like Lao PDR where farming is confined largely among smallholder …

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