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 […]
Beijing, China – Four hundred fifty (450) participants including farmer leaders, government officers, experts, and enterprise representatives convened on 21 December 2016 in Beijing to discuss issues about the development of China farmers’ cooperatives at the China Farmers’ Cooperatives Innovation and Development Forum held by Agricultural Management Institute of China (AMI). The event is held […]
Gansu, China – The Gansu Federation of Farmers Cooperatives was established on April 24, 2016, and is a joint-stock organization based on the previous Gansu Association of Farmers Cooperatives, sponsored jointly by 23 cooperatives. With the purpose of earning profits, it drives the farmers’ cooperatives of the province for joint development. It has now 23 […]