📄 Read the Capacity Statement today.
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A big thank you to Gordon Cole-Schmidt and earth.org for spotlighting this inspiring journey. 🙏
*Featured images by Mirja Vogel.
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Beyond income, this quiet revolution is building women’s leadership, greener farming, and stronger communities.
Impact📍:
👉 79,000+ kg of vegetables exported
👉 1,757 cooperative members
👉 USD 19,000 in earnings generated—and growing
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🧑🌾 Rooted in Change: Neang Mao’s Greenhouse Journey!
From daily labourer to thriving farmer, Neang Mao’s story is a powerful example of how #FarmerCooperatives transform lives.
▶️ Watch the video and 🔖 read the story of Neang Mao
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➡️ This is the power of #FarmerCooperatives.
➡️ This is the vision of our #SeedingStrength campaign.
On #InternationalYouthDay, we celebrate young changemakers like Chhem—proving that the future of agriculture is in the hands of passionate, innovative young people.
As part of our #SeedingStrength campaign, we’re spotlighting the power and principles of #FarmerCooperatives — & here’s your chance to test your knowledge!
Let’s see how well you know the values driving rural transformation through farmer cooperatives. 💪🌱
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Be part of the #SeedingStrength movement and help us celebrate the power of #FarmerCooperatives to build inclusive, climate-smart communities. 💬🌾
🕒 Hurry up and get your answers in!
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📽️ Listen to her inspiring message from the Community Speak segment and join us in amplifying voices like Tulsi’s—voices that are shaping the future of food systems in Asia.
👉 Don’t forget to share your support with #SeedingStrength!
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She shared her powerful journey from a smallholder farmer to a champion of rural women and co-ops. 💪🏽👩🏽🌾
Her message is clear: “Co-operatives are the spinal cord of rural development, and we all have a role in strengthening them.”
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To date, 34 farmer groups have collectively delivered 13 million kilos of produce from their farms to Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, and Mang Inasal commissaries, generating P703 million in sales.
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#AgriInnovation
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🎤 A moving community voice from Tulsi Thapa grounded the discussions with lived experience—and a fun, interactive quiz closed the event on a high note!
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🌟 From the Field – Panel Reflections:
Chetan Joshi (BBSSL, India): “Cooperatives combine business, purpose & ownership.” He shared how India’s farmer-owned seed coop is transforming profit-sharing and youth engagement in farming.
#SeedingStrength #FarmerCooperatives #CoopsDay2025
🌟 From the Field – Panel Reflections:
Nurun Nahar (Heifer International Bangladesh): “Cooperatives empower women, reduce middlemen, and build climate-smart enterprises.” Women are emerging as entrepreneurs and local leaders.
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🌟 From the Field – Panel Reflections:
Altantuya Tseden-Ish (Mongolia): “Farmers are not just beneficiaries; they are solution providers.” She called for stronger policy protection and global support for agri coops facing climate extremes.
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🌟 From the Field – Panel Reflections:
“All women can lead—if only given the chance.” She shared how women-led agri coops are advancing climate-smart practices and leadership.
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💬 Keynote Highlights:
📷 Aziz Arya, Regional Policy and Program Officer – FAO, spotlighted the role of agri coops in advancing the UN SDGs, stressing the need for investment and partnership with smallholders.
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💬 Keynote Highlights:
🔹 Balu Iyer, Regional Director – ICA-AP, emphasized that cooperatives are people-centered models rooted in solidarity—vital in today’s world of climate crises and inequality.
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💬 Keynote Highlights:
📷 Neena Joshi, Senior Vice President – Heifer International Asia, called for a reset of food systems by centering smallholder farmers and scaling their voices, markets, and impact through cooperatives.
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💬 Keynote Highlights:
🔹Surita Sandosham, CEO – Heifer International, powerfully stated: “When #farmers work together through #cooperatives, they become a force for environmental, social, and economic transformation.”
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The event brought together an incredible lineup of speakers, regional leaders, and community voices who shared bold ideas and practical solutions
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These groups connect farmers to financing, training, technology, and market access, while also fostering innovation, resilience, and collective strength.
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At Heifer International, we have seen firsthand how community partnerships—whether self-help groups, producer organizations, or registered cooperatives—can revolutionize agriculture.
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In today’s fragile #FoodSystems — strained by #ClimateChange, market volatility, and political uncertainty—cooperation and collaboration are not only vital, but they are also transformative.
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On the occasion of the #SeedingStrength: Empowering Farmer Cooperatives campaign launch in Asia, Surita delivered a powerful message spotlighting the impact of farmer cooperatives across Africa, the Americas, and Asia.
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This #InternationalCooperativeDay, we celebrate the transformative power of #FarmerCooperatives.
As part of #SeedingStrength: Empowering Farmer Cooperatives, #Heifer International in Asia and @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social are proud to commemorate the UN #IYC2025.
Be part of this movement!
As part of our #SeedingStrength campaign, we’re spotlighting the power of #FarmerCooperatives to transform lives and build resilient #FoodSystems.
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#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
The joint campaign celebrates the critical role of agricultural cooperatives across Asia in building inclusive, equitable, & sustainable futures. The collaboration is being carried out under ICA-EU FFPA2 (#Coops4dev🌏)
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Discover how hashtag#cooperatives are advancing inclusion, economic empowerment, and climate action across the region.
🤝 Be part of the movement. #RegisterNow!
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The movement is growing. Are you ready to grow with it? 📷 Watch the teaser
📷 Event Invite Drops: SOON
📷 Launch Webinar: July 9, 2025
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