Thailand – Thai peasant women used to play a significant role as keepers of native seeds. With this, they could ensure sufficient and diverse food supply for their family and community. But modern agriculture encourages peasants to use commercial seeds instead of native ones. The native seeds diversity is disappearing because only a few varieties […]
Tonga – Filipe Filihia is a Tongan farmer. He was involved in both the breadfruit and papaya farmer-to-farmer technical exchanges that were conducted through the MTCP2 Programme. These exchanges opened his mind to the full possibilities of farming, improved his farming knowledge, and changed his farming practices. He first learned how to grow papaya for […]
Vanuatu – The Society of Mary (Marists) established the Tutu Rural Training Centre (Tutu) on the island of Taveuni (Fiji) in 1969. In 1983 they started running a Young Farmer Training Course “to help form and train young single men from the province of Cakaudrove”. Running now for 35 years and training more than 200 […]