U Man Tin’s Story: Support for Sustainable Livelihood in the Chin Hills
My name is U Man Tin and I currently live in Chin state. There are seven members in my family and three of my children are currently enrolled in elementary school. I own four acres of farm on which I grow elephant foot yam and corn.
U Thang’s Story: Agricultural Exposure Trip Benefits Chin-Based Coffee Farmer
“I have had failed attempts in the previous nursery. But, as I ask for answers to my problems from farmers and managers I had the privilege of meeting during the trip, I now can successfully do coffee breeding nursery on my own.”
U Khung Mang’s Story: Corn Planting in Lungkar Supports Livelihoods
My name is U Khung Mang and I currently live in Lungkar village, Resaw Tract, Matupi Township. There are 6 members in my family. One of my children is still in middle school, and the rest work as farmers like me.
SURE: Farmer Field School (FFS) Training
This month, the MFAT and ADRA New Zealand funded SURE project conducted Farmer Field School (FFS) Training for 75 farmers in 8 project villages.
SURE: Establishing Coffee Nurseries in Keilung
A key activity in the MFAT and ADRA New Zealand funded SURE project has revolved around cultivating community nurseries in target villages such as Lungngo, Sempi, Balei and Vawti by providing technical support and materials to local farmers.
SURE: Thriving Nurseries
The SURE project has made efforts to develop nurseries in 6 villages. With lockdown and travel restrictions imposed following the outbreak of COVID-19 in Myanmar, it has been impossible to visit the nurseries and monitor their progress.
SURE Project Distributes Food Rations in Response to COVID-19
Thanks to a reallocation of funds, the SURE project has provided emergency food rations of rice, cooking oil and beans in Myanmar’s Northern Chin State.
U Ho Ling’s Story: Life as an Elephant Foot Yam Farmer in the Chin Hills
My name is U Ho Ling and I am 52 years old from Siatalai village in the Chin Hills. I have 11 family members including 6 sons, but not all live here.
SURE: Orchid Nursery Pilot Project Activity Promotes Sustainable Development
In Myanmar’s Northern Chin State, common and rare orchids grow well naturally due to fair weather conditions and can be found spread all over the State.
SURE Project Orientation
The SURE ‘Sustainable Rural Economic Development’ project funded and supported by ADRA New Zealand and MFAT, held orientation for project staff from the 16th – 19th January 2017 in Gangaw, Magway Region.
