West Bengal, India – In March 2024, the Institute for Motivating Self Employment (IMSE), an implementing partner farmers’ organization in West Bengal, launched a goat farming initiative to improve the livelihoods of rural women farmers. Supported by a USD 50,000 grant from the APFP-FO4A program, the initiative has enhanced income opportunities and livelihoods for women […]
Meghayala, India – The Iaipyrshang Farmer Producer Organisation, located in the West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India was formed in 2022 with 200 members. With support from the Northeast India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD), the idea of forming the organization was formalized during a consultative meeting that led to the selection of […]
Nepal’s Energy Landscape Nepal’s persistent energy scarcity stems from its heavy reliance on traditional biomass and imported fossil fuels, which account for 68% and 28%, respectively, of the 14.464 million tons of oil in 2019. Out of this, only 3.2% came from renewable energy sources. Despite 92.2% of households in the country having access to […]
Osh, Kyrgyzstan – Ishker KG, a women-led cooperative and active member of the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users (KAFLU), is transforming the way forest products such as walnuts, pistachios, wild apples, and berries are processed and marketed in southern Kyrgyzstan. With funding support from the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program–Farmers’ Organizations for Asia (APFP-FO4A), Ishker KG […]
Nakhonepakse City, Laos – The Bolaven Plateau Coffee Producers Cooperative (CPC), formerly known as AGPC, was established in 2007 with the support of the Lao Government and the Agence Francaise De Development (AFD) (French Development Agency). CPC is a 100% farmers’ own organization consisting of 1,855 coffee growing households from 55 villages and 23 trained employees responsible […]
Kyzyl Kiya, Kyrgyzstan – The Iradan Ltd. cooperative, based in Kyzyl Kiya in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan, was established three years ago. A member of the National Union of Water Users Association of the Kyrgyz Republic (NUWUA), the cooperative has since evolved into a thriving initiative composed of 11 active members, 70% of whom are […]
The Agroecology TPP (AE-TPP) was established to convene a large set of international, national and local partners who share the vision of filling research gaps and doing research differently in order to accelerate and co-ordinate the work on agroecology with the aim of fostering transitions to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. The Platform implements numerous projects across eight domains of […]
It has been an extraordinary week of insightful discussions and collaboration! Under the theme “Doing Science Differently”, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), Agroecology TPP, the Agroecology, and Safe Food Systems Transitions (ASSET) in partnership with the Agroecology Learning alliance in South East Asia (ALiSEA), Agroecology in Southeast Asia (ASEA), Market and […]
