Community Impact Program
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About 83 per cent of Rakhine’s total population lives in rural areas and relies on farming and fishing as their main source of their livelihoods. To improve lives of farmers is very crucial and alleviate the state poverty.
Recognizing needs of current farmers, Twinleaf Arakan launches a direct outreach program, called Community Impact Program (CIP). It aims to empower elder farmers to combine their traditional practice with contemporary science, wisely use of natural resources nearby, create opportunities for women farmers in local agri food system.
This Community Impact Program aims to promote to transform the farming practices of current farming generation to be regenerative, sustainable and economically profitable to increase their
- Empowering women farmers through training and support network
- Helping communities recover from crisis and rebuild sustainably
- Improving basic infrastructure, boosting production and increasing market access
- Conducting community research to guide future projects
Key focuses : Outreach Training, Women Empowerment, Recovery, Community Research