MANILA, 27 May 2021 — Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place June 1 through 5 to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber forest product enterprises” (CBNEs), these groups use materials […]
INDONESIA – Malang coffee is not inferior to coffee from other regions in Indonesia. People in greater Malang move to strengthen Malang coffee brand at local level. It was considered to be a start for strengthening Malang coffee brand at national level and even up to international level. That was the red thread of a […]
MYANMAR – With increasing demand from restaurants and wholesalers, mushroom holds a lot of potential for small farmers in Myanmar. Mushroom growing is a quick source of income for farmers. Thus, AFFM took this opportunity to teach farmers about mushroom growing. Last May 6, 2017, farmers from Tedim township farmers unions involving 10 villages in […]
AFA members and secretariat staff are in Europe together with the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Cooperatives (ASWGAC) for a learning visit to France and Begium to learn from different agricultural cooperative models. The learning visit is co-organized by AFA partners CSA and AsiaDHRRA. Through the ASEAN Foundation, AFOSP-MTCP2 […]
KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Forty six representatives of farm and forest producer organizations and community forest user groups in Nepal gathered last March 28 in Kathmandu to share knowledge and experiences on sustainable forestry and forest management, identify common policy advocacy issues they can bring to government and establish partnership for taking action together. The “Knowledge […]
Indonesia Peasant Alliance, API, held a National Farmer Leaders Meeting (RAPIMNAS) at Sofyan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia on 21-23 April 2017. The meeting aims to strengthen the leadership of the farmer organizations in order to develop agricultural cooperatives led by farmers. Present in the meeting are 29 farmer leaders representing API’s members from 14 provinces. API’s […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The Advocacy Alliance for Smallholders Plantation Justice which include farmers organizations in Indonesia namely Indonesia Peasant Alliance (API), Indonesia Farmer Union (SPI), Indonesia Farmer and Fisheries Community Union (WAMTI) and IPPHTI, in cooperation with National CSOs and NGOs namely Palm Oil Farmer union (SPKS), Sawit Wach, Indonesia Human Right Committee for Social […]
INDONESIA – In a national leaders meeting held on April 21-23 in Jakarta, Aliansi Petani Indonesia formulated strategic actions to keep the farmer organization self-sufficient, sustainably managed and regenerated. The meeting was attended by 21 member organizations of API from 14 provinces. A coffee cupping session was also organized on the evening of the first […]
