LEYTE, PHILIPPINES – Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck the Philippines in November 2013, taking more than 7,000 lives and affecting more than 14 million people in 44 provinces. With overall damages at USD 5.8 billion, Super Typhoon Yolanda also disrupted the livelihoods of 5.9 million workers and destroyed 33 million coconut trees which are a […]
“Pangarap na talaga (namin) na lumikha ng sariling pagkain. (We have long dreamed of producing our own food.)” said Rodrigo “Digo” Belleza, leader of the Malaya Farmers Agriculture Cooperative (MFAC). Kuya Digo was referring to the small scale miners’ dream of shifting from mining to sustainable agriculture. The establishment of the MFAC and their purchase […]
Kachin State, Myanmar – Than Than Aye lives in Mama village, Monyin Township, Kachin State, Myanmar with her family. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) and has actively participated as a member at the local level. She is one of the union leaders in Kachin […]