Non-timber forest products such as bamboo shoots are a very important food and source of income for farmers in rural areas of Laos. Sustainable management of bamboo is important for food security, and improvement of the bamboo value chain can help increase incomes for rural people. That is why the Lao Farmer Network (LFN), a […]
MTCP2 Southeast Asia + China Annual Report 2016
Representatives from farmer organizations in Southeast Asian countries, including China, attended the AFOSP-MTCP2 steering committee meeting last November 28, 2016 in Quezon City, Philippines to share updates from each country as well as national and regional plans for the coming year. The meeting was also attended by Giovanni Serritelli from EU who expressed appreciation for […]