On 6 September 2021, Hubert Boirard, International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)’s Director for Asia and Pacific Region and APFP Task Manager visited Khubanistan, Pakistan as part of the IFAD Mission. Mr. Boirard also met with APFP partner farmers’ organizations on 7 September 2021 during the IFAD mission in Baltistan, Pakistan.
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act now, for our future.” Climate […]
I am Atiqa Anjum, a small farmer from a cold and remote area of Gilgit-Baltistan, located in the north of Pakistan. An area so beautiful, there pervades a melancholy of gender inequality, evident in almost every field, farming included. It is with immense pleasure to be sharing my views. Female farmers work throughout the whole […]