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
AFA participated in an international conference entitled “People’s Food Sovereignty Now: Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Forum Parallel to World Summit on Food Security 2009″ held on November 13-17, in Rome, Italy. AFA was represented by Ms. Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul (Khun Paew), Chairperson, AFA, and Adviser, SKP; Mr. Pote Chumsri (Khun Pote), Secretary General, SKP and translator; […]
During the World Food Summit last November 16-18, 2009 in Rome, Italy, AFA joined other civil society organizations in calling for government support for food reserves to address hunger and stabilize markets. Click here for the press release: https://asianfarmers.org/?p=750
AFA participated in a side event entitled “Agriculture in Climate Change Negotiations – Identifying Farmers’ Solutions” during the CSO Forum Parallel to the World Summit on Food Security last November 13 and 17, 2009 in Rome, Italy. The workshop was attended by leaders of peasant and fisher organizations from around the world. It aimed to […]
AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia represented AFA in the international meeting entitled “Territories, agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors faced with climate change: A better understanding of vulnerabilities for a more efficient response” organized by FAO and UNDP last October 21-22, 2009 in Brent, Le Quartz. Click here for the program: https://asianfarmers.org/events/200910climatechangevulnerabilities/program.pdf Click here for the […]
