Healthy Soil Movement in Myanmar
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The Healthy Soil Movement: Growing Hope in Myanmar
Our Story
Myanmar faces real challenges— rising farm costs, unstable markets, conflict and climate chaos. But that isn't the story we want to tell. Across Myanmar, a quiet revolution is taking root. Farmers are rebuilding their soil, and with it, their futures.
Who Are We?
Kokkoya Organics is an urban farm in Yangon that has been connecting organic farmers to markets since 2017. Frequent monsoon flooding and unpredictable weather on our own farm forced us to ask a crucial question: How do we build resilience?
The answer was soil.
Healthy soil is transformative. It holds water during droughts, absorbs excess during floods, grows nutritious crops, and teems with life. Our farm became stronger, more productive, more alive— and we realised we weren't alone.
A Growing Movement
In 2024, we started the Healthy Soil Movement to empower farmers and support them in understanding, measuring, and improving their soil. We currently support 16 farms across 100 acres. We've built a simple app for monthly soil testing, an interactive dashboard, created peer groups where farmers share knowledge, and we pay farmers monthly for their pioneering work.
The Ask
For $5,000 USD per year, we can support five farmers through training, monthly payments, soil health toolkits, and ongoing support. Every extra $1,000 USD lets us support another farmer!
Already, we're seeing remarkable shifts: farmers gaining confidence, adopting new practices, and rekindling hope.
Join us in growing a farmer-led movement that transforms Myanmar's future.