BACKGROUND In 2018 and 2017 respectively, 51% of the world’s poorest and 62% of the hungry are in the Asia Pacific mostly in the rural areas. Ironically, the region has 80% of farming families working on two hectares average and producing 60% of the world’s food. Of those engaged in agriculture here, 50% are women […]
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 […]
The Food Hero campaign of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program was launched by NAMAC during the opening of “International Training on Upscaling Shearing for Sheep Wool Quality Improvement” on 29 June 2020 in Dundgobi province, Mongolia. The event was organized by the EU-funded SECIM-II project implemented by UNIDO. The Food Hero campaign is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ […]
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 […]
The Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) is a sectorial affiliate of the Confederation of Trade Unions in Myanmar (CTUM). It is comprised of more than 528 Basic Level Unions from 12 Regions and States that produce various crops such as vegetables, paddy/rice, potatoes, onions, pulses, and fruits. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally, […]
In 2017, the GAFSP-funded Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (FSAPP) was launched. It aims to increase agricultural productivity and enhance market access for farmers in five districts in southwest Bhutan, with 52,000 farmers organized in 300 farmers groups. Watch the video below to see the updates on the project.
Since 8 March 2020, all schools in Siem Reap, Cambodia have been closed upon confirmation of a COVID-19 positive case. Schools in Phnom Penh were also closed. A ban on the entry of foreigners from Italy, Germany, Spain, and the US for 30 days was implemented. Starting 31 March 2020, Cambodia imposed travel restrictions to reduce […]
Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia – Kraing Leav Commune, Rolea Pa’ear District, Kampong Chhnang has an unfortunate farmer history under the French Colonial in 1925 during the uprising against Resident Badez due to the oppression of farmers for their inability to pay tax on paddy fields. To this day, residents of Kraing Leav District depend mainly on […]
