Veena Panchal, a single mother of two, used to worry about how she can provide a good life for her children. She became a member of SEWA where she received training on sewing. She invested in a sewing machine and started earning income for her family. Gradually, she built her sewing skills by attending […]
Coronavirus has been called “the great equalizer,” but that could not be further from reality. The COVID-19 crisis is exposing growing inequalities within and between countries. Unless governments act swiftly, what started as a health crisis will soon turn into a food crisis. Global food security trends were alarming even before the pandemic threw the world into chaos. After […]
C CTCF Nepal is the best performing client of Agriterra Netherlands in 2018 and 2019.
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development collaborated with the Food and Forest Development Finland (FFD), AgriCord, Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), and the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) for an international web consultation and conference themed “Multidimensional Resilience Smallholder Producers and Farmers Managing Risks” held online on 9-11 June 2020. Farmer leaders of AFA […]
Reposted from Nutrition Connect In blog 30 in our series on opportunities for building back better food systems and nutrition, Esther Penunia, Secretary-General of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), discusses the challenges faced by smallholder farms across Asia, and how they are working to overcome them. She calls on governments and […]
Protecting the Livelihood and Health of Women Workers amid the Global Pandemic When a lockdown threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of informal workers, SEWA ensures the continuity of the small businesses of these uniquely vulnerable groups. Members of Udyogini-Cooperative, a member of SEWA Madhya Pradesh, are using their skills during this tough crisis […]
“Family farmers are frontliners, too, especially in the work to build the body’s resilience and resistance to COVID-19 through healthy and nutritious food,” says AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia during the IFAD live webcast “Farmers on the Frontline – Building resilience in a post-Coronavirus world” broadcasted on 8 May 2020. Family farmers in Asia and the […]
When the Philippine government placed the country on lockdown starting in mid-March, a number of challenges for the citizens ensued. Delivery of fresh vegetables and fruits to the national capital region coming from the provinces were delayed due to obstacles in transporting these goods. The scarcity of fresh food and the panic buying of people […]
