From July-December 2019, the Lao Farmer Network (LFN), member of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) in Laos and national implementing agency of MTCP2/AFOSP project, piloted an organic soya production and processing in collaboration with the Agriculture and Food Nutrition (AFN), a project funded by the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). The pilot project […]
Leaders of the Lao Farmer Network talk about the benefits of forming a farmers’ organization to encourage organization of small holder farmers in Laos.
AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia and Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) – Civil Society Organization (CSO) Asia representative and Technical Adviser Raul Socrates Banzuela went to Timor Leste in October 2018 to get updates about the implementation of Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP) which is funded by GAFSP. The GAFSP – CSO Mission […]
A five-member team from the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) carried out a Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) – Civil Society Organization (CSO) country visit to Bhutan on 15-23 September 2019. The mission team, consisting of AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia, Asia Pacific Farmers’ Program Coordinator Lany Rebagay, AFA Cooperative Development Manager Jojo Ebron, AFA […]
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AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia Banzuela discusses about AFA perspectives on World Agricultures Watch.
Our members under the Youth and Land Initiative share with us why access to land for rural youths needs to be secured in order to alleviate poverty and unemployment. By giving meaningful participation to rural youths in decision-making roles, change can happen at the local and national level. Video by ILC
Watch this video to learn about the initiatives of the Lao Farmer Network for youth farmers in Lao PDR. Lao Farmer Network (LFN) is a member of AFA in Lao PDR.
