By Elenita Dano and Juan Hoffmaister THE current thematic cycle of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) could not have come at a more opportune time. As the world faces perhaps the most serious convergence of crises in food and finance, climate change, environment and energy, the 17th session of the CSD will tackle […]
“We did not know much about the situation of farmers before, but after this internship in AFA, we now understand the problems that they are facing and how farmers’ organizations like AFA are working to help improve their condition.” This was one of the insights by Samuel Reddy and Jyothirmai Paritala, 2 MA students from […]
Landlessness, poverty, unjust and unfair trade — these are just some of the problems faced by small scale men and women farmers in Asia. In this video entitled “Farmers’ Rights, Farmers’ Lives,” AFA leaders share similar situations of farmers — their struggles and their dreams for a better life for those who form the majority […]
More than half of the world’s 6 billion people eat rice as their staple food. Global rice prices have been rising since early 2003. Moderate increases of 9 per cent in 2006 and 17 per cent in 2007 were recorded, but since the beginning of 2008 international rice prices have shown a steep upward trend, […]
Looking at the necessity to regulate the agricultural markets in the light of the current food price volatility, farmers’ organizations and civil society organizations gather for a seminar on mutually supportive agricultural and trade policies in Brussels on May 4 and 5, 2009. Represented by its Secretary General, AFA participates in this seminar entitled “The […]
(Ms. Luisita Esmao, or Ate Sita as we call her, is a widow, rice and coconut farmer from the town of Tayabas, province of Quezon, in the Philippines. She is also President of LAKAMBINI or Lakas ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan [Strength of Women in the Countryside], a national organization of small scale women farmers in […]
1. How does climate change affect women farmers and how can they better adapt to it? a. Asia’s 4 billion people are fed by women. The women ensure that there is food on the family’s dining table. In rural Asia, most of the farmers are women. Usually, they prepare food they have grown themselves together […]
(Ms. Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul, a rubber farmer and leader of Sor Kor Por, a national federation of farmers in Thailand, is also the Chairperson of AFA.) a. How does Climate Change affect farmers (and the most vulnerable groups; women) and how can they better adapt to it? I am a rubber farmer from the South of […]
