Sometimes, building the future of farming means drawing on centuries-old traditions. Indigenous small-scale farmers can help rural communities around the world forge a new, sustainable path forward.In the second episode of our “Life stories” mini-series, we meet Pallab Chakma from Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts and Dayana Domicó from Colombia’s Emberá community. They share powerful stories about land, identity, ancestral traditions and hope for the future.For more information:<a href="https://www.ifad.org/en/w/podcast/life-stories-from-bangladesh-and-colombia-episode-87" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Life stories from Bangladesh and Colombia - Episode 87</a>

Pallab Chakma, Executive Director of the Kapaeeng Foundation, and indigenous rights activist, Bangladesh 

Dayana Domicó, Young activist leader from the indigenous Emberá community, Colombia 

Slow food, steady change

Farms. Food. Future. looks at the big issues facing farmers in the developing world and what needs to be done to wipe out global hunger while dealing with the climate crisis. It’s brought to you by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and presented by Brian Thomson.

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