The global pandemic COVID-19 did not skip Mongolia. On 27 January 2020, Mongolia shut its borders with China and closed all kindergartens, schools, and public gatherings as preventive measures against the COVID-19 outbreak. The first case of COVID-19 in the country was reported on 10 March and as of 16 July 2020, 262 cases have […]
The Food Hero campaign of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program was launched by NAMAC during the opening of “International Training on Upscaling Shearing for Sheep Wool Quality Improvement” on 29 June 2020 in Dundgobi province, Mongolia. The event was organized by the EU-funded SECIM-II project implemented by UNIDO. The Food Hero campaign is an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Farmers’ […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally, farmers in Laos are among the most affected. Many farmers could not sell their cabbages due to a lack of buyers. The prices for cabbages also dropped, thus, some farmers in the country decided to shift to cassava growing. The advantages of growing cassava include: The price for cassava […]
With an immense spirit to develop the farming industry in ASEAN countries, farmers who are coming from 10 member states of ASEAN are driven together for the betterment of the farming industry in ASEAN. These farmers require as much support as possible from ASEAN and its partner, the EU. We are sharing these impact stories […]
INHERE battles climate change challenges and comes up with local solutions The sole occupations of people in Uttarakhand State are farming and animal husbandry. Much of the land is hilly terrain which is totally dependent on rains hence in the past few years, climate change has had a deep and adverse effect on farming practices […]
Siphaeng is a rice farmer from Duer village, Phaoudom district, Bokeo province, Laos. The farmers in this region are currently facing threats due to climate change. Siphaeng says that last year, he didn’t harvest anything his farm as there was no rain, which is their source of irrigation for their farms. Because of this, people […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has also been affecting Indonesia. The first case of infection was detected in Jakarta on 2 March 2020. Many more cases were detected since then, almost in all areas of Indonesia, both in city and rural areas. The Indonesian government had since declared the status of COVID-19 Emergency status3, and have made […]
Five stories from AFOSP are featured in the 2020 edition of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book which was launched virtually on 8 May 2020 in time for Europe Day celebration of the EU delegation to the ASEAN. Watch the launch here: https://web.facebook.com/EUinASEAN/videos/269299374204965/ Download the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2020: www.asiapacificfarmersforum.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EU-ASEAN-Blue-Book-2020.pdf Cooperative Harmony Farmers in ASEAN Member States […]
