Camarines Norte, Philippines – Barangay (Brgy.) Fabrica is a small village located in the 5th class municipality of San Vicente in the Camarines Norte, a major coconut-producing province of the Philippines. The coconut farmers in Brgy. Fabrica is primarily involved in copra production where the average income of a household is a meager Php 3,500 […]
The youth are the future of farming and food security. However, more and more young people from rural areas are choosing to move to urban centers to look for other employment outside the agriculture sector. Based on a study conducted by the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) on youth in agriculture, young farmers will continue tending […]
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 […]