This radio program contains five episodes that talk about varying topics in agriculture including cultivation of winter vegetables, fish farming, growing vegetables in residential areas, and livestock husbandry. Date: November 4, 2022 Radio Name: Radio Pollikontho Production Language: Bangla Program Title: Problems and solutions in Cultivation of Winter Vegetables Program Description: In this program, women… Read More
The India Radio Initiative is composed of five episodes that talks about financial problems, youth and agriculture, organic farming, government online portal, and the use of fertilizers and pesticides. Date: November 4, 2022 Radio Name: Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Production Language: Hindi Program Title: KISAN KAHE PUKAR KE-Financial Problem Program Description: A farmer from… Read More
The Radio Initiative of the Philippines discusses varying topics including the life of a farmworker and the issues being faced of this sector, the practice of communal farming, the use of reaper harvesters that threatens the livelihood of the family farmworkers, and how farmworkers were deprived of being enrolled in the Registry System for Basic… Read More
The Nepal Radio Initiative tackles topics including plan and policy of the local government, youth in agriculture, agricultural insurance, subsidy and agriculture loan, and women empowerment. Date: November 4, 2022 Radio Name: Krishi Radio Production Language: Nepali Program Title: Sanakisan Aawaj ‘Voice of Small Farmers’ (Plan and policy of the local government) Program Description: This… Read More
Digitalization, gender-sensitive regulations and risk insurance are changing contract farming. Contract farming is a forward agreement between farmers and agribusinesses for the production and supply of agricultural commodities. In Asia and the Pacific, informal transactions are still the norm. However, contractual agreements are on the rise, especially for high value agricultural commodities. As contract farming arrangements grow… Read More
On 29 June 2022, FAO and IFAD, in their capacity of joint secretariat of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) have organized a virtual Regional Dialogue on Family Farming in Asia and the Pacific: Leveraging the role of family farming towards more inclusive and resilient food systems in response to crises. This was supported… Read More
The Regional Forum on RCS for Family Farming in Asia and the Pacific was held last 28 June 2022. The event was attended by ComDev Asia partners from the Food and Agriculture Organization, Digital Green, Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development, Self Employed Women’s Association, as well as representatives from national government agencies. The… Read More
In Asia Pacific Region, three countries have approved their Family Farming NAP as part of the UNDFF: Indonesia, Nepal and The Philippines. Furthermore, starting from 2021, Bangladesh has also been taken significant steps towards the development of the NAP, whereas in India, Laos, Cambodia and Japan progress is being made in mobilising actors to implement… Read More
This Regional Action Plan aims at facilitating and accelerating the process of developing national action plans through inclusive multi-stakeholder processes, not only putting family farmers at the centre but recognizing them as critical partners. The consultation was attended by 75+ representatives from SAARC member states, farmers’ organizations and cooperatives. The event was very successful. Five… Read More
