Purpose
AFA is launching a Young Farmers Case Story Series to shine a spotlight on the inspiring journeys, struggles, and innovations of our young farmer members. Through these short write-ups, we aim to celebrate their contributions, share learnings across the region, and make a strong case for investing in youth in agriculture.
We are calling on all AFA member organizations to submit a 1-page case story featuring young farmer member/s from your network. The purpose of the call is to create a collection of short, compelling stories of young farmers that:
- Showcase their farming practices or innovations
- Highlight their challenges and how they overcome them
- Present their hopes, aspirations, and contributions to any of the following: sustainable agriculture, agroecology, climate resiliency, land restoration, land rights, agripreneurship or cooperative development
- Inform advocacy and visibility eff orts at the national and regional levels
Submission Guidelines
We invite AFA members with young farmers / young farmers groups and committees to submit their case stories. Submissions should:
- Be original and based on your own experiences.
- Focus on a specific project, innovation, or challenge.
- Highlight the impact of your work on your community and/or the environment.
- Be written in clear and concise English.
- Adhere to the provided template (see below).
Content to Cover
Your case story should include the following:
Background: Briefly describe your farm/organization and your role.
Challenge/Opportunity: What problem were you trying to solve, or what opportunity did you see?
Innovation/Solution: What innovative approach did you take, or what solution did you implement?
Implementation: How did you put your idea into practice? What were the key steps?
Results/Impact: What were the outcomes of your project? How did it benefit your farm, your community, and/or the environment?
Lessons Learned: What did you learn from this experience? What advice would you give to other young farmers?
Submission Instructions
Please submit your case story, along with a high-resolution photo of the young farmer individual or group featured, to afanikka@asianfarmers.org and copy afairish@asianfarmers.org
In the subject line, please write: “Submission: Young Farmers Case Story – (Country, Organization)”.
Submissions should be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format.
Download the Case Story template
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