Surendranagar, India – For many people, salt is an ingredient without which a meal is tasteless and incomplete. But have we ever given a thought to the effort which goes into preparing this salt? In India, farmers spend eight months in the harsh salt pans in the Little Rann of Kutch braving the scorching rays […]
Bangladesh – To increase food production, Bangladesh heavily depends on high-yielding variety of crops, irrigation facilities, and the use of fertilizer and pesticides. The agriculture sector in Bangladesh needs about 3375 metric tons of fertilizer every year. Local manufacturers provide 77% of this demand and the remaining 23% is imported. However, there is a huge […]
The Sridonoretno Farmers’ Association, in the region of East Java, Indonesia, has benefited extensively from the joint support provided by the ASEAN Farmers’ Organizations Support Programme (AFOSP) in collaboration with MTCP2. Robusta coffee is one of the most important local products, and the AFOSP and MTCP2 have jointly facilitated extensive capacity-building initiatives, including on the […]