In Cu Nam commune in Quang Binh Province, Nguyen Thi Giang, Director of the Cu Nam Medicinal Plants Production and Agricultural Business Cooperative, has become a driving force for change in her community. Giang’s vision was simple but powerful: create sustainable livelihoods for women farmers so they would no longer have to leave their families […]
The Duy Tan Clean Agricultural Products Cooperative in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam, is led by a woman determined to protect local agricultural heritage. Nguyen Thi Quy, Director of the Cooperative, had a clear goal: restore and preserve the traditional Nep Cai Hoa Vang glutinous rice variety, expand production, and increase the income of cooperative members. […]
For ethnic minority communities living on the Dong Van rocky plateau in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam, life has always been shaped by the harshness of nature. With steep slopes, rocky terrain, and extreme weather, farming and earning a stable income can be incredibly difficult. For women like Mua Thi Dinh, Deputy Head of the Ha […]
The economic level of the community in Subang Regency, West Java, Indonesia is mostly influenced by the income rate from the agricultural sector. On the other hand, this sector still often faces problems related to Agricultural Production Facilities and marketing of agricultural products. In coordination with the Subang Regency Agriculture Office and the Central Government, […]
Increasing productivity, improving post-harvest processing, and marketing access have successfully increased farmers’ income by 53.78% or from Rp.27,800,000/hectare to Rp.42,750,000/hectare. The Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) (Indonesian Peasants’ Alliance), together with the Robusta Coffee Farmers Association “Sridonororetno” and Sridonoretno Makmur Bersama Cooperative, made these efforts to realize the welfare of small farmers in three villages, namely […]
The Masagena Cooperative is optimistic about improving the welfare of cocoa commodity farmers in its working area in North Luwu Regency. The Masagena Agricultural Cooperative (Koptan Masagena) is located in Pongo Village, Masamba District, North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The Chairman of the Masagena Farmers Cooperative, Ayu Antariksa Rombe, stated that cocoa farmers still […]
Rice productivity in Tuban Regency is relatively stable, averaging 5.7 tons per hectare, although it still faces variations due to climate and water availability. Tuban Regency harbors an active network of farmer groups and farmer associations (Gapoktan), some of which have partnered with government and private institutions in seed assistance programs. With a harvested area […]
The organic rice market in Indonesia is predicted to continue to grow by 22% per year, worth IDR 28 billion (USD 1,589,789). This shows that next year it is certain that the organic food business will continue to move in a positive direction (Anonymous, 2014). This organic farming system was welcomed quite enthusiastically, both by […]
