In 1994, a community in Kyawhgulay village, Danu Self Administered Zone, Ywangan Township, Shan State, Myanmar established a village conservation forest (CF). The applied for registration in 2003-2004 and was granted a certificate for 130 acres of land in 2005. They applied for certification for the second time and was granted a total of 1300 […]
FOOD HEROES of Indonesia. Farmer members of SPI, one of our partner farmers’ organizations in Indonesia, wear the #FoodHero masks as they go about their daily activities on the farm. Support the #AsiaPacificFarmers FOOD HERO campaign: https://www.facebook.com/FoodHeroFaceMasks/ Know more about Food Hero campaign here: https://asiapacificfarmersforum.net/food-hero-campaign/
This article was originally published by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok/Manila/Jakarta/Rome. Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods and food security due to the present coronavirus pandemic, a collaboration of FAO and advocacy groups warned today. The COVID-19 impact on […]