Young Women and Men Farmers for Sustainable, Resilient, and Gender-Sensitive Agri-Forest Based Livelihoods With the rapid increase of population in the Asian region comes the rising demand for food. The Asian Development Bank projects that the agriculture sector needs to produce 60% more food globally by 2050, with developing countries requiring a 100% increase in […]
AFA member Lao Farmer Network (LFN) established a partnership with MTCP2-AFOSP in 2014, and since then, the farmers’ organization in Lao PDR has achieved a lot of accomplishments with the support of the program being implemented by the consortium AFA and La Via Campesina (LVC). The following are among these achievements: facilitating cross-learning between Lao […]
In achieving the objectives of the campaign, two sets of campaign materials are produced covering six themes on resilient family farming: 1) Economics and Food Systems; 2) Biodiversity, Environment, and Culture; 3) Gender and Youth; 4) Health and Nutrition; 5) Sanitation and Safety, and 6) Policies, Services, and Organization. Read more REGISTER HERE: https://up-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcsdumprTsiE90J7ZtoZ8EGA96SD9z254ye
In his presentation, Jumer Marcaida, a young farmer leader from PAKISAMA, shared about how COVID-19 affected their farming activities. Among the impact are: Limitations in mobility in doing farm work. When the Philippines imposed a lockdown, modes of public transportation was suspended as well. The youth (21 years old and below) are also prohibited to […]
June 25, 2020. What do you think makes you an indigenous young farmer and what does it mean? How do you perceive your identity as a young farmer of an indigenous community when modernization and digital technology are transforming cultures and economies? How can you strengthen your culture amidst modernity such that environmentally sustainable and […]
With an immense spirit to develop the farming industry in ASEAN countries, farmers who are coming from 10 member states of ASEAN are driven together for the betterment of the farming industry in ASEAN. These farmers require as much support as possible from ASEAN and its partner, the EU. We are sharing these impact stories […]
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 […]
Kachin, Myanmar – Win Oo is a young farmer, social activist, and social worker from Han Htet Village, Man Jai Township in Kachin State, Myanmar. He is also a member of AFFM (Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar) and a staff of Pan Pyoe Latt organization. Oo aims to be an active member of his […]
