Dry Meat with Bou Khuda Prepared by Joshna Begum Gram Unnayan Songostha (GRAUS) Bangladesh A quintessential component of this Bangladeshi dish is hand-processed rice, husked using a traditional pedal method. Another essential element is sun-dried beef, a time-honored technique for meat preservation. In addition to these core ingredients, the dish incorporates a medley of locally […]
PHILIPPINES – More than 300 Dumagat-Remontado natives, and residents of Quezon and Rizal from different sectors will walk from Gen. Nakar, Quezon to Malacañang on 15-23 February 2023 in opposition to the construction of Kaliwa Dam. The walk aims to convey to the Philippine government the opposition to the construction of the Kaliwa Dam and […]
The Lao Farmer Network (LFN) organized a policy dialogue on the topic of bank account opening for farmers’ organizations on 31 January 2023 at the Farmer, Agri-business, and Market Engagement Center in Vientiane capital involving more than 50 participants from farmers’ organizations, the bank of Laos, commercial banks, and relevant organizations. The meeting was chaired […]
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 […]
