The Sweet and Sustainable Business of Honey Production by Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) Background The members of Ujung Kulon Peasants’ Union (STUK), numbering 154 households, are spread over four villages, namely, Tunggal Jaya, Cigorondong, Taman Jaya, and Ujung Jaya, all in the subdistrict of Sumur, Banten Province in Indonesia. Sumur is about 210 kilometers by […]
Creating a Garden Paradise out of Forest Farming by National Land Rights Forum, Nepal (NLRF) Background The village of Fulbari is located in Judibela Village District Committee (VDC, a government unit similar to a municipality). It is about 61 kilometers from the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu. Judibela is part of the Siwalik hill range, which […]
Sustaining the Wonders of the Forests by National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC) Background At the collapse of The Soviet Union in 1991, Mongolia began its transition from a socialist, centrally-planned state towards a democratically-controlled market economy. Mongolia then focused on its transformation to a full-fledged democracy and denationalization of major state assets. Most […]
Discovering the Fortune in Cinnamon by Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU), Vietnam Growing cinnamon in Vietnam’s forests Vietnam has 16,247,492 hectares of agri-forest areas, with a forest cover of 42 percent. Of these, 5.5 million hectares (ha) are protection forests, 8.5 million are production forests and 2.2 million are lands without forests. Income from forestry production […]
Rationalizing the Use of Forestlands by Union of the Water Users Associations of the Kyrgyz Republic (UWUA) Description of the Area Jalal-Abad Province is one of the administrative-territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. Together with the neighboring Osh and Batken provinces, Jalal-Abad is part of South Kyrgyzstan, an agrarian, more mountainous, and less developed part […]
AFA Initiatives with Farmers in Forested Land Scapes Struggles. Actions. Lessons Learned. 2017 Edition This is a compilation of case studies written by AFA members who implemented FFF projects in 2015-2016. The cases reflect the struggles, the actions, and the lessons learned by AFA members in organizing and building the capacities of their members in […]
MYANMAR – With increasing demand from restaurants and wholesalers, mushroom holds a lot of potential for small farmers in Myanmar. Mushroom growing is a quick source of income for farmers. Thus, AFFM took this opportunity to teach farmers about mushroom growing. Last May 6, 2017, farmers from Tedim township farmers unions involving 10 villages in […]
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Forty six representatives of farm and forest producer organizations and community forest user groups in Nepal gathered last March 28 in Kathmandu to share knowledge and experiences on sustainable forestry and forest management, identify common policy advocacy issues they can bring to government and establish partnership for taking action together. The “Knowledge […]
