Let’s meet the #AlumniInnovationGrants participants for 2026!

Phimmaly Thammavong completed a Master of Sustainability at Deakin University, in 2022 with an Australia Awards Scholarship. Now, she is making a difference at the Food and Agriculture Organization as a National Green Climate Fund Coordination Specialist.

Phimmaly is passionate about Climate Smart Agriculture and how technology, innovative land use and new farming approaches can build resilient agricultural systems.

Working with the Lao Agriculture Cooperation Federation, Phimmaly’s project will support farmers in Chaeng Village, Vientiane to enhance food security and nutrition through year-round crop diversity, promote social inclusion by empowering women and youth, promote value addition by converting agricultural waste into animal feed and use solar-powered irrigation pumps to reduce costs.

Learnings from the ‘Harvest 365 – Cultivating the Future of Agriculture’ project will be shared with other local farming groups strengthening social, economic, and environmental impact.