My family is into agriculture. Our livelihood is dependent on farming. Farming provides us with food, shelter, supports our education, and provides us with other necessities in life. Since it is the main livelihood of our family, it was quite easy for me to be engaged in agriculture as well. So, at the age […]
I am Swapna Rani from Bogra, Bangladesh. I am a housewife and a youth farmer. I am a child of a farming family and am married to a farmer. Women have an immense role in the present society. In many agricultural countries, women are involved both in household chores and agricultural work. When I […]
I am Nguyen Thi BÃch Nguyet, 35 years old, from Khanh Trung commune, Yen Khanh district, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam. Over the past years, climate change has had a strong impact on agriculture. Climate change does not follow natural laws, leading to pests and diseases, land degradation, reduced yield and quality of rice and other […]
My name is Phoukhaok Phothisan, a 31-year-old farmer who is a member of the Thong Mang Organic Agriculture Cooperative in Xaythani District, Vientiane Capital, Laos. In 2017, I started small-scale farming by raising native chickens to sell eggs and chicken meat at the organic market every Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday as well as by the […]
The pandemic and its consequences have had a huge impact on the livelihoods and welfare of small-scale family farmers. As expressed and observed, the disruptions within supply chains have widened the challenges confronting small-scale farmers and are partly because many farmers don’t have full control and access to productive resources, financial services, and affordable technologies […]
I am Ngô Dang Tùng. I was born in 1991 in Xuan Lan village, Huong Mai commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province, Vietnam. I am working on a garden-pond-barn model with more than 2800 square meters of water surface for fish farming, 70 square meters of barn for breeding pig, poultry, and waterfowl. I […]
I am Hyacinth Bangero, a young Filipino farmer who was raised by a teacher and a farmer. At age 27, I wear several hats and one of them is being a farmer. I do not have formal training in managing farmlands, but my education was supported through the produce of our farmland managed by my […]
I am Duong Van Trinh, 35 years old, and a farmer from Hong Giang commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, Vietnam. Currently, the regional and global situation is still complicated and unpredictable because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many agricultural importers are still under tightened barriers and heightened safeguard measures. The market issue needs to […]
