Mongolia, a vast country of 1.56 million square kilometers, is home to 15 times more livestock than people. It has over 2.7 million human population and 43 million livestock as of 2010. The transformation of Mongolia after the collapse of the Soviet Union from collective socialism to a market economy disrupted urban and rural livelihoods, […]
Welimada is a hilly area in the district of Badulla, Uva province, Sri Lanka. Growing upcountry tea and crops is the main livelihood of the 85% of the population in village. The people mainly cultivate potatoes, beans, cabbages, carrots, leeks, and beetroots. Potatoes are the most suitable crop in the area because of the climate. […]
The inception workshop “Family Farming Problems from the Perspective of Natural Resources Management: Land – Water – Forest – Pastures” was conducted in Jannat Regency Hotel in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 21 December 2018 to support family farming in Kyrgyzstan. The workshop was devoted to the UN International Family Farming Decade: 2019-2028. As part of […]
Over 70 participants representing various cooperatives in the Philippines as well as partner organizations participated in the Organic Rice and Fertilizer Value Chain Forum 2018 at Max’s Restaurant, Scout Tuazon, Quezon City, Philippines on 28-29 November 2018. The forum presented key discussions on the commercialization of organic rice and organic fertilizers, scaling up production and marketing […]
During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the Philippines this November, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed on to 29 agreements with China covering among others, loans for infrastructure and joint exploration of the West Philippine Sea for oil and gas. Indigenous Peoples (IP) from Quezon and Rizal provinces trooped to the Chinese Embassy on […]
KLMPE 2018 IYFF+4: Inclusive Agricultural and Rural Development: No One Left Behind Over 300 farmers, farmer leaders, women and youth farmers, and representatives from farmer and fisher organizations (FOs) from all corners of the Philippines, representatives from government offices, civil society organizations (CSOs), and development partners participated in the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement […]
Coconut farmers, farmer organizations, government representatives, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs from Indonesia gathered in Indonesia on 24-25 October 2018 for the two-day learning exchange on coconut value chain. For this ASEAN Exchange Visit themed “Strengthening the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Coconut Value Chain Management and Job Creations in Rural Areas”, the delegates visited Purworejo […]
