Regional Workshop for System of Rice Intensification in the Lower Mekong River Basin (SRI-LMB) Project

23/04/2017-25/04/2017 Hanoi, Viet Nam

Objectives

To share learnings from the farmers’ participatory action research conducted in 33 districts of 11 provinces in Cambodia, Thailand, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
To learn from other regional initiatives implemented in the Mekong River Basin countries on similar practices.
To discuss current government policy for food security and sustainable agriculture/rice development within the context of more productive water management and of climate-change adaptations in the Mekong region.
To review the project activities involving implementing partners, project associates, and Project Steering Committee.
To discuss strategic directions and finalize the work plan for the next cycle of action research in consultation with national and local project partners.