This video presents the reflection of Exposure visit and Training of the Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) representative to Self Employment Women Association (SEWA) in Ahamedabad, Gujrat, India. The visit was made with support of Forest and Farm Facility(FFF) Programme.
The Matale district in Sri Lanka is famous in the country for cultivating spices. In Kambiadiya village in Matale, most of the residents are also engaged in agriculture. Additionally, the women in the village are engaged in home gardening to help provide for their family needs. Their gardens are collectively referred to as “Kandyan Home […]
Assam, India – Growing crops is a challenge in the hilly terrain of Assam-India. To counter this, Sloping Agriculture and Land Technology (SALT) has been introduced as an alternative farming method to the farmers in place of jhum. Farmers are trained on – A-frame or making the contour line by using the A-frame; and planting […]
Farmers in Bangladesh used to preserve and reproduce seeds. However, this is no longer the situation. Farmers are losing control of the seeds. Nowadays, more than 90% of vegetable and rice seeds are controlled and supplied by private companies. MTCP2 Bangladesh made efforts to regain the control of seeds for farmers by forming groups of […]
In Bangladesh, there are places where people rely on the production of dried fish for their livelihood. The biggest dried fish yards in the country are located in Nazirtek of Sadar upazila, Kutubjom and Sonadia at Maheshkhali upazila, Teknaf, Shamlapur, Sundaripara in Pekua upazila, St. Martin’s Island and Baro Ghop in Kutubdia upazila. However, the […]
Char Fasson Upazilla in Bangladesh is an area lagged behind in many socio-economic indicators. Among the major livelihood of the people in the area is fishing and farming. However, fishers and farmers face a lot of problems when it comes to their livelihood including lack of access to proper information related to the farming and […]
Ha Tinh, Vietnam — In the cooperation framework between Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Ha Tinh provincial Farmers’ Union and provincial IFAD signed the Agreement “Establishing partnership of cooperation on the implementation of activities under the design of provincial IFAD project” (Sustainable Rural Development for the Poor Project in […]
The Directory of Farmer Expert documents the human resources of the Lao Farmer Network (LFN). The directory profiles farmer experts that were chosen by LFN’s member organisations. It may serve as a reference for farmer-to-farmer learning, to market the network, and to provide services. The directory provides the following information about the farmer experts: […]
