Kachin, Myanmar – Win Oo is a young farmer, social activist, and social worker from Han Htet Village, Man Jai Township in Kachin State, Myanmar. He is also a member of AFFM (Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar) and a staff of Pan Pyoe Latt organization. Oo aims to be an active member of his […]
The farmers in Sri Lanka, like of most of their counterparts in the Asian region, engage only in primary production. Whether they are paddy, vegetable, grains, spices or milk, the farmers are used to selling their production in bulks to the merchants who are a part of well-organized marketing networks. As experienced by all the […]
Bangladesh – Farmers in Bangladesh used to preserve and reproduce local seeds. However, this is no longer the situation. Farmers have been losing control of the seeds. Nowadays, more than 90% of vegetable and rice seeds are controlled and supplied by private companies. MTCP2 Bangladesh made efforts to regain farmers’ control of seeds by forming […]