In France, L’Atelier Paysan has embodied this vision since 2009. Born from the initiative of a farmer and a local technician, it grew into a cooperative that helps farmers design and build their own tools and infrastructure for small-scale farms. Farmers co-design with engineers, learn to weld and repair, and all plans are shared under […]
Interview of Qomar Najmi, from Serikat Petani Indonesia, shooted by Maya Cohen in 2023, and retranscript by Katie Whiddon in 2025. Qomar introduces himself as a peasant farmer and national-level leader at Serikat Petani Indonesia (SPI), Indonesia’s peasant union. SPI is a mass organization present in 24 provinces and roughly 100 districts, with around two […]
Who is the Honey Bee Network? Welcome to our new monthly series highlighting GIAA members and their innovations. This primarily Indian network is made up of innovators, farmers, scholars, academicians, policy makers, entrepreneurs and NGOs. They collect knowledge from the grassroots and ensure that all knowledge holders have given consent and are rightly acknowledged. Over […]
