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 […]
One of the five point priority agenda of the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) is to build and strengthen farmers’ cooperatives and their enterprises that will give farmers a stronger involvement in value chains and increase their market power. Thus, AFA has established a Cooperative Development Program which aims to “build a […]
CAMBODIA – The Toek Thla Samaki saving group in Toek Thla Village, Trapaing Krosaing Commune, Prey Kabas District, Takeo Province, Cambodia was established in 2008 with 16 members and a saving capital of USD 40. With the support of AFOSP-MTCP2 through the Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) starting 2014, the group conducted training and support […]
Shazada Begum, President of Kendrio Krishak Moitree (KKM) and Vice President of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), has been been honored with the “RTV Alokito Nari 2017″ (Enlightened Woman) award. This is one of the most prestigious awards in Bangladesh that honors change makers like Shazada. The private satellite TV channel RTV honored eight enlightened women […]
Oun Sophal is the Chairperson of the BOD of Ratanak Polrath Samaki Agricultural Cooperative in Khachey Khanlech village, Damnak Sokrom commune, Doun Toung district, Kampot province, Cambodia. He has been promoting organic agriculture, livestock, saving and community business among the members. With support from Farmer and Nature Net under the AFOSP-MTCP2 program, the cooperative was […]
