Kandurata, Sri Lanka – Although Sri Lanka is famous all over the world for its Ceylon tea, the first plantation crop under the British rule in Ceylon (the colonial name of Sri Lanka) was coffee. In the early years of British rule in the country, coffee was a very minor crop propagated by peasants. However, […]
One of the main issues of the commercialization of agriculture is the lack of storage capacity for the farmers’ organizations (FOs) especially those that produce fresh vegetables. Without an effective storage system, farmers cannot consolidate their products and manage demand-supply opportunities properly. That is why oftentimes, there is too much supply during peak season and […]
Background The Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) partnered with NEED Myanmar to train young farmers on organic farming concepts and technologies. Ye Htut, a 32-year old farmer member from Tha Byay Kong village, Thanlyin Township in Yangon, is one of the scholars that AFFM sent to the Eco Village Farm School (EVF) in […]