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Land is a critical resource

Dutch farmers share through Agriterra their expertise on sustainable intensification with farmers in emerging economies to increase global food production and adapt to climate change. This is a global challenge which is also being addressed in the IPPC report (The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) that was published last week:

Dare to follow your passion

Nguyen Thu Trang, Agriterra business advisor, wrote a blog about an ambitious young Vietnamese coffee grower.   

Farmers' advocacy consultation tool (FACT) in Kigali, Rwanda

Agriterra’s advocacy and lobby approach is based on the idea that effective lobbying results in a more favourable business environment for the members of cooperatives and farmer organisations. By using the Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool (FACT) Agriterra introduces a structure that is designed to ensure effective lobbying. FACT is essentially a way for farmers’ organisations and their constituencies to relate to each other. It ensures that any policy proposal that the organisation prepares takes root in the reality, needs and concerns of members.

Improvements in the future cooperative landscape in Vietnam

Business advisor Richard van der Maden wrote a blog about his visit to Vietnam. 

Getting knowledge from the Dutch seed potato sector

Exchange visit to the Netherlands

A delegation of SPF (Seed Potato Fund) from Rwanda arrived yesterday in The Netherlands. They will stay for one week and visit different companies, like Delphi, Agrico, HZPC and Tolsma. They will also visit some farms of Agripool experts with seed potato expertise.

Training on farm succession

"My ambition is to have my own farm. So, after this trip it has more adding value to me on how to start your farm."

Agriterra Magazine, including Annual Report 2018

In 2018, Agriterra continued to focus on strengthening of cooperatives and farmer organisations, contributing to the socioeconomic progress of the people in the countries where we are active.
 

7 stories of ambitious farmers around the world (part 6)

Agriterra reaches almost 700,000 farmers, organised in in more than 250 cooperatives.
We interviewed 7 farmers from Nepal (2), Peru, Uganda, Philippines, China and Ethiopia to find out if their situation has been changed.
How was their situation several years ago (or before their membership), what has happened during their membership, what were the most significant changes in their situation and how did the changes come about?

Below you can read the story of Dilli Ram Khatiwada from Nepal.