The Matale district in Sri Lanka is famous in the country for cultivating spices. In Kambiadiya village in Matale, most of the residents are also engaged in agriculture. Additionally, the women in the village are engaged in home gardening to help provide for their family needs. Their gardens are collectively referred to as “Kandyan Home […]
During the 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), FAO and various partners and stakeholders expressed the need to go beyond the celebrations and to put in place a set of concrete actions aimed at addressing issues and challenges raised throughout the year. In response to that, the decision was made to implement a web-based […]
Assam, India – Growing crops is a challenge in the hilly terrain of Assam-India. To counter this, Sloping Agriculture and Land Technology (SALT) has been introduced as an alternative farming method to the farmers in place of jhum. Farmers are trained on – A-frame or making the contour line by using the A-frame; and planting […]
Gujarat, India – For farmers’ organization (FOs) in India, one of the key areas of emphasis in recent years has been the use of technology by grassroots women to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness of last-mile operations and to improve delivery. Towards this, SEWA, in partnership with the private sector, has piloted several innovative mobile-based ICT […]
Kerala, India – Women in the Fishery Sector are afflicted by many challenges like unhygienic market conditions, apathy towards the sector in general and women in particular, cut-throat competition, and inability to keep their produce dry and fresh, etc. SEWA-Kerala has been lobbying on their behalf with government authorities and thanks to their relentless efforts, […]
Farmers in Bangladesh used to preserve and reproduce seeds. However, this is no longer the situation. Farmers are losing control of the seeds. Nowadays, more than 90% of vegetable and rice seeds are controlled and supplied by private companies. MTCP2 Bangladesh made efforts to regain the control of seeds for farmers by forming groups of […]
In Bangladesh, there are places where people rely on the production of dried fish for their livelihood. The biggest dried fish yards in the country are located in Nazirtek of Sadar upazila, Kutubjom and Sonadia at Maheshkhali upazila, Teknaf, Shamlapur, Sundaripara in Pekua upazila, St. Martin’s Island and Baro Ghop in Kutubdia upazila. However, the […]
Char Fasson Upazilla in Bangladesh is an area lagged behind in many socio-economic indicators. Among the major livelihood of the people in the area is fishing and farming. However, fishers and farmers face a lot of problems when it comes to their livelihood including lack of access to proper information related to the farming and […]
