A Participatory Lobby and Advocacy Training: FACT (Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool) Plug-in Pilot Training was successfully held at the CBD Hotel in Naga City on 6-8 November 2017 with around 40 participants from various farmers and fishers’ organizations, cooperatives, CSOs, and local government in attendance. On the first day of the training, the participants were […]
When the Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) was established in 2011, there were no women members elected handle leadership roles in the organization. Throughout the years, there were still no women members elected in the AFFM Central Committee and in the Central Executive Committee. However, recognizing the importance and the need to involve […]
Akiko Aratani of Ainoukai narrated a story about their farming village in Menno, Ainoka, Japan. In their farm, located in the northernmost part of Japan, they raise 400 chickens and grow crops including rice, herbs, grapes, and wheat. Currently, there are about 80 households in their community who eat the produce in their farm. They […]
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.
Recognizing and Strengthening the Contributions of Women Farmers in Climate Resilient Agriculture-Based Livelihoods Around 100 women farmers from 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region will gather in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on October4-6 2017 for the Asia-Pacific Women Farmers’ Forum organized by Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina, and will be hosted by Self Employed […]
Woman Farmer: Mathiben Devkorbhai Sanghani Woman Farmer Group: MahakaliMithaUtapadakSahakariMandli (Mahakali salt farmer cooperative) National FO Affiliation/Membership: Self Employed Women’s Association Organisation Involved in the Case: Surendranagar Mahilaane Bal Vikas Mandal, Surendranagar Timeframe: 2016 Location/region: Little Run of Kutch Case/initiative: Initially, the salt farms business was not very profitable. The laborers didn’t have enough money to fund the production themselves and hence […]
Woman Farmer: Bouachanh Sivilay Woman Farmer Group: Organic Farmer Association of Paek district, Xiengkhouang province (OFA) National FO Affiliation/Membership: Lao Farmer Network Organisation Involved in the Case: Sustainable Agriculture and Environment Development Association (SAEDA) Timeframe: 1997 Location/region: 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.
