Indonesia Peasant Alliance, API, held a National Farmer Leaders Meeting (RAPIMNAS) at Sofyan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia on 21-23 April 2017. The meeting aims to strengthen the leadership of the farmer organizations in order to develop agricultural cooperatives led by farmers. Present in the meeting are 29 farmer leaders representing API’s members from 14 provinces. API’s […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The Advocacy Alliance for Smallholders Plantation Justice which include farmers organizations in Indonesia namely Indonesia Peasant Alliance (API), Indonesia Farmer Union (SPI), Indonesia Farmer and Fisheries Community Union (WAMTI) and IPPHTI, in cooperation with National CSOs and NGOs namely Palm Oil Farmer union (SPKS), Sawit Wach, Indonesia Human Right Committee for Social […]
One of the five point priority agenda of the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) is to build and strengthen farmers’ cooperatives and their enterprises that will give farmers a stronger involvement in value chains and increase their market power. Thus, AFA has established a Cooperative Development Program which aims to “build a […]
CAMBODIA – The Toek Thla Samaki saving group in Toek Thla Village, Trapaing Krosaing Commune, Prey Kabas District, Takeo Province, Cambodia was established in 2008 with 16 members and a saving capital of USD 40. With the support of AFOSP-MTCP2 through the Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) starting 2014, the group conducted training and support […]
Oun Sophal is the Chairperson of the BOD of Ratanak Polrath Samaki Agricultural Cooperative in Khachey Khanlech village, Damnak Sokrom commune, Doun Toung district, Kampot province, Cambodia. He has been promoting organic agriculture, livestock, saving and community business among the members. With support from Farmer and Nature Net under the AFOSP-MTCP2 program, the cooperative was […]
Nut Chenda is the leader of Samros Tapen agricultural cooperative in Tapen village, Kraingleave commune, Bati district, Takeo province, Cambodia. After undergoing an agribusiness training from Farmer and Nature Net with AFOSP-MTCP2 support in 2014, he was able to sell a total of 46 piglets to a middle-man in the commune and get a profit […]
HANOI, VIETNAM – Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) hosted a high level study visit on Land Use with a six-person delegation from Nepal headed by Mr. Krishna Prasad Devkota, Secretary of the Ministry of Land Reform and Management. The Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mr. Nguyen Linh Ngoc received the delegation on behalf of […]
Non-timber forest products such as bamboo shoots are a very important food and source of income for farmers in rural areas of Laos. Sustainable management of bamboo is important for food security, and improvement of the bamboo value chain can help increase incomes for rural people. That is why the Lao Farmer Network (LFN), a […]
