Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) will conduct its 8th General Assembly back-to-back with consultations on family farming and professional farmers organizations, ASEAN Learning Series and MTCP2 Southeast Asia Sub-Regional Steering Committee Meeting on 24-31 May 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Below is the schedule of activities. Click the hyperlink for more detailed programme […]
Women play a vital role in the production and preservation of seeds. They contribute significantly to the improvement of local seed system in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. However, this critical job is only considered as marginal and support function, and men continue to dominate the seed sector. To transition into entrepreneurial roles, […]
The eight SAARC member countries were present at the recently concluded “Learning Exchange on Community Engagement on Seed Sovereignty for Resilient Agriculture in South Asia” held in Dhaka and in Rural Development Academy (RDA) in Bogura, Bangladesh. Government representatives from eight SAARC countries and four Farmer Organization (FO) representatives participated in the workshop. Also present […]
Sixteen leaders and members of ILC Asia from 7 countries participate in the design workshop for ILC Asia Leadership Programme conducted on 10-12 May 2018 in Tagaytay, Philippines. Through the workshop, the participants designed a possible Asia Leadership Programme that looks at the available experiences in the regions, at the needs of the ILC members […]
This report can be downloaded in English and in French. Farmers make up more than three quarters of Nepal’s population. Yet the agricultural sector accounts for only a third of the country’s GDP, and many rural communities are experiencing extreme poverty. Among them are women, indigenous people (Janajatis), and members of the lowest Hindu caste (Dalits). Facing […]
Almost 80% of the population in Laos PDR work in the agriculture sector, while approximately 50% of rural youths are also engaged in this sector (FAO). One of them is Phouttasone Phaengvilay (Noy), a twenty-four-year-old who has been involved in agribusiness since 2008. Agriculture is traditionally passed on from generation to generation, which is also […]
51ST ADB ANNUAL MEETING Civil Society Program The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Helping Reduce Poverty in Asia and the Pacific Learning with Partners (Asian Farmers’ Association, AgriTerra, and AsiaDHRRA) AFA, Agriterra, and AsiaDHRRA will hold a learning session on the role of agricultural cooperatives in helping reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific at […]
Join us for the International Civil Society Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agriculture and Fisheries in Cameroon, September 11– 13th 2018! Objectives for the conference There are several good reasons for organizing such a conference. The main objectives for the conference are: To show that agroecology and other forms of sustainable agriculture and […]
