In Bangladesh, where agriculture sustains much of the rural population, paddy (rice) farmers continue to face persistent challenges including lack of funds during the cultivation season, high interest rates from moneylenders, rising costs of seeds and fertilizers, and unfair market prices controlled by middlemen who often ignore government-set rates. For many smallholder farmers, these challenges […]
SANASA International conducted a consultation meeting to validate the findings of the two research studies undertaken by the SANASA Campus on the policy environment related to water and land, which can influence the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Sri Lanka. The meeting was held at the Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Training and Research Institute in Colombo […]
Gilgit-Baltistan is a region of remarkable agricultural potential, yet its progress has been hindered by inadequate farmer guidance and resource scarcity, causing the agricultural sector’s growth to languish. In recent years, the Agribusiness Support Fund (ASF), our partner in Pakistan, dedicated efforts toward addressing these challenges. With support from ARISE (funded by IFAD) and APFP-FO4A […]