When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food systems, smallholder farmers across Asia faced unprecedented challenges. Yet instead of giving up, they organized, innovated, and rose stronger together. Through the ARISE (Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers) program, farmers’ organizations across Asia proved that farmer-led solutions work. ARISE was a grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), represented by Business Development Officer Juneliza Pandela, participated in the Multi-Actor Partnership on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (MAP-CDRFI) Southeast Asia event, organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC) in Bangkok, Thailand, from 19–22 May 2026. Pandela presented the ARISE revolving […]
The Khudaabad Farmers Cooperative Society in Pakistan has launched a poultry initiative aimed at boosting livelihoods in the community. As part of the project, 150 small farmers in Khudaabad received egg-laying chickens to support supplementary income generation and household nutrition. To show their support and witness the progress firsthand, Melad Ul Jabbar, Manager of Business Development at Agribusiness Support Fund, and Ehsan Ali, President […]
In Cambodia, the price of rice (paddy) often falls below KHR 1,000 (USD .24), discouraging farmers from producing rice for commercial purposes. To help its rice-producing members, the Farmer and Nature Net Association (FNN) reached out to AMRU Rice Company, which was interested in sourcing organic jasmine rice. FNN facilitated a contract farming partnership between […]
The AgriCOOPh Coops4food program was introduced in 2020. This is an initiative that links producers’ cooperatives to consumers’ cooperatives, organizations, and community associations. The Coops4food model is a community-supported, market-driven strategy that generates interest and unlocks the potential of non-traditional markets as procurement organizations of fresh farm products to match the demand of their members […]
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020, MIEDECO, a farmers’ cooperative in the Philippines, continues to thrive. MIEDECO’s story demonstrates a successful response to the negative effects of the pandemic on the economy. The AgriCOOPh Federation supports the Malabog Integrated Enterprises Development Cooperative (MIEDECO) through the Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers Amidst […]
The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant challenges to smallholder farmers. Since 2020, they have faced declining demand from domestic markets, complete loss of market access during lockdowns, limited public transportation, rising transport costs, and increasing prices of production inputs. As a result, many farmers were forced to let their fresh produce go to waste—sometimes even using […]
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of ARISE-Farmers! Date & Time: May 27, 2022 12:30 PM GMT+8 (Philippine time) Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOmqrjsjGtIC-xQji6wNKvhrnTxp70b As the first phase of ARISE-Farmers wraps up, the regional implementing agency (RIA) and national implementing agencies (NIA) present their accomplishments and experiences in implementing the program. The experiences and good practices from the […]
