The group of indigenous farmers in the Philippines, who marched around 1,500 kilometers from Bukidnon province (south of the Philippines) to Metro Manila (north of the Philippines) for around 60 days, finally got to own the land they have been struggling for, after entering into a settlement agreement with San Miguel Corporation, the company who […]
PRESS RELEASE on the SUMILAO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Reference: PAKISAMA (Soc Banzuela, 09177188986), pakisama_pilipinas@yahoo.com Thanks But No Thanks Today, March 29, 2008, one of the most important land reform battles in Philippine history comes closely to an end. The Sumilao farmers will ink a Settlement Agreement with San Miguel Corporation, to be witnessed by the Government […]
As news about food crisis and hunger grab national and international headlines, it is important that we look at the issue in its proper context and from a wider perspective. The article “Five Myths About Food and Hunger” that appeared in a quarterly publication of the Context Institute in 1995 dispels the myth that agrarian […]
Soaring food prices and growing hunger and malnutrition worldwide point to a food crisis caused by various factors such as rising demand from major economies, climate and weather-related events, high oil prices, and the rise of biofuels. In an article that appeared in the Washington Post entitled “The New Face Of Hunger” last March 12, […]
AFA and AsiaDHRRA Issue Paper. Vol. 3, No. 1. Quezon City, Philippines, February 2008. The ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint are two important documents that the 40-year old ASEAN recently signed in order to advance it vision of a “sharing and caring community”. Because majority of the people of Southeast Asia are […]
AFA elected a new set of Execom officers during its Third General Assembly last March 3, 2008 in Sangnok Resort, Cheonan, South Korea. The election of the new Executive Committee officers of AFA from among its regular member organizations was done in a collegial manner, as AFA has traditionally done in the past two General […]
March 20, 2008 By Anne-Laure Constantin, TIP/IATP In 2008, the United Nations (UN) has chosen to hold its major trade and development conference in Africa. Ministers from all around the world will meet in Accra, the capital of Ghana, starting April 20. In addition to ministers, a crowd of 4,000 international civil servants, civil society […]
In celebration of AFA day, members and partners participating in AFA’s Consultation-Workshop and 3rd AFA General Assembly last February 28 – March 3, 2008 in Sangnok Resort, Cheonan, South Korea, visited 2 farmer communities.
