Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), the national implementing agency of the MTCP2 Program in Cambodia, hosted a field visit to the Aphiwat Srokyeung Agricultural Cooperative in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham province with Marek Poznanski of CSA and Cris Paez and Jojo Ebron of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) to seek understanding about the operational […]
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 […]
Coffee farmers from members of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) in Southeast Asia namely AFFM, LFN, API, and FNN participate in the ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative (ALSPEAC): Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain for Coffee held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 19-21 July 2017. The forum provided a venue for farmers organizations involved […]
Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API), together with Sridonoretno Farmer Union (API’s member), set an agri-cooperative to provide services in collective marketing of Robusta Coffee in Malang. The cooperative provides various coffee from API’s members in several areas including Robusta, Arabica, Juria, Yellow Cattura Manggarai and Bajawa (East Nusatenggara), and Arabica Toraja.Cooperative supplies coffee shops in the […]
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 […]
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 […]
MANILA, 27 May 2021 — Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place June 1 through 5 to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber forest product enterprises” (CBNEs), these groups use materials […]
INDONESIA – Malang coffee is not inferior to coffee from other regions in Indonesia. People in greater Malang move to strengthen Malang coffee brand at local level. It was considered to be a start for strengthening Malang coffee brand at national level and even up to international level. That was the red thread of a […]
