AFA presented a video teaser on climate change during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand last October 22, 2009. In response to the threats of climate change, which impacts heavily on small scale men and women farmers in Asia, the video called on world leaders, policy makers, and other stakeholders to Cut green house gas […]
AFA held its 24th Execom Meeting last October 5-6, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. During the meeting, the Execom decided on important organizational matters as well as the plans for the next year, including the preparations for the next General Assembly which will be held in Taiwan in March 2010.
The attached research brief was distributed during the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, where AFA was represented by Ms. Riza Bernabe, who was part of the Philippine delegation and who worked closely with CSOs looking into agriculture in the UNFCC negotiations. Ms. Bernabe’s participation in the event was supported by WOCAN (Women Organizing for Change […]
(First cut of AFA’s video shown during a side meeting of women’s groups who are in Copenhagen for the climate change negotiations.)
Iriga City — Secretary General Kazuhiro Yamamoto and Ainou magazine editor Ryoko Tsuboi of Ainoukai, an AFA member organization promoting organic agriculture in Japan, are in the Philippines for a study tour on organic agriculture in PAKISAMA member and partner areas. They are joined by Dr. Tiuro Miura, Mr. Takaya Machigami, Mr. Santosh Kumar, Mr. […]
International Climate Change Negotiations: Ensuring Support for Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Smallholder Agriculture AFA Issue paper, Volume 2 Number 4, December 2009 DOWNLOAD: International Climate Change Negotiations: Ensuring Support for Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Smallholder Agriculture In December 2009, women in Sayphusi, a village in the province of Attapeu in Laos, were busy […]
This article was originally published by the ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Secretariat, 23 November 2009. Civil society organisations (CSOs), think tanks, universities and other national and regional stakeholders around the ASEAN region came together today to brainstorm on possible methods of engagement between these stakeholders and the ASEAN Governments. Held in Jakarta, over three days, the […]
PRESS RELEASE Civil Society Urges Heads of State to Support Food Reserves to Address Hunger, Stabilise Markets Civil society organisations have called on governments attending the World Summit on Food Security (16-18 November) to support the use of food reserves as an essential step towards achieving universal food security. In a letter released at the […]
