YANGON, MYANMAR – “Hitting two birds with one stone” is how we can describe this initiative of the AFFM, the AFOSP-APFP partner farmers’ organization in Myanmar, to help their members during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

AFFM, one of the sectorial affiliates of CTUM, has more than 528 Basic Level Unions from 12 Regions and States which produce various crops including vegetables, paddy/rice, potatoes, onions, pulses, and fruits. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally, AFFM witnessed the challenges faced by their farmer members. The farmers were unable to sell their products as there was no market and they cannot afford storage facilities to put their unsold produce. These challenges added to their suffering to the point that they could barely maintain their livelihood.