In Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten province, Indonesia, farmers are increasingly feeling the impacts of climate change. Longer and harsher dry seasons make it difficult to grow staple crops such as rice. During these months, many families rely on harvesting wild forest honey as an important source of income. “During the dry season, we cannot […]
The Tani Sakti Alam Kerinci (TAKTIK) is a farmers’ organization in Kerinci Regency, Jambi Province, Indonesia whose members are involved in cinnamon farming. Eighty percent (80%) of Indonesia’s cinnamon is produced by Kerinci Regency. Cinnamon bark takes a long time–8 years–before it can be harvested, thus, TAKTIK is advocating for intercropping it with other crops […]
This story is written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 As the eldest daughter of a farmer, Ti Chia Pan grew up helping her parents grow bananas and vegetables in the village of Nanphalong, Temu, at the border between Myanmar and India. Her experience in the field gave her first-hand insight […]
This story was written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 If you want to have a peaceful life, be a farmer. If you want to be rich, be an entrepreneur. Naning Suprawati is the eldest daughter in a family of farmers and while she never argued with her father, she had […]
Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary General Closing Message Celebrating the Achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2 27 April 2021 | Zoom A pleasant day to all of you, dear friends, colleagues from country FO platforms, and dear partners, who have come here today for the wrap-up activity of the project: ASEAN Farmers Organizations’ Support Program or AFOSP-MTCP2. AFA has […]
AFA’s Closing Message Celebrating the Achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2 Delivered by AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia A pleasant day to all of you , dear friends, colleagues from country FO platforms and dear partners , who have come here today for the wrap up activity of the project: ASEAN Farmers Organizations’ Support Program or AFOSP-MTCP2. AFA has […]
As the AFOSP-MTCP2 implementation comes to an end, we hold a virtual completion celebration to showcase the project’s achievements and lessons learned from the five years of implementation. Watch the celebration of the achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2.
In Vietnam, a country of small-scale farmers, an integrated farming system called VAC rapidly gains interest. Although their plots are small, most farmers can achieve surplus for the market from six months to two years after starting the work.
