The people of Myanmar celebrated Peasant’s Day “Taungthu lèthama nei” in Yangon on 2 March 2018 with the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Modernizing the Agriculture System.” Several dignitaries from the Parliament, Regional level Labour officials, NGOs, INGOs, ILO, FES, Solidarity Center and CTUM affiliates sectors (IWFM, BWFM, MWFM, MTLTUF, PSI, EWFM) supported the event with […]
Agriculture is the leading employer in Myanmar’s economy, employing 60% of the country’s population. Out of 67.6 million hectares of land, 12.8 million hectares is cultivated. Most agricultural activities in the country are still carried out manually, with low levels of mechanization. This results to low productivity and low agricultural outputs and, consequently, to low […]
During the first phase of the MTCP, an agreement was signed between IFAD and the Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) and implemented from 2010 to 2015. This first term was successful in developing models of cooperation groups and cooperatives, building value chains, developing the capacity of farmers and staff, and strengthening VNFU’s participation in policy […]