Thankurgaon, Bangladesh – In Pirganj upazila, Thakurgaon district, Bangladesh, farming has long been a way of life, but farmers have always been burdened by financial challenges and unfair market systems. For years, smallholder farmers have depended on local moneylenders to finance their crops, often at exorbitant interest rates. As a result, most of their profits […]
Dinajpur, Bangladesh – In the northern district of Dinajpur, Bangladesh, farming is more than a livelihood — it is a way of life. But for many smallholder farmers, the journey from planting to harvest has long been a struggle marked by financial hardship. Most farmers are forced to take high-interest loans from moneylenders just to […]
This caselet[1] documents how a farmers’ organization, with strong policy advocacy experience, has successfully professionalized their group into becoming an economically viable business enterprise. The business boasts of contributing to “improving the well-being of forest village communities based on sustainable ecology”. This farmer-led enterprise is a case model of enabling the provision of economic services […]