Thailand – The Fisherfolk Shop is a company owned by traditional Thai fisherfolks who are members of the Federation of Thai Fisherfolks Association (FTFA). The shop operates with three commitments: Commitment to the community (to strengthen the fishers’ communities and to conserve and rehabilitate the marine natural resources) Commitment to the traditional fishers (to improve […]
In Hpayargyikone village, Myanmar, there are 37 farmer members of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Federation of Myanmar (AFFM), and 32 of them are coffee farmers. U Zaw Myo Naing is one of these coffee farmers. He owns six acres of land he uses in cultivating organic Arabica coffee beans. For many years, coffee farmers in […]
Farmers in Tholakhom district, Vientiane province, have had rich experience in lowland rice farming practices for ages. Smallholder farmers worked individually and then farmers formed the Jaeng Agriculture Cooperative. The farmers produced tons of rice on a yearly basis, however, they face permanent market issues to sell their produce and farmers felt reluctant to grow […]