Author: Asia Pacific Farmers

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 […]
AFOSP-MTCP2 participated in the Mekong Hub Knowledge and Learning Fair (MKLF) held in Centara Sandy Beach Resort in Da Nang, Vietnam on 3-6 July 2018. The MKLF featured Knowledge Learning Booths (KLB) of IFAD countries and IFAD regional grants in the Mekong Hub as well as presentations of cases related to the theme: Inclusive and […]
Over 30 representatives of farmer organizations and national implementing agencies (NIAs) of MTCP2 in China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Fiji, and Tonga, as well as development partners IFAD, AFA, LVC, and ASEAN Foundation convene at the Agricultural Management Institute in Beijing, China on 26-29 June 2018 for […]