Sprouted Spinach and Pork Ear Salad Prepared by Nguyen Thi Phuong Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) Vietnam Years ago, Nguyen Thi Phuong embarked on her journey of cultivating sprouted spinach, but at that time, many were unfamiliar with sprouts and their culinary possibilities. With dedication and thorough research into the nutritional value of sprouts and […]
Lawot-lawot Prepared by Laila Superable Rubas Bangon Integrated Farmers Association (RUBIFA) Philippines Lawot-lawot, also known as balikutos, is a traditional dish showcasing various mountain vegetables, including taro leaves, fern leaves, sweet potato leaves, red spinach leaves, aibika leaves, and wild mushrooms. Comprised solely of vegetables and coconut milk, this dish is proudly vegetarian. In earlier times, […]
Fried Mountain Goat with Galangal Prepared by Vu Tri Thuc Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) Vietnam This Vietnamese delicacy features mountain goat meat as its primary ingredient. The distinctive flavor of this dish is achieved through a harmonious blend of indigenous spices used in marinating the goat meat. Ingredients: Goat meat White wine Lemongrass Galangal […]
Dry Meat with Bou Khuda Prepared by Joshna Begum Gram Unnayan Songostha (GRAUS) Bangladesh A quintessential component of this Bangladeshi dish is hand-processed rice, husked using a traditional pedal method. Another essential element is sun-dried beef, a time-honored technique for meat preservation. In addition to these core ingredients, the dish incorporates a medley of locally […]
PHILIPPINES – More than 300 Dumagat-Remontado natives, and residents of Quezon and Rizal from different sectors will walk from Gen. Nakar, Quezon to Malacañang on 15-23 February 2023 in opposition to the construction of Kaliwa Dam. The walk aims to convey to the Philippine government the opposition to the construction of the Kaliwa Dam and […]
The Lao Farmer Network (LFN) organized a policy dialogue on the topic of bank account opening for farmers’ organizations on 31 January 2023 at the Farmer, Agri-business, and Market Engagement Center in Vientiane capital involving more than 50 participants from farmers’ organizations, the bank of Laos, commercial banks, and relevant organizations. The meeting was chaired […]
In Bangladesh, where agriculture sustains much of the rural population, paddy (rice) farmers continue to face persistent challenges including lack of funds during the cultivation season, high interest rates from moneylenders, rising costs of seeds and fertilizers, and unfair market prices controlled by middlemen who often ignore government-set rates. For many smallholder farmers, these challenges […]
Dinajpur, Bangladesh – In the northern district of Dinajpur, Bangladesh, farming is more than a livelihood — it is a way of life. But for many smallholder farmers, the journey from planting to harvest has long been a struggle marked by financial hardship. Most farmers are forced to take high-interest loans from moneylenders just to begin […]
