Excerpt from the Brochure: “We are a regional alliance of national federations and organizations of small scale women and men farmers and producers. We were established in 2002 after a series of farmers’ exchange visits (FEVs) organized by our strategic NGO partner, AsiaDHRRA (Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia). In […]
The following article was written by Mr. Jukichi Ishizawa, a 78-year old organic farmer from Fukushima, Japan. His place, Kouriyama City, is located 60 kilometers away from the Daichi nuclear plant that was damaged by the tsunami and is emitting nuclear radiation. He has been farming in Fukushima for the 61 years and is a […]
(Paper presented by Esther A. Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), to the UN expert group meeting on “Enabling rural women’s economic empowerment: institutions, opportunities and participation?” organized by UN Women in cooperation with FAO, IFAD and WFP on Sep 20-23, 2011 in Accra, Ghana.) This paper would like to […]
AFA Secretary General Ma. Estrella Penunia will attend the UN women expert group meeting on ‘Enabling rural women’s economic empowerment: institutions, opportunities and participation’ to be held in Accra, Ghana, from 20 to 23 September 2011. The expert group meeting is part of the preparatory process for the 56th session of the Commission on the […]
(The following is an article written by a Japanese farmer for the magazine of Ainoukai, an AFA member in Japan.) The earthquake suddenly struck at 2:46 pm on the 11th of March. I was on the second floor of the local agricultural cooperative’s office with about 20 other people, and we hid under the desks […]
Civil society organizations concerned with rural development have been engaging ASEAN in order to pursue agriculture, fisheries and people-centered development, which promotes the well-being of the rural poor and marginalized sectors, especially farmers, fishers, and indigenous peoples. In the process, they also aim to develop institutionalized mechanisms for the regular consultation and participation of farmers, […]
From the Introduction: The Farmers Fighting Poverty programme has reached the end of its first term. This report therefore not only covers the activities and results of 2010, but provides an overview of all achievements throughout the programme. The report aims to give a thorough picture of what we have done in order to strengthen […]
The following article was written by Mr. Jukichi Ishizawa, a 78-year old organic farmer from Fukushima, Japan. His place, Kouriyama City, is located 60 kilometers away from the Daichi nuclear plant that was damaged by the tsunami and is emitting nuclear radiation. He has been farming in Fukushima for the 61 years and is a […]
