Dear friends, PAKISAMA, as a national confederation and movement of farmers, fishers, and rural women organizations, will be holding on March 18-20, 2009 at Riverbend Hotel, Riverbanks Center, Marikina City, its 7th National Congress since it was founded 23 years ago. We expect 150 official provincial peasant federation delegates, observers and guests coming from 40 […]
Feb 18, Rome – AFA Secretary General, Esther Penunia, participated as one of the panelists during a round table discussion (RTD) on “ Research and Innovation for smallholder farmers in the context of climate change”, organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), last February 18, in Rome , Italy. The RTD was one […]
by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) (Paper presented during the Round Table Discussion “Research and Innovation for Smallholder Farmers in the Context of Climate Change”, organized by IFAD during the 32nd session of IFAD’s Governing Council, 18 February 2009 by Ma. Estrella A. Penunia, Secretary General, AFA.) Good afternoon to everyone. […]
Press Release March 1, 2009 As heads of state conclude the 15th ASEAN Summit today with declarations and agreements to help the region respond to the issues of the global financial crisis and food security, leaders of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), an alliance of national farmers’ organizations with 10 million members in Philippines, Indonesia, […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) will conduct the “Regional Consultation on Global Financial Meltdown and Agricultural Trade Agenda and 23rd ExeCom Meeting (Back-to-back with CSO side events to ASEAN Leaders Summit)” on 19-25 February 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of the event are to: (1) Understand the causes and dynamics […]
The Plant Variety Protection Law is an important issue that has crucial link to agriculture and food security in Indonesia. For one, it raises the issue of farmers’ rights versus breeders’ rights. In order for farmers to understand the issue better and to share experiences and views with each other, the Indonesian Peasants Alliance (Aliansi […]
The Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), AFA’s member in Cambodia, held its general assembly last December 19, 2008, where representatives from 10 provinces and specialized networks elected the farmer federation’s new president and vice-president, among other officers. In an e-mail sent to AFA and its member organizations from 8 countries in Asia, FNN announced that […]
(In observance of the holidays, the AFA Secretariat office will be closed from December 22 to January 2.)
