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 […]
Dinajpur, Bangladesh – In the northern district of Dinajpur, Bangladesh, farming is more than a livelihood — it is a way of life. But for many smallholder farmers, the journey from planting to harvest has long been a struggle marked by financial hardship. Most farmers are forced to take high-interest loans from moneylenders just to […]
The United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF 2019-28) recognizes the role of communication as a driver to advance sustainable food systems and the need to increase awareness about the central role that family farmers play for the future of our planet. In particular, rural radio is still the most widely used medium for sharing […]