(AFA signed on to the call by AITP for the establishment of food reserves that is mentioned in the press release. -Admin) Press Release September 23, 2010 Contact: Ben Lilliston, (612) 870-3416, ben@iatp.org Special UN Food and Agriculture meeting should put food reserves on the table Reserves could help stabilize increasingly volatile agriculture markets Minneapolis/Geneva […]
Jakarta, Indonesia – In order to commemorate the National Farmers Day on September 24, 2010, Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) or Indonesian Peasants’ Alliance in cooperation with Front Perjuangan Pemuda Indonesia (FPPI) or the Front of Indonesian Young Struggle, and Solidaritas Anak Jalanan untuk Demokrasi (SALUD) or Street Children Solidarity for Democracy performed a parade at […]
“Sex is biological, physical and physiological, while gender is cultural… Cultures dictates gender roles, or what males and females can or cannot do… Sex cannot be changed except through invasive means, but culture can be changed because it involves people… Gender roles assign reproduction to women and production to men… Gender roles result in social […]
Young people speak up on how climate change is affecting the environment and agriculture and how people can take action to reduce the risks of climate change.
(A critical look at the phenomenon of large-scale land acquisition, also known as “land grabbing”, from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food.) BRUSSELS – The World Bank, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Secretariat […]
AFA supports API and other peasant groups in Indonesia in their struggle to uphold farmers’ rights. Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2010 – As many as 50 farmers who are members of Farmers’ Solidarity Sovereignty (Solidaritas Kedaulatan Petani or SKP), held a demonstration in front of Prison Class II-A of Kediri (Lapas Kelas II […]
(Menegakkan petani hak! – AFA) Kediri, 24 Juli 2010 – Sebanyak 50 orang petani yang tergabung dalam Solidaritas Kedaulatan Petani (SKP) menggelar unjuk rasa di depan Lapas Kelas II A Kediri, Sabtu (24/7). Para petani itu merasa menjadi korban produk undang-undang yang ditengarai menguntungkan kekuatan para pemilik modal atau investor. Karena itu mereka mendesak pemerintah […]
