Gujarat, India – Meenaben Khokhar is a woman farmer from Mata na Math village in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. She completed her education up to Grade 10 and has been engaged in farming for over 25 years. Her family owns four acres of agricultural land, and farming has traditionally been their primary source of livelihood. Despite […]
Background KAFLU LLC is a farmer-led agricultural enterprise operating in the Kyrgyz Republic, focused on the production of strawberries and raspberries. Prior to the APFP-FO4A intervention, farmers faced limited access to quality planting material, irrigation infrastructure, and working capital. Berry production was fragmented, seasonal risks were high, and income opportunities were constrained by weak production […]
Background Ishker KG Cooperative is a community-based producers’ organization operating in the southern regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, working primarily with wild forest products such as walnuts, pistachios, rose hips, and apricots. Prior to the APFP-FO4A intervention, cooperative members were largely engaged in raw material collection and small-scale processing, with limited access to modern equipment, […]
Background IRADAN LTD is a small-scale aquaculture enterprise operating in the Kyrgyz Republic, focused on freshwater fish farming. Prior to APFP-FO4A support, the organization faced major constraints in expanding production, including limited access to quality fish fry, insufficient feed storage infrastructure, and a lack of stable market linkages. Fish farming activities were largely seasonal and […]
The Asosiasi Penangkar Benih Kentang Pangalengan (Pangalengan Potato Seed Growers Association) and the Jaringan Masyarakat Tani Indonesia (JAMTANI) are engaged in the production of healthy potato seeds in Indonesia. It begins not in the soil, but in a laboratory, with tissue culture. Through careful and controlled techniques, disease-free plantlets are developed and nurtured into Generation-0 […]
In Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, farming has long been a way of life, but for many years it brought limited returns. Poor post-harvest handling, lack of proper packing, and weak market access meant that a large portion of farmers’ produce never reached buyers in good condition. The Regional Farmers Cooperative Organization (RFCO) Chitral, established […]
In the mountainous region of Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, where agriculture has long been part of daily life, smallholder farmers have traditionally relied on horticulture for their livelihoods. Apples, pears, and pomegranates thrive in the area’s cool climate, yet for many years, farmers struggled to earn fair returns from their hard work. The Regional […]
Family Farmer SongProduced by the Regional Farmers Cooperative Organization (RFCO) Baltistan
