The important role of women in ensuring food security and in coping with climate change cannot be denied. Thus, it is extremely important that the gender dimension not be left out in any analysis, discussion, and programs that seek to achieve food security and address climate change. Last year, through its researcher, Ms. Riza Bernabe, […]
One of AFA’s thrusts in terms of capacity building for its members is to facilitate technical cooperation and farmer exchanges. In one of its meetings last year, the Execom mandated the secretariat to set up a system where this processes can be facilitated. Last December, an opportunity came up for a study tour to be […]
AFA and PAKISAMA support the campaign of the people of Mindoro against the entry of large-scale foreign mining that will destroy, among others, watershed areas and agricultural lands in the island province. One of PAKISAMA’s youth farmer leaders held a hunger strike during the World Food Summit in Rome in November, in solidarity with other […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of nine national farmers’ organizations, in eight countries in Asia, representing ten million farmers, held a consultation-workshop, entitled “Farmers’ Voices, Farmers’ Choices: AFA Regional Consultations on Food Sovereignty, Climate Change and Marketing”, last October 6-10, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. This consultation was part […]
AFA joined around 2,000 individuals from different NGOs and POs from different countries in a peaceful march to the UN office in Bangkok last October 5 to demand climate justice. United under the banner of “Asian People’s Solidarity for Climate Change”, the marchers called on the developed countries (the north) to give full reparations for […]
Women leaders from farmer organizations belonging to AFA called on international leaders involved in climate change talks to craft policies with a gender and agriculture perspective and to support capacity building for women on climate change adaptation. In a consultation entitled “Asian Women Farmers Reclaiming Space for Food Sovereignty amidst Climate Change” held last October […]
AFA presented a video teaser on climate change during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand last October 22, 2009. In response to the threats of climate change, which impacts heavily on small scale men and women farmers in Asia, the video called on world leaders, policy makers, and other stakeholders to Cut green house gas […]
AFA held its 24th Execom Meeting last October 5-6, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. During the meeting, the Execom decided on important organizational matters as well as the plans for the next year, including the preparations for the next General Assembly which will be held in Taiwan in March 2010.
