Lam Dong, Vietnam – Lam Dong Province in the Central Highland region of Vietnam has a lot of potential because of its advantages in nature, climate, and land suitable for agricultural development. One of the crops grown in the area is coffee. Coffee farmers in Lam Dong have a lot of experience in growing coffee, […]
Yangon, Myanmar – Ko Phyo lives in Bagan Taung village, Thanlyin, Yangon Region, Myanmar. In 2015, he attended a two-week farmer empowerment training conducted by the AFFM (Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar) where he learned natural resources management, organic agriculture, compost-making, and mushroom-growing. “I don’t have any training or resources that I can use […]
Vientiane, Laos – IFAD Task Manager for MTCP2 Hubert Boirard, AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia, and Thongmang organic vegetable group of Lao Farmer Network (LFN) head Ms. Khammone Louanglath were among the panelists and speakers in the Regional Workshop on Green and Sustainable Agriculture held in Vientiane, Laos on 21-22 January 2020. In her intervention, […]
Champasack, Laos – In recent years, the shed house was introduced to farmers as an alternative technology for growing vegetables during the rainy season because the shed house is roofed with transparent plastic. However, due to the use of plastic, the temperature in the house increases, which is not suitable for many parts of the […]
Surendranagar, India – For many people, salt is an ingredient without which a meal is tasteless and incomplete. But have we ever given a thought to the effort which goes into preparing this salt? In India, farmers spend eight months in the harsh salt pans in the Little Rann of Kutch braving the scorching rays […]
Update from NADF’s implementation of Zarafshon Integrated Basin Programme, Landell Mills, funded by EU. The National Association of Dekhan Farms (NADF) is a member of AFA in Tajikistan. — On 12 November 2019 in the Zarafshon valley of Tajikistan, took place a republican seminar on the subject of Implementation of Pasture Management in Tajikistan. A […]
Overview Farmers in Tholakhom district, Vientiane province, have had rich experience on lowland rice farming practices for ages. Smallholder farmer worked individually and then farmers were formed as Jaeng Agriculture Cooperative. The farmers produced lots of tons of rice on a year basis, however, they face permanent market issue to sell their produce and farmers […]
AFA Coordinator for Young Farmers’ Agenda and UNDFF Lanz Espacio talked about family farming in the Philippines and the Asian Farmers’ Association’s work within UN Decade of Family Farming at Radyo Katipunan 87.9. Watch the video below.
