The initiatives of farmers’ organizations (FOs) in the ASEAN region under the ASEAN Farmers’ Organisation Support Programme (AFOSP) were presented during the First Regional Youth Talk, held on 8 February 2021 via Zoom. AFOSP is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and is implemented by the […]
Fair trade is usually held up as the alternative to this global economic system, but in reality, fair trade means a number of different things. Economists around the globe have yet to all agree on one perfect solution to current economic challenges, should one even exist. They work within a number of frameworks, advocating a series of options. The following theories are offered as substitutions to free trade:
Vientianne capital, Laos – The Lao Farmer Network (LFN), the national implementing agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 in Laos, conducted a multi-sectoral partnership meeting involving the private, public, and producer including smallholder farmers in the country in Vientianne capital, Laos on 30 January 2019. The meeting aims to establish opportunities for partnership between different sectors in order […]
Hle Gu, Myanmar – Saw Htoo Baw is a young farmer from Tha Bite Kone village, Hle Gu Township in Myanmar. In 2015, the Agricultural Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) visited his area and met with him. Saw Htoo Baw expressed his concern about the increasing use of synthetic and chemical inputs amongst farmers in this […]
Vientiane Province, Laos – As rice is the main crop in Laos, Lao farmers have a long history of growing rice using different techniques. In the lowland areas where farmers plant on paddy fields, the common technique is rice transplanting. Meanwhile, in the upland areas, farmers grow rice on the hills through direct-seeding, but since […]
Vientiane capital, Laos — Based on a study conducted by the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) on youth in agriculture, young farmers will continue tending to their family farms if they can make sufficient income from these. As a response, LFN has piloted initiatives to support the youth so they can make a better income from […]
Ha Tinh, Vietnam — In the cooperation framework between Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Ha Tinh provincial Farmers’ Union and provincial IFAD signed the Agreement “Establishing partnership of cooperation on the implementation of activities under the design of provincial IFAD project” (Sustainable Rural Development for the Poor Project in […]
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: […]
