Background The Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) partnered with NEED Myanmar to train young farmers on organic farming concepts and technologies. Ye Htut, a 32-year old farmer member from Tha Byay Kong village, Thanlyin Township in Yangon, is one of the scholars that AFFM sent to the Eco Village Farm School (EVF) in […]
Papua New Guinea – Kevin Gabriel of Jiwaka Province was able to attend a training in Fiji on off-season cropping of fruits and vegetables. Upon returning home, he used his experiences in Fiji to form the Jiwaka Youth in Agriculture Association and put his learning into practice. Today, the Jiwaka Youth in Agriculture Association is […]
The youth are the future of agriculture. However, the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM), the national implementing agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 in Myanmar, saw low participation of youth in agribusiness, which is attributed to the limited access to resources such as land, start-up capital, business mentors, and increasing number of youth moving from rural […]