I’m Pandu, a 28-year-old farmer from the metropolitan city of Jakarta. My unstoppable desire to be a farmer has motivated me to practice farming in some villages in Java using different growing techniques in the last five years. My current activities include being a farm consultant, making formulas for growing crops, and gardening in my […]
I am Lò Van Giot, living in Ban Hon commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, Vietnam. Vietnam is a country with an economy derived from agriculture, so farmers are diligent in agricultural production to create the best agricultural products. When farmers can reap the fruits of their labor, they are very happy and excited, […]
It is commonly believed that young people have no future in farming, but for me, it is the opposite. I have been engaged in farming through the Golden Parauma Agriculture Cooperative. Joining the cooperative opened me up to a whole new viewpoint of how my food is produced and raised my respect for the people […]
My name is Tran Thi Khanh. I was born in 1989 in Duc Thanh, Tri Yen, Yen Dung, Bac Giang, Vietnam. Currently, I am working at Tri Yen high-tech agricultural cooperative. Vietnam agriculture is facing many problems with the environment, land, and water. Agricultural land is decreasing day by day, as the population continues to […]
My name is Ma Thi Ninh from Vietnam. I am the director of Yen Duong Cooperative. Seizing the opportunity to develop a start-up business from agriculture, I established a cooperative that attracted 45 members and 200 associated households, mainly ethnic minority women. In this locality, more than 70% are poor or near-poor households. Although there […]
I am Tan A Nghi, 30 years old, from Ho Thau commune, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, Vietnam. I am writing this letter to present to you a difficult problem that local farmers are facing. Currently, many farming households have boldly changed the crop structure to improve productivity. Previously, farmers let seed from year […]
In 2021, AFA has joined the Collective Action on Forgotten Food being led by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR), Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Crops for the Future Research Centre. According to GFAR (2021), “forgotten foods are derived from a diversified set of Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) conserved and […]
My name is Ninh Van Thieu, born in 1986. I have an integrated farm in Doai Khe village, Yen Son commune, Tam Diep city, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam where I raise pigs, fish, and shrimps and grow fruit trees. In 2016, my family applied for land concentration and conversion, and when it was granted, we […]
