Press Statement May 28, 2008 Over the past three years, and especially at the start of this year, there has been dramatic increases in the price of rice in many countries in the world, including Asia. Experts have said that these increases in rice and other major food stuffs will continue in the next few […]
The Executive Committee of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held its 22nd meeting in Quezon City, Philippines yesterday, with PAKISAMA (the member of AFA in the Philippines) as host. It was the first meeting of the new set of Execom members, who were elected during the last AFA General Assemby in […]
AFA’s Orientation and Leadership Development for its new Execom members successfully concluded yesterday in Quezon City, Philippines. It was facilitated by Soc Banzuela of PAKISAMA, who also handled the fourth session on fundraising in the afternoon. Other presentors were Lany Rebagay, AsiaDHRRA Program Officer, for session one on leadership, Shui Tsai, Technical Assistant, for session […]
Farmer-leaders representing farmers’ organizations from Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia and Philippines arrive in Quezon City, Philippines yesterday for the “Orientation and Leadership Development for New AFA Execom Members” and 22nd Execom meeting of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA).
The Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), a national farmers’ confederation in the Philippines, and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of national farmers’ organizations in eight countries in Asia, will hold a ”Forum-Dialogue on the Rice Crisis in Asia: Farmers’ Situation and Responses”, to be held on […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), will hold its “Orientation and Leadership Development for New ExeCom Officers and 22nd Execom Meeting” on May 26 to 27, 2008 at the Partnership Center, 59 C. Salvador St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines. The event will be hosted by the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang […]
Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) organized its 5th GA last March 21, 2008 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with support from FNF and CEDAC. It was highlighted by the members’ election of the national committees through a new process that started from the grassroots level up to the national level.
Representatives of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) joined around 80 farmer leaders from around the world for the second global meeting of the Farmers’ Forum that took place on February 11-12, 2008 in conjunction with the thirty-first session of International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) Governing Council. (In the photo: AFA […]
