AFA participated in an ASEAN food security conference held in Manila, Philippines last July 18-19, 2011. The conference aimed to enable the private sector to participate in efforts to address food security in the region and focused on food production, post-harvest, and rural-market linkages. AFA was represented by Mr. Uon Sophal (FNN President) and Mr. […]
In cooperation between CEDAC, the Asia Farmer Association for Sustainable Development (AFA) and the Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) are going to organize a half day workshop-consultation on the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) on Friday, August 5, at Phnom Penh Hotel, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. The workshop-consultation will be host by […]
AFA will participate in an ASEAN food security conference to be held in Manila, Philippines on July 18-19, 2011. The conference will enable the private sector to participate in efforts to address food security in the region and will focus on food production, post-harvest, and rural-market linkages. AFA will be represented by Mr. Uon Sophal […]
PAKISAMA, represented by its National Council Chairperson Vicente Fabe, joined other farmer groups and advocates in a protest action yesterday over the recent decision by the Supreme Court declaring that Cojuangco’s 20% share in San Miguel Corporation was not bought with the levy paid by coconut farmers. Read more
Written by:Â Aida Ismah, Malaysia (Environment Activist) Effective Micro-organisms (EM) are a combination of useful regenerated micro-organisms that exist freely in nature, not manipulated in any way and cultured according to a specific method in liquid form. Some of these micro-organisms are known to produce bioactive substances such as vitamins, hormones, enzymes, antioxidants and antibiotics […]
AFA attended the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), conducted last June 6-9, in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by Soc Banzuela, who stood in for Dr. Sang Yang Koma (the regular CSO Asia representative), and Esther Penunia, for technical backstop to Soc as […]
By Jun Virola (junvirola@yahoo.com) Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines, 17 June 2011 – Farmers can augment their income from farming by raising native chicken through the natural farming system. Following this lead, PAKISAMA farmers and their supporters visited the Earthkeepers learning farm in Quezon province today to see how such a system works. Vicente Fabe, PAKISAMA National […]
AFA attends workshop on land investments organized by ILC and ANGOC at the FAO headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand on June 6-7, 2011. The workshop aimed at understanding the situation and process of land investments in Asia, their impact on farmers, indigenous peoples, and communities, and possible recommendations for responsible agricultural investments and voluntary guidelines. Click […]
