When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food systems, smallholder farmers across Asia faced unprecedented challenges. Yet instead of giving up, they organized, innovated, and rose stronger together. Through the ARISE (Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers) program, farmers’ organizations across Asia proved that farmer-led solutions work. ARISE was a grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development […]
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – Kowardu, a densely populated and fertile village located along the banks of the Indus River, lies just half an hour from Skardu City. Despite its agricultural potential, farmers struggled with traditional farming methods and inadequate facilities for drying their produce. Fruits like apricots, grapes, apples, and pears, alongside vegetables such as onions, […]
The Khudaabad Farmers Cooperative Society in Pakistan has launched a poultry initiative aimed at boosting livelihoods in the community. As part of the project, 150 small farmers in Khudaabad received egg-laying chickens to support supplementary income generation and household nutrition. To show their support and witness the progress firsthand, Melad Ul Jabbar, Manager of Business Development at Agribusiness Support Fund, and Ehsan Ali, President […]