The Masagena Cooperative is optimistic about improving the welfare of cocoa commodity farmers in its working area in North Luwu Regency. The Masagena Agricultural Cooperative (Koptan Masagena) is located in Pongo Village, Masamba District, North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The Chairman of the Masagena Farmers Cooperative, Ayu Antariksa Rombe, stated that cocoa farmers still […]
Rice productivity in Tuban Regency is relatively stable, averaging 5.7 tons per hectare, although it still faces variations due to climate and water availability. Tuban Regency harbors an active network of farmer groups and farmer associations (Gapoktan), some of which have partnered with government and private institutions in seed assistance programs. With a harvested area […]
The organic rice market in Indonesia is predicted to continue to grow by 22% per year, worth IDR 28 billion (USD 1,589,789). This shows that next year it is certain that the organic food business will continue to move in a positive direction (Anonymous, 2014). This organic farming system was welcomed quite enthusiastically, both by […]
The Koptan Masagena (Masagena Agricultural Cooperative) is based in Pongo Village, Masamba District, North Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The cooperative is optimistic about improving the welfare of cocoa commodity farmers in its working area in North Luwu Regency. The Chairman of the Koptan Masagena, Ayu Antariksa Rombe, stated that cocoa farmers still need […]
On the coast of Lamongan in East Java province, Indonesia, small waves clap against the edges of quiet ponds, carrying with them old stories and new hopes. Here, life grows from salt water—and from the tireless hands of coastal families who never stop working. Across 600 hectares of coastal land, only a small portion has […]
The fishing activities by small-scale fisherfolk in Pandeglang, Banten Province, Indonesia, were affected by a tsunami in 2018. Meanwhile, the issues of illegal fishing and the use of environmentally destructive fishing gear, such as fish bombs and marine biota theft in the Ujung Kulon area, still haunt fisherfolk operating in Sumur District, Pandeglang. The Sumur […]
Nazirartek, the heart of Bangladesh’s dry fish industry, has long been shaped by the rhythm of the sea and the sun. For decades, generations of fisherfolk in the coastal village have relied on traditional fish drying to earn a living. Today, Nazirartek stands as one of the country’s key hubs for dry fish production. Despite […]
In the rice fields and vegetable farms of rural Cambodia, change began with something simple: trust, capital, and a plan. Through the APFP-FO4A, agricultural cooperatives across the country received support under six national farmer organizations. One of them, the Farmer and Nature Net Association (FNN), provided revolving funds to agricultural cooperatives—without administrative fees—so they could […]
