Manila, Philippines – Family farmers’ organizations (FOs) in the Philippines celebrate the first year of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) during the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement 2019 held on 13-14 November 2019 at Ang Bahay ng Alumni, UP, Quezon City, Philippines. With the theme “Celebrating the International Decade of Family Farming: […]
PAYAKUMBUH, INDONESIA – AFOSP-MTCP2 Indonesia conducted an agricultural entrepreneurship training for young farmers in the country on 1-4 October 2019 at Padang, Payakumbuh, Indonesia. The training aims to equip young farmers with skills in pioneering entrepreneurship in farmer-led agricultural cooperative in the rural areas. Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) (Indonesia Peasant Alliance) together with farmers’ organisations […]
CAMBODIA – Six rice agricultural cooperatives signed an agreement on “contract farming” with the Cambodian Agriculture Cooperative Cooperation (CACC) to help organic farmers overcome market limitations. CACC representative Kann Kunthy said he wants to see the Kingdom’s agricultural market improve by promoting organic crops, which have seen an increase in demand. “Through this contract, the […]