Asia-Pacific FOs and partners gather in India for the MTCP2 Regional Steering Committee Meeting Representatives from farmer organizations in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific, international partners, and civil society organizations in Asia-Pacific will gather in Ahmedadbad, Gujarat, India on 6-10 October 2017 for the Expanded 3rd MTCP2 Regional Steering Committee Meeting. […]
The farmers in Sri Lanka, like of most of their counterparts in the Asian region, engage only in primary production. Whether they are paddy, vegetable, grains, spices or milk, the farmers are used to selling their production in bulks to the merchants who are a part of well-organized marketing networks. As experienced by all the […]
The Matale district in Sri Lanka is famous in the country for cultivating spices. In Kambiadiya village in Matale, most of the residents are also engaged in agriculture. Additionally, the women in the village are engaged in home gardening to help provide for their family needs. Their gardens are collectively referred to as “Kandyan Home […]