The bitter bamboo management group of Namphaeng village in Laos has been running since 1997 for sustainable management of the bitter bamboo and to improve marketing of the bamboo shoots. The group has 93 people, 54 of which are women. Watch this video of Lao Farmer Network to know more about their management and marketing techniques.
Woman Farmer:Â Bouachanh Sivilay Woman Farmer Group:Â Organic Farmer Association of Paek district, Xiengkhouang province (OFA) National FO Affiliation/Membership:Â Lao Farmer Network Organisation Involved in the Case:Â Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Development Association (SAEDA) Timeframe:Â 1997 Location/region:Â Yone village, Paek district, Xiengkhouang province Case/initiative: Resiliency is made when farmers can have higher adaptation while lowering risks to climate changes. That is […]
Young people in Laos are choosing to do #farming over other employment. Watch this video by Lao Farmer Network to find out why.
The Directory of Farmer Expert documents the human resources of the Lao Farmer Network (LFN). The directory profiles farmer experts that were chosen by LFN’s member organisations. It may serve as a reference for farmer-to-farmer learning, to market the network, and to provide services. The directory provides the following information about the farmer experts: […]
Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Around 50 participants composed of farmer leaders, NIA secretariat staff, Knowledge Management (KM) officers, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) officers from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand, representatives from ASEAN Foundation and AgriCord as well as the regional secretariat from the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and […]
Coffee farmers from members of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) in Southeast Asia namely AFFM, LFN, API, and FNN participate in the ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative (ALSPEAC): Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain for Coffee held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 19-21 July 2017. The forum provided a venue for farmers organizations involved […]
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 […]
