August-October 2025 The Basic Training Curriculum on Seed Rangers for Strengthening Farmers’ Seed Systems is designed for farmers, young farmer groups, and community seed network leaders to build a strong foundation for protecting and advancing local seed systems. The overall goal is to help participants understand global and local seed issues, recognize the value of…
23-25 January 2025, Thailand 25th Seed Festival 2025 “Young Seed for the Future” at Yasothon Province from 23 to 24 January 2025 Participants from the regional network, in collaboration with Project SEVANA and TOA, included 25 regional farmer representatives from Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, as well as 6 members of the Just Mekong Fellowship,…
Young Organic Farmer in Myanmar June – August 2021 A young organic farmer from Myanmar shared the vision and experiences of organic farming practice with the other young organic farmers to reached out and build a future collaboration. “…Pyae Phyo Aung is originally from Kyauk Kung Kwin Village, Gwa township, Southern Arakan State, Myanmar. He…
Tsirang, Bhutan I started organic seeds project in Tsirang district in Bhutan. So, it is important to do production plan first – seed production. First of all, we have to have harvesting goal like this kind needs how much kilo and that kind needs how much kilo. We have to target it. Then, after that,…
22-23 March 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand TOA is focusing and promoting organic seeds and seeds production at the community level, therefore the technical support group is working on Tsirang Organic Seeds Project on knowledge and skills for seeds production, and later on the legal aspect for organic seeds production. One of the activities for technical…
Organic seeds are essential for the resilience and sustainability of our food systems. Even in Bhutan with a “100% organic country” policy this proves to be an enormous challenge. Farmers increasingly depend on seeds they buy, mostly from huge companies who promote chemical farming and protect their interest with patents. Seeds alarmingly adapt to chemical…
17-26 April 2017, Thimphu – Lobesa – Tsirang, Bhutan The Bhutan Organic Seeds Study Trip was organized by Towards Organic Asia (TOA) in order to bridge the multi-stakeholders and support organic seed production. The trip objectives were to: Study organic policy and how its implemented in Bhutan, Study organic seed production and preservation in Bhutan…