SRI LANKA – “We lost all our resources due to the war. Now we do not have jobs to earn money. Farming is our only source of livelihood–and out only alternative is ecological agriculture, which does not require money for inputs.” These are the words of a farmer in Vavuniya, in Northern Sri Lanka. He […]
Lahore, Pakistan (September 14-15,2018) – Around 50 participants coming from various farmers association, fisherfolks organization, indigenous women and representatives from government agencies gathered in Hotel Pak Heritage, 28 Davis Road Lahore to share initiatives and challenges confronting smallholder farmers and fishers. The National Farmers’ Forum in Pakistan is organized by AFA-LVC consortium in cooperation with […]
The 1st SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum: Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers Cooperatives to attain SDGs 1 and 2 in South Asia was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 28-30 August 2018. The forum is a platform to share and learn from experiences of various organizations (from government, FOs and international development partners) in organizing and […]