We are deeply shocked to learn the news of the killings of two land rights defenders—Mr. Luis Arturo Marroquin on 10th of May 2018 and Mr. Jose Can Xol of CCDA on 11th of May 2018 in Guatemala. Mr. Marroquin, coordinator and regional leader of CODECA and defender of human rights in San Luis Jalapa, […]
Singur is popularly called the granary of West Bengal. This particular piece of land in Singur is highly fertile and is home to around 5,000 peasant families. Located in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Singur came into the limelight for its peasants’ movement in 2006. The government acquired 1,253 acres (500 hectares) of multi-cropping agricultural […]
AFFM conducted a workshop on the Farmland Law reform with the objective of drafting amendments to be submitted to the government of Myanmar following the announcement on the drafting of the country’s Farmland Law on 15 June 2017. The government plan offered an opportunity to civil society organizations, activists, community members, and farmers’ organizations, including […]
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Women play a vital role in the production and preservation of seeds. They contribute significantly to the improvement of local seed system in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. However, this critical job is only considered as marginal and support function, and men continue to dominate the seed sector. To transition into entrepreneurial roles, […]
This report can be downloaded in English and in French. Farmers make up more than three quarters of Nepal’s population. Yet the agricultural sector accounts for only a third of the country’s GDP, and many rural communities are experiencing extreme poverty. Among them are women, indigenous people (Janajatis), and members of the lowest Hindu caste (Dalits). Facing […]
Almost 80% of the population in Laos PDR work in the agriculture sector, while approximately 50% of rural youths are also engaged in this sector (FAO). One of them is Phouttasone Phaengvilay (Noy), a twenty-four-year-old who has been involved in agribusiness since 2008. Agriculture is traditionally passed on from generation to generation, which is also […]
The Myanmar Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP) invited the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) and the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) to the 2nd Myanmar Avocado Festival held in Hoppong Topwnship, Shan State, Myanmar on 5-7 January 218. Members of AFFM and CTUM who are avocado growers […]
