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 […]
Rene Peñas, PAKISAMA’s National Vice President, drops a streamer rapel-style from the pedestrian overpass in front of St. Peter’s Church in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. PAKISAMA is joined by farmers from Sumilao, Banasi and Calatagan, fisherfolk leaders from MAMAMAYAN, and students from the University of Caloocan. See more information at the PAKISAMA website
1. How does climate change affect women farmers and how can they better adapt to it? Agriculture is going through a lot of changes worldwide. These changes include positive elements such as industrialization, technology development, and mass production. But it also includes negative elements such as scarcity of natural resources due to climate change. These […]
The world food crisis is a major threat and one of the main political challenges for the next years. Famines and subtle hunger appear on a regional level, but the causes for the crisis are globally connected and solutions must be found on a global level. To help search for regional and local solutions to […]
