END POVERTY IN ALL ITS FORMS EVERYWHERE
In 2022, AIT worked toward the achievement of SDG1 by engaging in activities designed to raise the incomes of organic rice and tapioca farmers in Thailand, promote the adoption of modern technologies such as solar irrigation, introducing monitoring and evaluation tools, and disseminating knowledge regarding climate-
smart agricultural practices in Thailand and elsewhere in SE Asia. Other projects involved adaptation strategies designed to minimize the impact of climate change and to deal effectively with the maintenance and protection of river flows in farming areas in Bangladesh and India.
SCOPING STUDY ON COLLECTIVE ACTION BY ORGANIC JASMINE RICE PRODUCER GROUPS IN NORTHEASTERN THAILAND
Duration: 2022-2025
Description of activities in 2022:
A field visit was conducted in July 2022 in Roi Et Province by researchers from AIT, Chulalongkorn University, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), and Kobe University under JETRO funding with help from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. Key informant
interviews were conducted with farmer groups with export-standard and Thai-standard organic certificates as well as the Rice Department. The findings informed the formal kick-off field visit in January 2023.
THAI TAPIOCA STARCH PROJECT
Duration: December 2019 to June 2023 (extended)
Description of activities in 2022:
During 2022, there was significant improvement in the statistical analysis of the data from the Department of Business Development (DBD), Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with researchers from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) and Kobe University.
Weblink
� https://dds.ait.ac.th/sdgs/2019/08/02/investigatingthe-miraculous-growth-of-the-thai-cassavaprocessing-industry/
TECHNOLOGY CLINIC FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED AGRO ENTERPRISES IN THAILAND
Duration: 2019 to 2022
Description of activities in 2022:
During 2022, the final workshop was organized from 8 to 10 June at the RBB Auditorium, AITCC. Five AIT faculty members as well as several support staff members attended the workshop. The materials were selected based on the fieldwork conducted in 2020-2022. The project has been completed.
Weblink:
� https://dds.ait.ac.th/sdgs/2019/08/02/delivery-oftraining-program-for-technology-clinic-for-smalland-medium-sized-enterprises-smes-in-thailand/
UKRI GCRF TRADE HUB
Duration: 2019 to 2022
Description of activities in 2022:
The project involves development partners in Indonesia, China, Tanzania, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, and the UK. During 2022, AIT conducted a series of follow-up activities on MEL (monitoring, evaluation, and learning) with counterpart experts in the UK. Publications were produced on various research themes, including the impacts of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical policy
interventions on international trade flows using panel data analysis and the vector autoregression approach. AIT’s engagement concluded in December 2022.
Weblink for the Project:
� https://dds.ait.ac.th/sdgs/2019/08/02/trade-hub/ � https://tradehub.earth/
COLLABORATIVE ADAPTATION PATHWAYS FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE IN BHAVANI RIVER BASIN, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
Duration: 2021–2022
Description of activities in 2022:
The aim of the project is to use bottom-up approaches to recommend adaptation strategies that will help manage the risks due to climate change in the agricultural sector of Bhavani River basin in Tamil Nadu. The project employs the CRIDA (Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis) approach to identify the breaking point of the agricultural system (when the system fails), the magnitude of climate
change that will cause the system to cross the threshold, and the plausibility of reaching that state in the future. Several adaptation options were evaluated to address the range of plausible future climate scenarios. The project aims to develop a set of adaptation pathways that will inform the policymakers on when to act.
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION IN AGRICULTURE FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF HIGHLANDS: CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE CONSULTING FIRM (ADB-JFPR)
Duration: December 2020 to December 2023
Description of activities in 2022:
The Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture for Enhanced Recovery and Sustainability of Highlands project, led by a climate-smart agriculture consortium at AIT and funded by the Asian Development Bank’s Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (ADB-JFPR), focuses on addressing climate change challenges in highland agriculture in northern Thailand. In 2022, workshops were organized in Nan Province, bringing together stakeholders, including government officials and smallholder farmers. The workshops aimed to enhance knowledge, capacity, and collaboration, promoting climate-smart agricultural practices suitable for highland ecosystems such as solar irrigation, biochar, and keyline plowing. Topics covered included climate
change impacts, adaptation measures, resilient crops, water management, soil conservation, product quality, and output markets.
Weblink for the project abstract.
� https://www.adb.org/projects/53099-001/main
Others: Web posts on the seminar organized during 2022
� http://www.ccaa.ait.ac.th/
� http://www.ccaa.ait.ac.th/adb-ta-9993-progressshared-at-the-apec-ppfs-webinar-2022-in-bangkokthailand/
