Meghalaya is a land of breathtaking beauty and rich biodiversity. For generations, its farmers have relied on shifting cultivation, an age-old practice of rotating plots to grow food. But as demand for crops has grown, the shortened cycles have begun to strain the land, leaving soil depleted and communities vulnerable. The North East India Committee […]
DocumentationAPFP-FO4A Regional Wrap-UpPanel Discussion on Women, Nutrition, and Food SystemsTheme: “Strengthening Farmer Organizations for Inclusive Growth”25 February, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia I. Rationale Women are at the heart of nutrition and food systems, contributing across the agricultural value chain—from production and enterprise development to household nutrition and policy engagement. Over five years of implementation, women farmers played a […]
DocumentationAPFP-FO4A Regional Wrap-UpPanel Discussion on Agricultural Cooperative Enterprise Development and Rural FinanceTheme: “Strengthening Farmer Organizations for Inclusive Growth”25 February, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia I. Rationale Cooperative enterprise development and access to appropriate rural finance are critical pillars for building inclusive, resilient, and market-oriented agricultural systems in Asia. Farmer organizations (FOs) and cooperatives play a dual role—as […]
DocumentationAPFP-FO4A Regional Wrap-UpPanel Discussion on Agro-ecology and Climate ResiliencyTheme: “Agro-ecology: Practices, Challenges, and Scaling Up”25 February, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia The panel on “Agro-ecology and Climate Resiliency” tackles the urgent crisis hitting smallholder farmers in Asia hardest: extreme heat, erratic rains, brutal droughts, devastating floods, rising salinity, and violent storms that threaten food security, livelihoods, and biodiversity. […]
APFP-FO4A Regional Wrap-Up DocumentationHarvesting the Fruits of Unity: Celebrating the Impact of Farmers’ Organizations-Led Resilient Agri-Enterprises and Partnerships24-25 February 2026 | Mercure Jakarta Batavia, Jakarta, Indonesia I: Opening Program The day opened with a program that highlighted the importance of partnerships, collaboration, and farmer-led development in strengthening rural economies across the region. Speakers emphasized the achievements of […]
Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines — Leaders of farmer organizations, climate advocates, and development institutions from across the globe gathered from 2-6 March 2026 for the FORCE 2.0 Workshop, which aimed at strengthening the role of family farmers in climate action and improving their access to climate finance. Bringing together representatives from 18 national, regional, and global […]
Highlights from Manila: Days 1-3 of the FORCE 2.0 Workshop This week in Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines, forty leaders from 18 national, regional, and global farmer organizations have come together for the FORCE 2.0 Workshop — Deepening Farmers’ Organisations’ Recognition, Capacity, and Engagement. These organizations collectively represent more than 95 million small-scale family farmers around […]
Metro Manila, Philippines – Forty leaders of eleven regional and global family farmers’ organisations, belonging to the Family Farmers for Climate Action (FFCA) which represents 95 million small-scale women, men and young farmers worldwide, are convening in Pasig, Metro Manila, beginning from 2 to 6 March for a strategic workshop aimed at strengthening farmers’ collective […]
