Background KAFLU LLC is a farmer-led agricultural enterprise operating in the Kyrgyz Republic, focused on the production of strawberries and raspberries. Prior to the APFP-FO4A intervention, farmers faced limited access to quality planting material, irrigation infrastructure, and working capital. Berry production was fragmented, seasonal risks were high, and income opportunities were constrained by weak production […]
Background Ishker KG Cooperative is a community-based producers’ organization operating in the southern regions of the Kyrgyz Republic, working primarily with wild forest products such as walnuts, pistachios, rose hips, and apricots. Prior to the APFP-FO4A intervention, cooperative members were largely engaged in raw material collection and small-scale processing, with limited access to modern equipment, […]
Background IRADAN LTD is a small-scale aquaculture enterprise operating in the Kyrgyz Republic, focused on freshwater fish farming. Prior to APFP-FO4A support, the organization faced major constraints in expanding production, including limited access to quality fish fry, insufficient feed storage infrastructure, and a lack of stable market linkages. Fish farming activities were largely seasonal and […]
The Asosiasi Penangkar Benih Kentang Pangalengan (Pangalengan Potato Seed Growers Association) and the Jaringan Masyarakat Tani Indonesia (JAMTANI) are engaged in the production of healthy potato seeds in Indonesia. It begins not in the soil, but in a laboratory, with tissue culture. Through careful and controlled techniques, disease-free plantlets are developed and nurtured into Generation-0 […]
West Bengal, India – Across the villages of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, goat rearing has long been a supplementary livelihood, enough to help households reduce vulnerability, but not sufficient to bring significant economic stability. In most households, goat rearing is managed by women while their husbands pursue other work. This arrangement allows women to […]
The Institute for Motivating Self Employment (IMSE), the North East India Committee on Relief and Development (NEICORD), and the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) conducted the national wrap-up of the APFP-FO4A program in India. The event was attended by farmers’ groups involved in the program, as well as other partners. The workshop highlighted the program’s […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFa) and the Lao Farmer Association (LFA), AFA member in Laos, supported and participated in the recently concluded International Workshop on Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture (TARASA25), held in Vientiane, Laos, from 25–27 November 2025, and preceded by a Policy Dialogue on 24 November that focused […]
Songkhla, Thailand – The implementing Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) of the APFP-FO4A program in Thailand held their national wrap-up workshop in Songkhla. The event was led by the Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Associations (FTFA), the national implementing agency of the program. The workshop highlighted the major achievements and impacts of the program over its five years […]
