The Tutu Rural Training Centre on the island of Taveuni has embarked on a significant new innovation with the creation of a food development unit in the Centre and programs of training to encourage cottage industries on the island. This undertaking addresses several issues, including: o expanding Tutu’s income generating capability and increasing its self-reliance […]
The youth are the future of agriculture. However, the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM), the national implementing agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 in Myanmar, saw low participation of youth in agribusiness, which is attributed to the limited access to resources such as land, start-up capital, business mentors, and increasing number of youth moving from rural […]
Use of pesticides in Bangladesh increased by six times from 1954 until 2010. A vegetable farmer uses pesticides around 150 times in one session. There are 377 pesticides that are still used in the country despite being banned in developed countries. Umar Faruhk of Char fasson Upazila in Bhola district is a village doctor by […]