Members
AFA currently has 9 member organizations from 8 countries representing around ten million farmers in Asia.
SorKorPor in Thailand
English Name: Farmer’s Federations Association for Development Thailand
http://www.sorkorpor.org/
SorKorPor’s vision is “to be organization that supports knowledge, local wisdom, develop standard of living by Sufficiency Economy and protect benefits and farmers rights by cooperate with alliances.” It aims to influence policy-making processes of government with regards to agriculture and to strengthen the members’ capacities to link with government bodies, monitor national agricultural polices and protect farmers’ rights and benefits. Currently it is strengthening its organizational processes, information and data base systems and members’ capabilities in agriculture and self-help activities.
Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API)
English Name: Alliance of Peasants in Indonesia
API is composed of well-established peasant unions all over the country who have decided to come together in 2001, as a result of the Indonesia Farmers’ Exchange Visit. Currently, API is focusing its activities on agrarian reform advocacy, management of production activities and solidarity building among the members.
Address: Jl. Slamet Riyadi IV RT 10/04 No. 49-50, Kel. Kebun Manggis, Jatinegara, Jakarta Timur 13150, Indonesia
Phone : +62 21 8564164, Fax : +62 21 8564164
Email : seknas@api.or.id, api_bumie@yahoo.co.id
Website: www.api.or.id
Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA)
English Name: National Confederation of Peasant Organizations in the Philippines
http://www.pakisama.org/
PAKISAMA has well-developed programs in legal and policy advocacy, sustainable agriculture and aquatic development, membership and gender development. It is one of the prominent peasant groups advocating for genuine and sustainable agrarian and aquatic reform in the country.
Korean Advanced Farmers’ Federation (KAFF) in South Korea
http://kaff.or.kr/
KAFF believes South Korean rural communities are facing great difficulties, and are taking the initiative in improving their situation. In November 2000, KAFF organized a rally of one million farmers demanding the setting up of a special law on farmers’ debt. Currently, it is taking countermeasures against conditions imposed by the WTO, and demanding the setting up of a special law on rural welfare and seeking amendments of bills which are unfavorable to farmers.
Taiwan Wax Apple Development Association (TWADA) in Taiwan
http://trade.coa.gov.tw:8080/CATALOG/2016/2016_e_1.jsp
TWADA aims to promote an integrated development for the wax apple industry including the aspects of crop cultivation and management as well as product marketing so as to raise farmers’ incomes and strengthen the wax apple industry culture.
Taiwan Dairy Farmers’ Association (TDFA) in Taiwan
Established on September 21, 1994, TDFA has a membership of 578 dairy farms all over Taiwan, represented by 91 persons in the organization’s structure. It helps members solve their production and marketing problems, collects product information, carries out government’s plans, publishes proceedings & monthly news, jointly purchases goods, materials and equipments, and facilitates members’ communication.
Bann Danh Kaksikor Noeng Thomacheat (Borkortor) in Cambodia
English Name: Farmer and Nature Net (FNN)
FNN aims to link the local farmer associations in various provinces in Cambodia and with international groups in order to: a) unite as one force to protect farmers’ rights and interests; b) serve as warmness and hope for the farmer; c) promote the ecological agriculture movement in the whole country; d) promote the rural society cooperation and good solidarity between farmer and other stakeholders; e) support the village level association in developing agriculture and managing local natural resources; and, f) assure the cooperation between associations and organizations and relevant institutions inside and outside the country. Its key programs and activities are: formation of local associations and mobilization into local village clusters; mater training for farmer associations.
Contact: FNN Secretariat Mr Tath Sok, General Secretary, tathsok@online.com.kh c/o Natural Agri-Product #689B1, Kampuchea Krom Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Ainoukai in Japan
Ainokai believes that the conservation and sound development of agriculture is an indispensable way to attain world peace. It aims to construct ideal rural villages where Love and Peace prevail. It conducts a course on organic farming to anyone interested in farming; acts as a certification body for the Japanese JAS organic agriculture food standard; runs a preparatory school for would-be-farmers; holds an agricultural technological training program on forestry and agriculture based on the Aino spirit; publishes a monthly newsletter, and organizes an international exchange program.
Address: 740 Befu, Iga-shi, Mie-ken, Japan
Hoi Nong Dan Viet Nam in Vietnam
English Name: Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU )
For the government of Vietnam, the country’s farmers are politically and socially represented by VNFU. It aims to develop a strong farmers’ movement in various aspects which plays an important and essential role in the implementation of industrialization and modernization processes in rural areas of Vietnam. Currently, VNFU promotes (1) successful and innovative business and production activities to help uplift the economic conditions of farmers, (2) farmers’ participation in socio-cultural development; (3) family planning and (4) building of rural infrastructure.
