Farmer Group Membership Leads to a Better Life
February 16, 2024
For Elizabeth, things started to look up when she and 10 other women formed a farmers group under the auspices of local partner North East India Committee on Relief and […]
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Food Security Improves Family Dynamics
June 22, 2023
Champa is not the only one in her family who has a brighter outlook these days. As a Model Farmer who provides food and income for her family, her previously […]
Reducing Risk With Conservation Ag
January 30, 2023
Daudah’s husband scoffed at her when she wanted to try Conservation Agriculture practices on their farm. A year later, he asked her to train him. Daudah is a member of […]
The Upside of Vegetable Production
January 2, 2023
Soon after joining a men’s Self-Help Group and a vegetable farming team, Kamrul was selected to participate in model-farmer training through local partner SATHI (Sustainable Association for Taking Human-Development Initiatives). […]
After a Lifetime of Farming, Things Are Looking Up
September 20, 2022
Antonia has worked in agriculture nearly all of her 44 years. With training, support and encouragement from local partner ADIP, she is finally seeing results that give her hope for […]
More Income, Less Drudgery
August 15, 2022
The creation of community cereal banks is having a positive effect on farming and family food security. Local partner RELUFA reports that the grain the farmers save communally at harvest […]
“Worming” Her Way To Success
December 8, 2021
As a successful farmer and businesswoman, Momotaz no longer feels the helplessness that characterized her life before she joined a women’s Self-Help Group in 2017 under the auspices of local […]
New Farming Techniques Transform Livelihoods
December 2, 2020
Turns out shyness is no reason not to succeed as a farmer. Farming is the sole livelihood of Eras, his wife and four children. Until recently, he depended on traditional […]
Kitchen Gardens and Poultry Improve Family’s Nutrition and Income
January 15, 2020
Salma, a model farmer who inspires others in her community, has come a long way from the days when she thought her duty as a housewife strictly meant preparing food […]