First Sri Lanka Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA)5-6 July 2025SANASA Campus, Kegalle, Sri Lanka The First Sri Lanka Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA) brought together 120 young farmers, students, and agri-entrepreneurs from across Sri Lanka for a dynamic two-day program filled with learning, teamwork, and cultural exchange. Held on 5–6 July 2025 at SANASA Campus, Kegalle, the event created a […]
Cebu, Philippines – In 2014, a small group of 23 individuals founded the Pestales Agriculture Cooperative, which is currently based in Hayunan, Jampang, Argao, Cebu, Region VII, Philippines. At the time, Jenalyn Entoy and her friends were visiting Caleriohan, Dalaguete, Cebu, unaware that a transformative journey in sustainable farming was just beginning. With only a […]
Although land-intensive investment projects have shaped economies and societies for centuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), renewed global attention surfaced in the 2000s due to surges in investments in agriculture. Placing even more pressure on land in these regions over the last two decades, global climate change mitigation efforts have seen a deluge of […]
Sory Channath, a 37-year-old young farmer from Tomnum Thmey Village, Chheap Commune, Toeuk Phos District, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia, has built a career in hatching chicken eggs and supplying chicks to his community. He manages a 3-hectare farm, where he grows paddy rice on 2 hectares, raises poultry on 0.5 hectares, cultivates vegetables on 0.37 […]
Bibek Rai, a 30-year-old resident of Suryodaya Municipality-10, Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal, is a young and passionate tea farmer and entrepreneur. He is affiliated with the Ratnachowk Tea Producer Cooperative Society Ltd. and serves as a member of the youth committee of the Central Tea Cooperative Federation (CTCF) Nepal, a member of the Asian […]
First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA)“Nurturing Livelihoods, Building Identity, Youth for the Sea”11-13 June 2025Blue Swimming Crab Bank and Coastal Fisheries Learning Center, Baan Nai Thung, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province The First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA), held on June 11–13, 2025 at the Blue Swimming Crab Bank […]
Purpose AFA is launching a Young Farmers Case Story Series to shine a spotlight on the inspiring journeys, struggles, and innovations of our young farmer members. Through these short write-ups, we aim to celebrate their contributions, share learnings across the region, and make a strong case for investing in youth in agriculture. We are calling […]
First Pakistan Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics27-29 May 2025 | Karakoram International University Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, PakistanOrganized by the Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF) Sixty young farmers and Agriculture and Management students from Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan came together for three action-packed days of learning, adventure, innovation, and friendly competition— all designed to inspire and empower […]
