Author: Asia Pacific Farmers

The hazardous content of pesticides moves from the farmland into the streams of rivers and lakes carried by rain or evaporation, lagging behind or dissolving on the surface streams. Thus the pesticide residue creates pollution that is very dangerous to the environment and health. When it enters the food chain, the toxic nature of pesticides […]
On 8 May 2022, SANASA International entered into a formal partnership with MONLAR to implement the Smart Farmers project (APFP/FO4A). The project aims to improve the capacities of the farm organizations to engage with policymakers to create an enabling environment for smallholder farmers to improve their businesses. MONLAR will engage with the project to improve […]
In April 2021, the Kraing Leav Samaki Agricultural Cooperative loaned USD 30,000 from the ARISE-Farmers program to purchase organic rice and conventional rice from their members. With this amount, the Cooperative was able to buy 170 metric tons of organic rice (consisting of 110 tons of Romdul and 60 tons of red Jasmine rice) and […]