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 […]
The COVID19 pandemic and the financial crisis caused severe liquidity issues in Sri Lanka making risks on the credit portfolios of the local SANASA cooperatives. The APFP-FO4A and ARISE programs, locally known as the ‘Smart Farmer’ project, enabled the cooperative managers and the leaders to support their members to improve their income through organized and […]
Pursat, Cambodia – In Veal Veng district, Pursat province, Cambodia, Nop Kolap once struggled to make ends meet. Her family of five depended on irregular farm labor. She used to be employed to harvest potatoes and maize for KHR 20,000 (USD 5) a day. Her husband’s job as a pepper harvester brought in about KHR 600,000 (USD […]