For ethnic minority communities living on the Dong Van rocky plateau in Ha Giang Province, Vietnam, life has always been shaped by the harshness of nature. With steep slopes, rocky terrain, and extreme weather, farming and earning a stable income can be incredibly difficult. For women like Mua Thi Dinh, Deputy Head of the Ha […]
The palm tree, locally called aren, (Arenga sp.) is a sugar-producing plant known as aren sugar or Arenga Palm Sugar. The name of arenga comes from the species name of Arenga sp., which distinguishes it from other tree species that produce sugar, such as coconut sugar and others. Aren sugar has an advantage as a […]
In the rice fields and vegetable farms of rural Cambodia, change began with something simple: trust, capital, and a plan. Through the APFP-FO4A, agricultural cooperatives across the country received support under six national farmer organizations. One of them, the Farmer and Nature Net Association (FNN), provided revolving funds to agricultural cooperatives—without administrative fees—so they could […]