The people of Myanmar celebrated Peasant’s Day “Taungthu lèthama nei” in Yangon on 2 March 2018 with the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Modernizing the Agriculture System.” Several dignitaries from the Parliament, Regional level Labour officials, NGOs, INGOs, ILO, FES, Solidarity Center and CTUM affiliates sectors (IWFM, BWFM, MWFM, MTLTUF, PSI, EWFM) supported the event with […]
Agriculture is the leading employer in Myanmar’s economy, employing 60% of the country’s population. Out of 67.6 million hectares of land, 12.8 million hectares is cultivated. Most agricultural activities in the country are still carried out manually, with low levels of mechanization. This results to low productivity and low agricultural outputs and, consequently, to low […]
PIFON signed a ground-breaking declaration of commitment with IFAD to enhance its engagement with farmers’ organizations in the region. The declaration was signed at a ceremony in November 2016, by Afamasaga Toleafoa, PIFON Chairman, and Ronald Hartman, IFAD Country Programme Manager. “This is the first official declaration of this type between IFAD and farmers’ organizations […]