BACKGROUND In 2018 and 2017 respectively, 51% of the world’s poorest and 62% of the hungry are in the Asia Pacific mostly in the rural areas. Ironically, the region has 80% of farming families working on two hectares average and producing 60% of the world’s food. Of those engaged in agriculture here, 50% are women […]
Empowering women farmers as key actors in building a sustainable, healthy and food secure future Regional Exchange of Women Farmers 4 October 2020 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Philippines Standard Time This event will bring together members of the women’s committee to share their experiences and at the same time to learn from others. At […]
Young Women and Men Farmers As Advocates for Sustainable, Resilient, Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest Based Livelihoods: Young Farmers for Farms in Forests, Forests in Farms REGIONAL EXCHANGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FAIR October 2-3, 2020 Philippine Standard Time REGISTER HERE Introduction Honing young farmers as leaders and advocates for sustainable, resilient, and gender-sensitive agri-forest-based […]
AFA member Lao Farmer Network (LFN) established a partnership with MTCP2-AFOSP in 2014, and since then, the farmers’ organization in Lao PDR has achieved a lot of accomplishments with the support of the program being implemented by the consortium AFA and La Via Campesina (LVC). The following are among these achievements: facilitating cross-learning between Lao […]
SEWA Madhya Pradesh organized 17,000 small marginal women farmers who are growing cotton in 3 blocks of Khandwa district. SEWA took the initiative to train women to grow BT cotton with less investment and earn more for their sustainable livelihood. Photos by SEWA Madhya Pradesh
SEWA MP is running the Digital Sakhi project, with the support of L&T Financial Services, in Dhar And Badwani districts of Madhya Pradesh. Over the period of one year, the Digital Sakhi program enhanced the skills of 1,000 women entrepreneurs working in dairy, goat farming, poultry, agriculture, and tailoring business. The project also provided additional […]
June 25, 2020. What do you think makes you an indigenous young farmer and what does it mean? How do you perceive your identity as a young farmer of an indigenous community when modernization and digital technology are transforming cultures and economies? How can you strengthen your culture amidst modernity such that environmentally sustainable and […]
With an immense spirit to develop the farming industry in ASEAN countries, farmers who are coming from 10 member states of ASEAN are driven together for the betterment of the farming industry in ASEAN. These farmers require as much support as possible from ASEAN and its partner, the EU. We are sharing these impact stories […]
