AFA’s young farmers’ initiative has been nominated for the ILC Good Practice Award at the 2022 Global Land Forum. Please show your support by voting here: https://bit.ly/3D7r2Oa Deadline to vote: 31st March 2022 ____ With Asia facing an ageing farming population, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) is aiming to attract youth […]
Namaste! I am Kritica Lageju, a farmer and member of ANFPa revolution center, Bhaktapur, Nepal. It’s been six years since I have been engaged in the production of mushrooms, mushroom seeds, and vegetables. I also distribute vegetables to farmers. As we know, Nepal is geographically an agricultural country. Its climate is very friendly for agriculture […]
My name is Bùi Van Côn. I was born in a farming family and grew up in the countryside. I am currently the vice president of the Farmers’ union in Vinh Dong Commune, Kim Boi District, Hoa Binh Province, Vietnam. As a young person living in the countryside, I noticed how our countryside is changing […]
I am Sagar Bajagain, 18 years old, a member of the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation (Revolutionary Centre). I am farming 19 Ropanis of land (20 Ropanis is equal to 1 hectare) in Sindhupalchowk. In this land, I grow vegetables in 5 Ropanis (0.25 hectare), plant bananas in 3 Ropanis, and cultivate cereal in 11 […]
We are happy to announce the four young farmers whose letters stood out. Thank you to all our brilliant and enthusiastic young farmers for joining this activity. Out of 78 entries, four were chosen to win USD 500 each to fund their farm or agribusiness plan. They will receive coaching for their farm/agribusiness plan from […]
For centuries, people in Asia and the Pacific have been growing and consuming a wide variety of highly nutritious food crops, including native and wild varieties of vegetables, fruits, herbs, spices, fishes, and other foods found in the mountains, forests, or bodies of water, or grown on community farms and gardens. Smallholder family farmers have […]
Regional Consultation Meeting Promoting Healthy, Sustainable, and Inclusive Food Systems in Response to COVID-19 in South Asia 29-30 March 2022 | 10:30 – 14:30 GMT+6 (Bangladesh) REGISTER Background Globally, around 30% of the population suffer from multiple micronutrient deficiencies, around 10 million children die each year before they attain the age of 5 years and […]
Learning Exchange on Rural Women and Cooperativism 24 March 2022 8:00 am – 10:00am Bolivia 1:00 pm – 3 pm Cameroon and Spain 8:00pm-10:00pm Philippines REGISTER The World Rural Forum is pleased to invite you to the series of exchanges “Rural women and cooperatives”, aimed at promoting the catalytic role of associations and cooperatives in […]
