In a presentation at the 37th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) at the Peninsula Hotel in Makati City, Philippines last September 10, Hoonae Kim of IFAD Asia Pacific highlighted the importance of smallholders who produce 80% of the food in Asia. She said that, “Majority of investments are coming from the smallholders. What we international finance institutions and […]
(Nepal, June, 30 2015) All Nepal Peasants’ Federation, the largest peasants’ organization in Nepal, organized various programs including a paddy plantation program on the occasion of national peasants’/paddy day/Ashar 15 (A day in Nepali calendar that falls on June 29/30). The program was devoted to all the peasants’ and their families victimized by earthquake. “Save our […]
Greetings from SEWA! You all might be aware of the situation of farmers in India today. The farmer suicides are on rise. The reality of our country today is that small and marginal farmers are highly affected by weather fluctuations, unseasonal rains and increased input costs. These factors adding up with lower sales price, is […]