The ARISE-Farmers will build on the coverage of the ongoing IFAD regional grant named Asia Pacific Farmers Programme.
The target group is the same as the APFP with a specific focus on smallholder men and farmers/producers needing production assistance for the immediate next cropping season within the lockdown or post lockdown. Amongst the target group of smallholder farmers/producers, a sub-group includes those smallholder farmers with the potential to become active economic players in a wide array of emerging value chains, supported y various quality services provided by their FOs.
Goal & Objectives
The goal is to contribute to achieving SDG goal of ending hunger and poverty by empowering federated farmers groups in meeting the needs of their members as well as ensuring a healthy and sufficient food supply during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Specifically, the project aims to:
a. ensure that the most vulnerable farming households are COVID-19-free with their assets secured by being effectively reached through the provision of essential food/commodities, and associated services.
b. strengthen the capacity of FOs to manage production support to members and expand the existing 4Ps partnership in order to address the current lockdown and market access difficulties.
c. install effective online and offline communication and knowledge management tools and mechanism to complement/support both emergency and resiliency initiatives including a simple e-commerce platform for FOs and food consumers.
The ARISE-Farmers logo which includes different agricultural produce, a face mask, a rising sun and the APFP logo symbolizes food producers rising and thriving amid the COVID-19 pandemic.