Civil society organizations from Asia and the Pacific concluded a two-day meeting today in Nadi, Fiji, where FAO is convening the 34th Regional Conference for Asia Pacific – #APRC34. The CSO consultation aims to concentrate positions among the civil society organizations in anticipation of their contributions to discussions at the APRC – a biennial gathering of some […]
The Myanmar Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP) invited the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) and the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) to the 2nd Myanmar Avocado Festival held in Hoppong Topwnship, Shan State, Myanmar on 5-7 January 218. Members of AFFM and CTUM who are avocado growers […]
Fifty participants, nine of whom are women, from various farmer Organizations (FOs) in Cambodia under the MTCP2 Program participated in the Rice Cooperative Forum: Coop-to-Coop Integration Model for Linking Farmers and Consumers in the Supply and Distribution Chain of Rice held at Phnom Penh Hotel on 24 March 2018. The forum was attended by representatives from Cambodia Rice Federation, Rural […]
The Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) team organized a visit to Aphiwat Kaksekor Agricultural Cooperative located in Cheung Prey district, Kampong Cham province on 23 March 2018 with Marek Poznanski of CSA and Asian Farmers’ Association representatives Cris Paez and Jojo Ebron. The Medium Term Cooperation Program Phase 2 (MTCP2), a five-year capacity building program […]
Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), the national implementing agency of the MTCP2 Program in Cambodia, hosted a field visit to the Aphiwat Srokyeung Agricultural Cooperative in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham province with Marek Poznanski of CSA and Cris Paez and Jojo Ebron of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) to seek understanding about the operational […]
MTCP2 Cambodia member farmer organization (FOs) joined the agri-product exhibition during the River Festival on 9-11 March 2018 in Takmao City, Kandal province in Cambodia. AFOSP-MTCP2 is a capacity building program funded by the European Union with co-financing from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It is being […]
AFA celebrates our women farmers and all their efforts to reduce hunger and poverty in our communities not just today, but every day! Happy International Day to all of you lovely women in all vocations and professions!
The people of Myanmar celebrated Peasant’s Day “Taungthu lèthama nei” in Yangon on 2 March 2018 with the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Modernizing the Agriculture System.” Several dignitaries from the Parliament, Regional level Labour officials, NGOs, INGOs, ILO, FES, Solidarity Center and CTUM affiliates sectors (IWFM, BWFM, MWFM, MTLTUF, PSI, EWFM) supported the event with […]
