Welimada is a hilly area in the district of Badulla, Uva province, Sri Lanka. Growing upcountry tea and crops is the main livelihood of the 85% of the population in village. The people mainly cultivate potatoes, beans, cabbages, carrots, leeks, and beetroots. Potatoes are the most suitable crop in the area because of the climate. […]
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Impact Stories from MTPC2 Pacific by Asia Pacific Farmers on Scribd The following are stories about farmers and farmer organisations in the Pacific. They reflect some of the impacts of a five-year funding programme (2014-2018) that has changed the way farmer organisations operate in the Pacific Islands. Stories like these have become common in farmer organisations across the […]
YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA – On October 20, 2018, 84 farmer leaders from 21 countries, representing 38 million small scale farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples, herders and pastoralists, met with the 37 staff of the IFAD Asia and Pacific Region Division in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for the first Asia Pacific Region Farmers Forum (FAFO). The Forum was held in […]