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 […]
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 […]
A Participatory Lobby and Advocacy Training: FACT (Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool) Plug-in Pilot Training was successfully held at the CBD Hotel in Naga City on 6-8 November 2017 with around 40 participants from various farmers and fishers’ organizations, cooperatives, CSOs, and local government in attendance. On the first day of the training, the participants were […]
Char Fasson Upazilla in Bangladesh is an area lagged behind in many socio-economic indicators. Among the major livelihood of the people in the area is fishing and farming. However, fishers and farmers face a lot of problems when it comes to their livelihood including lack of access to proper information related to the farming and […]
The Right to Cultivate by Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) Kachin State in northern Myanmar is located in the country’s mountain region. It has a humid subtropical climate bordering on a tropical savanna climate. Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December to February) are milder. There is a […]
Stop the Centennial Dam by Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), Philippines Big dams have always been hyped to the public as extremely useful. They irrigate farms, provide drinking water and generate electricity. Yet, they also flood vast tracts of forests and agricultural lands, displace thousands of people, especially indigenous communities, and in many […]
Defending Land Tenure in a Community Protected Area by Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), Cambodia Socioeconomic and political situation of the place Pramaoy is one of the five communes of Veal Veaeng district in Cambodia’s Pursat province. The commune is located about 123 km on the west of Pursat provincial town or 312 km from […]
