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 […]
I am Bùi Thu Hien, born in 2005 in Lien Hong 1 village, Khoan Du commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, Vietnam. I was born into a farming family and have been involved in farming since I was a child. In the period of innovation and integration, there are many opportunities for production and […]
I am Daniel Ligmon from Sumilao, Bukidnon, Philippines. In 2008, my mother joined the “WALK for LAND, WALK for JUSTICE”, a movement lead by Sumilao farmers with the goal is to obtain the 144 hectares of land that San Miguel Corporation planned to turn into a piggery farm. The farmers who joined the movement walked […]
For so long I couldn’t imagine myself being a farmer. Until now, it still feels surreal sometimes. I can still remember the day I embraced the life of a young agriculturist. I will never forget the scorching heat from the sun that burns my skin while working in the field and the thorns that pierce […]
I am Vang Van Long, 31 years old, living in Tam Duong town, Tam Duong district, Lai Chau province, #Vietnam. I am writing this letter to present a difficult issue that local farmers in Tam Duong are facing. Every year, the farmers’ union of Lai Chau province organizes vocational classes, training courses on breeding, cultivation, […]
