Singur is popularly called the granary of West Bengal. This particular piece of land in Singur is highly fertile and is home to around 5,000 peasant families. Located in Hooghly district of West Bengal, Singur came into the limelight for its peasants’ movement in 2006. The government acquired 1,253 acres (500 hectares) of multi-cropping agricultural […]
The delegates of Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) for its biennial consultations and General Assembly went to the THAIFEX – World of food ASIA to see the exhibited products from all over the world during the last day of its back-to-back activities in Bangkok, Thailand. The AFOSP-MTCP2 program showcased various products of its farmer organizations (FOs) from […]
AFFM conducted a workshop on the Farmland Law reform with the objective of drafting amendments to be submitted to the government of Myanmar following the announcement on the drafting of the country’s Farmland Law on 15 June 2017. The government plan offered an opportunity to civil society organizations, activists, community members, and farmers’ organizations, including […]
PRESENTATIONS Country Report: Bangladesh – KKM Country Report: Indonesia – API Country Report: Kygyzstan – UWUA Country Report: Laos – LFN Country Report: Mongolia – NAMAC Country Report: Myanmar – AFFM Country Report: Nepal – CTCF Country Report: Philippines – PAKISAMA Country Report: Taiwan – TDFA Country Report: Taiwan – TWADA Country Report: Tajikistan – […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development held its 37th Executive Committee Meeting on 27 May 2018 at Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok Thailand. The member organizations present in the meeting are: API, Ainoukai, NLFF, CTCF, VNFU, FWN, FNN, LFN, NAMAC, TWADA, TDFA, AFFM, UWUA, NADF, SEWA, PAKISAMA, and KKM. View more photos of the AFA […]
View more photos here RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES The United Nations declared last December 2017, the years 2019-2019 as the “International Decade on Family Farming” This Decade aims to serve as a framework to promote better public policies on Family Farming. It offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the achievement of SDG 1 (ending poverty) and SDG2 (ending hunger, promoting food […]
Vie more photos here PRESENTATIONS FAQ: IWO/IWA Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations Draft Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations AFA Growth Rating Tool – Lany Rebagay Setting a Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organization – Joanne Sonenshine Group Presentation: South Asia Group Presentation: Central and East Asia Quick Synthesis – Esther Penunia Climate Finance & […]
View more photos here Co–organized by Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Collectif Strategies Alimentairies (CSA)Agricord BACKGROUND The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) is an international initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of France and the French Agricultural Research […]
