Although land-intensive investment projects have shaped economies and societies for centuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), renewed global attention surfaced in the 2000s due to surges in investments in agriculture. Placing even more pressure on land in these regions over the last two decades, global climate change mitigation efforts have seen a deluge of […]
Sory Channath, a 37-year-old young farmer from Tomnum Thmey Village, Chheap Commune, Toeuk Phos District, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia, has built a career in hatching chicken eggs and supplying chicks to his community. He manages a 3-hectare farm, where he grows paddy rice on 2 hectares, raises poultry on 0.5 hectares, cultivates vegetables on 0.37 […]
Bibek Rai, a 30-year-old resident of Suryodaya Municipality-10, Ilam District, Koshi Province, Nepal, is a young and passionate tea farmer and entrepreneur. He is affiliated with the Ratnachowk Tea Producer Cooperative Society Ltd. and serves as a member of the youth committee of the Central Tea Cooperative Federation (CTCF) Nepal, a member of the Asian […]
Gujarat, India – The Kavitha Daal Mill is a women-owned and women-managed agri-enterprise in Gujarat, India, processing locally produced pulses such as green gram, pigeon pea, and Bengal gram. The enterprise responds to the strong and growing demand for processed pulses in the state. Through the APFP-FO4A programme, the cooperative received USD 8,560 in funding support […]
Women leaders from various groups and clusters under the APFP-FO4A program, implemented by the Self Employed Women’s Association-SEWA, gathered on 15 May 2025 at the SEWA Gram Mahila Haat in Gujarat, India, for the Transition Planning Workshop. The activity was also attended by representatives from the program’s Regional Implementing Agency, along with SEWA leaders and […]
Nepal’s Energy Landscape Nepal’s persistent energy scarcity stems from its heavy reliance on traditional biomass and imported fossil fuels, which account for 68% and 28%, respectively, of the 14.464 million tons of oil in 2019. Out of this, only 3.2% came from renewable energy sources. Despite 92.2% of households in the country having access to […]
Osh, Kyrgyzstan – Ishker KG, a women-led cooperative and active member of the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users (KAFLU), is transforming the way forest products such as walnuts, pistachios, wild apples, and berries are processed and marketed in southern Kyrgyzstan. With funding support from the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program–Farmers’ Organizations for Asia (APFP-FO4A), Ishker KG […]
Gujarat, India – In the Indian state of Gujarat, potato cultivation plays a major role in the agricultural economy. The state’s favorable climate and soil conditions make potatoes an important cash crop for many farmers. However, despite this potential, farmers have been facing several persistent challenges, such as low profits, limited knowledge of modern farming techniques, […]
