The event features high-level interventions and evidence-based practices from countries and key international actors for agriculture-forestry win-win opportunities that directly contribute to climate change mitigation and resilient landscapes for food security and livelihoods. The panel discussion provided participants with valuable insights on approaches to achieving synergistic relationships between agriculture and forestry in order to feed […]
In Bangladesh, where agriculture sustains much of the rural population, paddy (rice) farmers continue to face persistent challenges including lack of funds during the cultivation season, high interest rates from moneylenders, rising costs of seeds and fertilizers, and unfair market prices controlled by middlemen who often ignore government-set rates. For many smallholder farmers, these challenges […]
Dinajpur, Bangladesh – In the northern district of Dinajpur, Bangladesh, farming is more than a livelihood — it is a way of life. But for many smallholder farmers, the journey from planting to harvest has long been a struggle marked by financial hardship. Most farmers are forced to take high-interest loans from moneylenders just to begin […]
This article is originally posted by FAO Smallholder farmers gain greater recognition in 2022 and unify their voice. Significant steps have been taken in 2022 to raise the visibility of forest and farm producer organizations (FFPOs) and gain greater recognition of their important role in reversing climate change, biodiversity loss, and stamping out persistent rural […]
This article is originally published by SEI “The weather in Mongolia is changing,” Sonintsetseg says, looking at the floor. “It is getting colder. Summer is getting shorter, and spring and autumn are coming later. Sometimes we have heavy snow in September, and we lose all the vegetables.” A 35-year-old farmer and single mother, Sonintsetseg left […]
Knowledge Learning Market & Policy Engagement 2022 (KLMPE) 1 December 2022 | 08:30 – 17:00 GMT+7 (Manila time) REGISTER We invite you to join the Knowledge Learning Market & Policy Engagement 2022 (KLMPE) with the theme: “KLMPE in Retrospect: Reflect, Sustain and Improve” ?? 1 December 2022 Thursday ? 08:30 – 17:00 GMT+7 (Manila time) […]
As part of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)’s 20th Anniversary and 10th General Assembly event series, representatives from different farmer and civil service organizations across Asia exchanged their good practices on attaining climate resiliency in their own local communities. Conducted last October 21 to 22, 2022, the Workshop on Pathways to […]
“What is important is that you are not just on the side event, but you are able to bring your views through your national delegation,” told Imelda (Dada) Bacudo to the civil society organizations (CSOs) and farmer organizations that participated in the two day “Regional Workshop on Pathways to Climate Resilience”, held October 21-22, 2022 […]
