On June 8, 2017, the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) in association with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and IFAD Vietnam held a workshop on reviewing the Draft of a new Decree on organization and operation of cooperative groups as the replacement for the Decree No. 151/2007/N?-CP dated October 10, 2007. The workshop was coordinated […]
Coffee farmers from members of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) in Southeast Asia namely AFFM, LFN, API, and FNN participate in the ASEAN Learning Series and Policy Engagement on Agricultural Cooperative (ALSPEAC): Inclusive Agricultural Value Chain for Coffee held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 19-21 July 2017. The forum provided a venue for farmers organizations involved […]
The report and its annexes can be accessed below: report-timor-leste-gafsp-cso-mission-february-2017-03-17 annex-1-gafsp-timor-leste-mission-design annex-2a-farmers-consultation-program annex-2-farmers-consultation-highlights
Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API), together with Sridonoretno Farmer Union (API’s member), set an agri-cooperative to provide services in collective marketing of Robusta Coffee in Malang. The cooperative provides various coffee from API’s members in several areas including Robusta, Arabica, Juria, Yellow Cattura Manggarai and Bajawa (East Nusatenggara), and Arabica Toraja.Cooperative supplies coffee shops in the […]
The Right to Cultivate by Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) Kachin State in northern Myanmar is located in the country’s mountain region. It has a humid subtropical climate bordering on a tropical savanna climate. Temperatures are very warm throughout the year, although the winter months (December to February) are milder. There is a […]
Stop the Centennial Dam by Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), Philippines Big dams have always been hyped to the public as extremely useful. They irrigate farms, provide drinking water and generate electricity. Yet, they also flood vast tracts of forests and agricultural lands, displace thousands of people, especially indigenous communities, and in many […]
