MANILA, 27 May 2021 — Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place June 1 through 5 to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber forest product enterprises” (CBNEs), these groups use materials gathered […]
This story is written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 As the eldest daughter of a farmer, Ti Chia Pan grew up helping her parents grow bananas and vegetables in the village of Nanphalong, Temu, at the border between Myanmar and India. Her experience in the field gave her first-hand insight […]
This story was written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 If you want to have a peaceful life, be a farmer. If you want to be rich, be an entrepreneur. Naning Suprawati is the eldest daughter in a family of farmers and while she never argued with her father, she had […]