Singur is popularly called the granary of West Bengal. This particular piece of land in Singur is highly fertile and is home to around 5,000 peasant families. Located in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, Singur came into the limelight for its peasants’ movement in 2006. The government acquired 1,253 acres (500 hectares) of multi-cropping […]
Lao Farmer Network welcomed high ranking government officials including the President of Laos H.E Bounyang Vorachit, Deputy Prime Minister H.E Sonexay Siphandone, H.E Lien Thikeo of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and other officials to see products of small holder farmers of the network at the national meeting hall held on 5- 7 March […]
PIFON signed a ground-breaking declaration of commitment with IFAD to enhance its engagement with farmers’ organizations in the region. The declaration was signed at a ceremony in November 2016, by Afamasaga Toleafoa, PIFON Chairman, and Ronald Hartman, IFAD Country Programme Manager. “This is the first official declaration of this type between IFAD and farmers’ organizations […]