Rina Kakoti hails from an impoverished family in Gopalpur Village, Swaman Block. She is married to Biren Kakoti, who works in the bamboo business alongside kerosene distribution. They have three children. Rina has studied until Grade X and has been trained in papad making and agarbatti (incense stick) making. She worked only from home and […]
Swarna Basumatary is a native of Sonpur Village. He family hails from Assam’s tribal Bodo Community and her father is a farmer. Swarna studied until Grade IX. She was married off at a very young age. However, her husband was an alcoholic so she left even without any possessions on her own and started living […]
Partner farmers organizations (FOs) of the MTCP2 Programme in South Asia participated in the Regional Experts Consultation Meeting on “Family Farmers Cooperatives to End Hunger and Poverty through Integrated Farming in South Asia” held at the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Anand, Gujarat, India on 22-25 July 2019. This meeting is a follow-up on […]