‘Organic farming’ in simple words means natural farming or the way of farming that we learned from nature and is undiluted by mankind in terms of soil, fertilizer, seed, water, etc. Whatever nature has provided us for our livelihood is free from any chemical adulteration. Farmers should also strive to use natural products and processes […]
Pakse, Lao PDR – The ASEAN Foundation with support from the ASEAN Centre for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives Focal Point Lao PDR, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, held the ASEAN Exchange Visit 2019 themed “Empowering the Coffee Cooperatives in Value Chain Management and GI Certification” on 11-14 November 2019 in Pakse, Lao […]
Living in isolation My name is Indika Somasiri. I live in Matale district, Sri Lanka with my husband and two children. My husband is a farmer just like many other people in our district. Although Matale is believed to be the “center” of the country, the reality is we were isolated. Our area is quite […]