No dig beds not only save from back-breaking work of digging but also create favourable conditions for microbial life in the soil. In this video, Nasira Habib shares how she prepares no-dig beds to grow vegetables and flowers in her organic home garden.
PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) and its partners across the globe conducted the 16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology 2020, with the theme “Fight for Food Systems Change!”, as rural peoples confront the challenges of the hunger crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology is an annual […]
Bokashi is a nutrient-dense, fast-acting and soil-regenerating fertiliser. It helps increase the amount of organic matter in the soil and create conducive conditions for microbial activity. Nasira Habib explains how you can make bokashi at your garden or farm.
What are the most dangerous countries for farmers, indigenous people, and land activists in 2019? Watch out for PANAP’s Land & Rights Watch yearend report, out on International Human Rights Day, December 10.
Toxic pesticides used in mango orchards and floriculture farms in India affect the lives of young children. Who is responsible for their poisoning? Find out in this documentary by PAN Asia Pacific, in cooperation with Society for Rural Education and Development, Sahanivasa and APVVU.
PANAP’s teaser video for 16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology 2019! Join the youth all over the world as they March On for Agroecology and Food Sovereignty!
Dr. Romeo Quijano, chairperson of PAN Asia Pacific, has personally witnessed the damaging effects of Highly Hazardous Pesticides on people’s health and the environment over the past decades. He calls for the accountability of pesticide manufacturers and plantation companies for human rights violations related to the use of pesticides.
This short documentary highlights the successful efforts to establish pesticide-free buffer zones around schools in Asia. In Vietnam, children were taught early on the harmful effects of pesticides and to move towards alternative methods. Meanwhile, in Cambodia, farmers stopped spraying pesticides on school days. This was a result of an education campaign launched after students […]
Hear these Cambodian children’s plea to stop the use of pesticides! Video from CEDAC, taken at the Po Ampil Primary School in Takeo Province, Cambodia
Women lead the way by showing that in replacing Highly Hazardous Pesticides with agroecology, a pesticide-free world is possible! With support of the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI) and Sida – Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete
