https://www.facebook.com/AsiaPacificFarmers/videos/270466117290565/ 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 […]
March 23, 2020 On behalf of 93.7 % of the workforce of the informal economy, we appreciate the prompt initiatives taken by the Central and State Governments to curtail the effects of COVID-19. In India, there are 50 crores poor and vulnerable informal workers who are daily wagers like contractual workers, casual workers, construction workers, agriculture workers, home-based workers especially in textile and garment manufacturing, beedi workers, self-employed workers […]