In situ conservation techniques are an effective way to improve, maintain and use traditional or native varieties of agricultural crops. In order to empower farmers to take on this important, yet challenging task, national programmes could be of great importance in providing assistance and guidance. This manual is intended to provide a broad range of […]
The Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition (FSN Forum) is a global community of practitioners with currently 1620 members from across the world’s five continents. It offers a neutral platform for interaction and knowledge exchange through online discussions on food security and nutrition and related topics; discussions are driven by the member’s needs and […]
The important role of women in ensuring food security and in coping with climate change cannot be denied. Thus, it is extremely important that the gender dimension not be left out in any analysis, discussion, and programs that seek to achieve food security and address climate change. Last year, through its researcher, Ms. Riza Bernabe, […]
Let’s just say that I walk to the burger joint on the corner and buy a 100 percent pure US beef hamburger for NT$79 or whatever. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and prions aside, I can’t do this in good conscience knowing that I’m fueling an industry that is ruining the world. Not a penny of […]
The epic blow-up at Copenhagen was ultimately about something very simple. It was about economic growth — about who gets to grow, how fast, under what terms, using which energy supplies. Within this purportedly zero-sum framework, if China grows quickly, burning cheap coal for fuel, with a slowly increasing amount of renewables added to the […]
Iman Prihandono , Sydney | Tue, 01/12/2010 9:29 AM | Opinion Entering year 2010 is marked by the entry into a free trade area agreement between ASEAN and China, also known as the ASEAN-China FTA. Little attention was given to the possible impact of this FTA agreement to fulfill human rights in Indonesia. Some rights […]
AFA attended the 3rd Summit in the Global Series on Sustainably Sourcing Agricultural Raw Materials organized by the London Business Conferences in IBIS Earls Court, London last November 30 to December 1, 2009. AFA was represented by PAKISAMA Vice President for Mindanao Michael Saguisihan who gave a presentation on the situation of coconut farmers in […]
AFA participated in a brainstorming on ASEAN stakeholder engagement held on November 23-25 at the Hotel Gran Mahakam in Jakarta, Indonesia. Click here for the news article from the ASEAN website: http://www.aseansec.org/23972.htm#Article-9
