Rural Communication
Agricultural Information Sources of Rural Farmers: Evidence from Pakistan
Farmers have been utilizing several sources of information for their agricultural-related needs. Among those are neighbor-friend-relatives, self-experience, media (print and/or electronic), and the likes. In Pakistan, a study was conducted to assess which source of information is preferred the most by the rural farmers in the area. Results showed that the top/major source of agricultural information utilized by the rural people in Pakistan is neighbor-friend-relatives. This reflects that farmers, among themselves, help
Family Farming
Women Family Farmers for the Sustainability of Food Systems and the Planet
Rural women are the heart of the countryside and agriculture, playing a key role in food systems, agrobiodiversity conservation, poverty eradication and the achievement of the SDGs. As we celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8), we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and indigenous women, but we must remember the challenges that remain to be addressed in order to move towards more just and equitable societies that
In the Spotlight
WRF, FFF present experiences and challenges of cooperatives in rural women empowerment
The World Rural Forum, in collaboration with Forest and Farm Facility has successfully compiled successful experiences about the role of cooperatives in empowering rural farmers in different regions of the world. The “Women and Cooperativism Project” aimed to identify and analyze the experiences of associations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to develop a cycle of exchanges and recommendations in the empowerment and resilience of rural women. This project is
ComDevAsia in Action
Lao Farmers’ Network holds policy dialogue on bank opening for FOs
The Lao Farmer Network (LFN) has successfully organized a policy dialogue focusing on issues concerning bank transactions of Farmers’ Organizations (FOs). The event was attended by farmers’ organizations, the bank of Laos, commercial banks, and other stakeholders. Opening bank accounts under the name of production groups has been a problem for LFN members due to different requirements and difficulty to comply with. LFN has already requested the banks to issue a guideline
