Always Have a Plan B
August 30, 2024
Having young children to care for meant Doña Santos couldn’t let grief stop her when she was recently widowed. So, she went from helping sell someone else’s vegetables to having […]
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Fresh Local Vegetables for the Tourism Trade
April 3, 2024
Indigenous Bunong people living in Mondulkiri province are growing fresh organic vegetables to enhance their income from visitors at their popular ecotourism site. Mondulkiri, located in Eastern Cambodia, along the […]
A Woman’s Place is … In Charge of the Farm
December 28, 2023
Ever since she was a little girl helping her father on his farm, Gloria has always been involved in agriculture. It’s just that now it’s become a sustainable way of […]
A Success by Any Measure
December 15, 2023
Before Kalpana joined this nutrition-focused agriculture program, her family depended entirely on whatever sporadic day labor her husband, Nurul, could find. She is now a successful Model Farmer, and grows […]
Food is Medicine
July 20, 2023
Yiebo’s big “aha” moment came when she realized that eating vegetables was healthier than selling them. Yiebo started a kitchen garden about five years ago when the community decided growing […]
The Future of Farming: Kids
March 23, 2023
Argelia is thrilled that local partner IESII (Institute of Intercultural Studies and Research) has included children in its instruction on sustainable farming. As she puts it, “I have been able […]
Same Old Vegetables. Great New Ways to Grow Them.
November 14, 2022
Farmers in this new program want to learn all they can to improve the quality of their farm produce for their children’s health, and bring in additional household income. While […]
Learning the Business of Farming
October 21, 2022
To earn a living from your farm, growing quality vegetables and fish is just one piece of the puzzle. Other essential pieces are knowing how to run a business and […]
Friendly With Nature
August 26, 2022
When Martín first heard about an opportunity to farm sustainably in 2018, he instantly recognized that “this was something we needed.” The intervening years have proven him right. He says, […]
Small Business, Big Success
June 10, 2022
Six women – Angura, Rubi, Johura, Eti, Rumela and Najma – report that the first year of their first joint venture, a small vegetable farm, has been a success. Not […]