RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Development (AFA) is participating in the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) being held here on June 16-22, 2012. It is the first time that AFA has visited Brazil and Latin AmRerica, where it has a partner regional farmers’ organization called COPROFAM (“International […]
The organic industry holds a huge potential for small women and men farmers in Asia. In order to understand the situation of the industry and see how farmers can benefit, AFA has been conducting industry consultations together with its member FOs in different Asian countries. Organic vegetable in Vietnam In Vietnam, the Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) […]
AFA, together with its member VNFU, is co-organizing with AsiaDHRRA and VietDHRRA a CSO preparatory meeting today, June 11, 2012 in Danang, Vietnam. The CSO preparatory meeting hopes to bring together CSOs attending the first CSO-GO dialogue with the Senior Officers Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE), which will be held in Furasama […]
The Steering Committee of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), held its fifth meeting last May 22-23 in Washington, DC. Present during the meeting were the three CSO representatives: Ms. Ruchi Tripathi from Action Aid UK representing Northern CSOs; Mr. Djibo Bagna from ROPPA representing African CSOs, with Mamadou Goita, also from ROPPA, […]
Video message by AFA Chairperson Uon Sophal on the occasion of Agricord’s 13th General Assembly last May 31, 2012 in Paris, France. Click here to know more about Agricord
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ensure the meaningful participation of small-scale farmers in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating irrigation projects. AFA made the call during the Asian Irrigation Forum (AIF) held on 11-13 April 2012 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The […]
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) , an international membership organisation that works to strengthen the voice, impact and influence of women’s rights advocates, organizations and movements internationally to effectively advance the rights of women, paid a tribute to the lives and work of feminists and women human rights defenders and activists last April […]
Today, there is a growing realization and commitment of the global community to achieve more sustainable and broad-based agricultural growth by addressing gender-related issues in agriculture through national, regional and global initiatives and partnerships. The Road Map of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) too has called for a radical reorientation of […]
