Darshi Jayasinghe used to work as a production manager, but she left her job when she got married and started a family. As a housewife, she started growing vegetables, including beans, okra, tomatoes, and chilies. The income she earns from selling the produce from her home garden helps support her family. Moreover, Darshi feels satisfied with being able to feed her children healthy, organically grown food, and she hopes to be able to continue to do so.
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The Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers amidst COVID-19 (ARISE-Farmers) aims to contribute to achieving the SDG goal of ending hunger and poverty by empowering federated farmer groups to meet the needs of their members as well as ensure the health and sufficient food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. ARISE-Farmers builds on the coverage of the IFAD regional grant Asia Pacific Farmers Programme (APFP). The target group is the same as APFP with a specific focus on smallholder men and women farmers/producers needing production assistance for the immediate next cropping season within the lockdown or post lockdown. More info: https://asiapacificfarmersforum.net/
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