For small-scale fishing communities, sustainability is about protecting the sea and ensuring that fishing families can earn a decent livelihood while providing safe, healthy food to consumers. In Thailand, the Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association (FTFA) is demonstrating how fisherfolk can take the lead in building more sustainable and community-based food systems through the Fisherfolk […]
Food insecurity is one of the major challenges facing the world today. Climate change, environmental degradation and the excessive use of toxic chemicals are affecting the availability, safety and affordability of nutritious food, putting pressure on both small-scale food producers and consumers. In response, farmers are increasingly turning to agroecology: a farming approach that works […]
Shantarami Chaudhary, 37, lives in Gadhawa Rural Municipality, Dang district, Nepal. Like many Tharu families in Nepal, her family traditionally lived in a joint household, sharing land, livestock, and resources passed down through generations. Her family, with 25 members from five siblings, lived together on just 0.047 hectares of land. It wasn’t enough to support […]
Meghalaya is a land of breathtaking beauty and rich biodiversity. For generations, its farmers have relied on shifting cultivation, an age-old practice of rotating plots to grow food. But as demand for crops has grown, the shortened cycles have begun to strain the land, leaving soil depleted and communities vulnerable. The North East India Committee […]
For generations, the indigenous communities in Dighalpahari, Jharkhand, India have lived in harmony with the forest. Today, that age-old bond is shaping a vibrant micro-economy through the practice of Tasar cocoon (silk worm) cultivation and Sal leaf plate crafting. Farmers tend to the delicate life cycle of the Tasar silkworm. Supported by IMSE and IFTOP, […]
Despite their relentless hard work, many farmers still face hunger. This paradox has long troubled rural communities, where those who feed the world often struggle to feed themselves. To confront this injustice, the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) launched Kheti Jhumbesh (Agriculture Campaign) in 1989, a movement rooted in solidarity, resilience, and the voices of women […]
In 2020, Narayani Mondal, a woman farmer from West Bengal, India, decided to start a household nutrition garden. The initiative was inspired by IMSE, which help households establish kitchen gardens to improve family nutrition and promote sustainable family farming. Narayani chose to keep her gardening process entirely natural. She uses zero chemical fertilizers or synthetic […]
In a coastal village in Bangladesh, a group of 25 farmers came together under the banner of the Coastal Farmers Association. Led by Md. Akter Hossen, they dreamed of building a productive, sustainable, and resilient food system. The Coastal Farmers Associaiton is one of the farmer groups supported by the APFP-FO4A program. The group began […]
