Agriculture is the leading employer in Myanmar’s economy, employing 60% of the country’s population. Out of 67.6 million hectares of land, 12.8 million hectares is cultivated. Most agricultural activities in the country are still carried out manually, with low levels of mechanization. This results to low productivity and low agricultural outputs and, consequently, to low […]
Organizing triangle exchange visits with technical trainings to FOs is a central service PIFON is developing for its members. The overall idea is to, on the one hand, promote specific knowledge and experience of some farmers’ organizations in different areas to host the exchanges and technical trainings, and on the other hand, to help organizations […]
During the first phase of the MTCP, an agreement was signed between IFAD and the Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) and implemented from 2010 to 2015. This first term was successful in developing models of cooperation groups and cooperatives, building value chains, developing the capacity of farmers and staff, and strengthening VNFU’s participation in policy […]