Sprouted Spinach and Pork Ear Salad Prepared by Nguyen Thi Phuong Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) Vietnam Years ago, Nguyen Thi Phuong embarked on her journey of cultivating sprouted spinach, but at that time, many were unfamiliar with sprouts and their culinary possibilities. With dedication and thorough research into the nutritional value of sprouts and […]
Lawot-lawot Prepared by Laila Superable Rubas Bangon Integrated Farmers Association (RUBIFA) Philippines Lawot-lawot, also known as balikutos, is a traditional dish showcasing various mountain vegetables, including taro leaves, fern leaves, sweet potato leaves, red spinach leaves, aibika leaves, and wild mushrooms. Comprised solely of vegetables and coconut milk, this dish is proudly vegetarian. In earlier times, […]
Fried Mountain Goat with Galangal Prepared by Vu Tri Thuc Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) Vietnam This Vietnamese delicacy features mountain goat meat as its primary ingredient. The distinctive flavor of this dish is achieved through a harmonious blend of indigenous spices used in marinating the goat meat. Ingredients: Goat meat White wine Lemongrass Galangal […]
Dry Meat with Bou Khuda Prepared by Joshna Begum Gram Unnayan Songostha (GRAUS) Bangladesh A quintessential component of this Bangladeshi dish is hand-processed rice, husked using a traditional pedal method. Another essential element is sun-dried beef, a time-honored technique for meat preservation. In addition to these core ingredients, the dish incorporates a medley of locally […]
Inclusive cooperatives and associations have a crucial role in overcoming many of the obstacles faced by women farmers in Asia. Watch the video to see how women-led cooperatives and enterprises supported the livelihoods of women farmers.
Women farmers continue to be at a disadvantage position with limited access to resources, financial services, and government subsidies, among other things. Aside from farm work, women take care of their children and the elderly. Thus, the multiple crises such as the pandemic, extreme weather events, and increase in agri input prices due to the […]
An organized cooperative can enable women to access government services and support. The women farmers from the indigenous groups and “so-called”, lower caste, in Kailali District in Nepal have been discriminated against for a long time. They were unable to access support because they live on government lands with no land certificates. They set up the Kalika […]
Women and their needs are still largely unaccounted for, with policies unfavorable to them. Through the formation of women’s groups and associations, women’s issues and needs were made visible in various arenas – community, market, and policy processes. The experience of Surendranagar Mahila Bal Vikas Mandal showed that the needs of women workers and farmers such as […]
