AFA’s work at the regional level with farmers in forested landscapes started in 2015 when FAO Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) supported AFA’s national and regional consultations. AFA then came up with its regional agenda on the issue. Since then, FFF, under the leadership of its manager, Jeff Campbell, has accompanied AFA in this work, […]
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 […]
Water shortage is a problem in Vimala Parmar’s village in Anand, India. Even if there are hand-pumps, they were either broken or non-functional. She used to see SEWA organisers in her village and thought to herself, “Can a young widow like me become a member of SEWA?” Eventually, she overcame her hesitation and became a […]
Veena Panchal, a single mother of two, used to worry about how she can provide a good life for her children. She became a member of SEWA where she received training on sewing. She invested in a sewing machine and started earning income for her family. Gradually, she built her sewing skills by attending […]
In 2017, the GAFSP-funded Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (FSAPP) was launched. It aims to increase agricultural productivity and enhance market access for farmers in five districts in southwest Bhutan, with 52,000 farmers organized in 300 farmers groups. Watch the video below to see the updates on the project.
On 8 May 2020, the International Fund for Agricultural Development held a live webcast to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on rural communities and small scale agriculture in developing countries, how they have already benefitted from IFAD’s resilience-building, and how IFAD is providing response and recovery efforts. The speakers were: Paul Winters, Associate Vice-President of […]
Farmers and fishers are the hardest hit during this global crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many countries decided to close their borders for the time being to contain the spread of the virus, and consequently, this affected the livelihood of farmers and fishers. Lockdowns and quarantines resulted in a lack of buyers, lack of […]
An appeal to International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Gilbert F. Houngbo from Asia-Pacific Farmers Farmers and fishers all over the world are most affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Due to lockdowns and quarantines in effect in many countries, farmers and fishers now face problems including how to sell their produce when there are no transportation available […]
