Transforming Food Systems from the Ground Up: A Civil Society Review of GAFSP Projects
Transforming Food Systems from the Ground Up: How Farmer-Led Action is Driving Global Change In a world increasingly threatened by climate shocks, conflict, and economic volatility, securing sustainable food systems is one of humanity’s most urgent challenges. Smallholder farmers produce much of the world’s food, yet they remain among the most vulnerable to acute food […]
Beyond the Baseline: How Community-Driven Agriculture is Transforming Livelihoods in Uplands Lao PDR
Malnutrition and economic isolation have long posed systemic challenges to ethnic farming communities in the mountainous uplands of Baeng District, Oudomxay Province. However, Phase II of the Agriculture for Nutrition (AFN II) project is rewriting this narrative. An intensive field-level review managed by CSOs4GAFSP and the Lao Farmers’ Association reveals that localized resource allocation and […]
Cultivating Resilience: How Cambodia’s Smallholders are Anchoring the Organic Movement
In the remote landscapes of Koh Nhek District, Mondulkiri Province, a profound shift is taking place among smallholder farmers and Indigenous Bunong communities. Driven by the Building Back Better: Organic Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers project, these farmers are actively moving away from climate-vulnerable, chemical-heavy agriculture toward sustainable, 100% organic value chains. A recent field-level project […]
