The following opinion column by former Philippine National Economic Development Authority Director Solita Collas-Monsod points to the positive impact of land ownership on poverty reduction and growth and the need to continue the Philippine’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) until the completion of its land distribution targets. Read more
Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) for Asia and the Pacific for the sixteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) 26-27 November 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia
Advocates for environmental protection and safe agricultural practices have called leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to come up with concrete policies that are protective of the interest of and welfare of the small farmers in the Asian region.
(The following is the declaration that came out of the International Conference on Natural Farming held in Jeju, South Korea on November 5-9, 2007 that was attended by AFA, represented by Treasurer Vicente Fabe and Project Officer Marciano Virola, Jr. SorKorPor, an AFA member in Thailand, also attended, represented by Chairperson Vikit and Secretary General […]
There were three successive conferences organized by CSOs prior to the ASEAN Summit, all hoping to make inputs to the official Summit. AFA attended all three major conferences: APA, ACSC 2007 and ACSC+3. Due to its active participation, AFA became visible and farmers’ issues were discussed during plenary and panel sessions. Through these conferences, linkages […]
November 3, 2007 ACSC+, Peninsula Excelsior, Singapore Reclaiming Spaces: Small Men and Women Farmers Defining the Challenge for ASEAN by Mr. Muhammad Nuruddin Executive Committee Member, AFA ( Asian Farmers’ Association) Secretary General, API ( Aliansi Petani Indonesia)
Presentation -Panel Session November 3, 2007 ACSC+, Peninsula Excelsior, Singapore The Agenda and Actions of Small Men and Women Farmers by Mr. Niran Buasiri Executive Committee Member, Sor Kor Por
A. Common Issues 1. Small scale men and women farmers, fishers and indigenous peoples in the rural areas , who altogether form the majority of the people in ASEAN member countries and the poorest in their societies, face the following issues:
