On 14 March 2025, Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), shared AFA’s initiatives and insights on nutrition and agriculture at the event ‘Investing in Innovative Solutions for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture – Leading Towards the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit,’ organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). In her […]
Throughout 2022-2023, the collaborative efforts of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development and La Via Campesina resulted in the “Women Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition: Forgotten Foods Cooking Contest.” In this culinary challenge, the task was to craft native dishes spotlighting forgotten indigenous/native/heirloom food crops as key ingredients. Women from diverse farmer groups […]
Coarse grains, like bajra and jowar, have been enduring staples in the diets of many Indians, often cultivated by small women farmers. However, the advent of fast food has led the younger generation to shift away from consuming these nutritious grains. Consequently, farmers have encountered challenges in obtaining fair market prices for their coarse grains, […]