A special message for the conference: “Enhancement of Women Farmers’ Role in the Development of Rural Asia” International Conference Hall, ITTC, RDA, Suwon, Korea October 15-19, 2007 To the Leaders of FFTC, To the Presiding Officer of this Session And to all the men and women participants of this conference, Anneong haseyo! A pleasant and […]
We, THE PARTICIPANTS from the Asia Partnership for Human Development (APHD), working in solidarity with the poor, marginalized and oppressed peoples and farmers’ of Asia, gathered here at the Flushing Meadows Resort and Playground, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines, from 18-22 October 2007, on the occasion of the 3rd Asia Partnership for Human Development Pan-Asia Farmers’ […]
FRIENDS in struggle, Ied Mubarak ! Not much to say here but, “may Ramadhan make the best out of you this year and for upcoming years. Keep moving for farmer progress. God bless us!” Aliansi Petani Indonesia – API [Indonesian Peasant Alliance] “Justice, welfare and prosperity among the peasants societies” — Dear Friends in Aliansi […]
Quezon City, Philippines — As a non-violent way of protesting the more than 10 years of injustice they have gone through in trying to reclaim their ancestral land, 50 “lumad” farmers belonging to the Mapalad Multi-purpose Cooperative (MPC) will march on foot from their hometown of Sumilao, Bukidnon in the south to the capital city […]
Revoke the Conversion Order! Redistribute the Land under CARP! Reform and Extend the Agrarian Reform Program! Rationalize Land Use! The Higaonon Indigenous Cultural Communities were the early settlers of a piece of ancestral land in Sumilao, Bukidnon. A portion thereof, 243.885 hectare area of the ancestral land served as the Seat of Government of the […]
The Executive Committee of AFA decided to put up its own secretariat office in Manila last July 23, 2007. The decision marked the end of a process of autonomy which began in 2002, facilitated by its NGO partner and catalyst, AsiaDHRRA. It signalled the readiness of AFA leaders to take on bigger responsibilities in organizational […]
The “Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers’ Situation: Responding to Major Difficulties Faced by Farmers in Asia” was held last June 12-14, 2007 at the SEAMEO Innotech Center, Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, hosted by PAKISAMA.
SEAMEO INNOTECH Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines Hosted by PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA in cooperation with AFA and AsiaDHRRA June 12-15, 2007 Day One: June 12, 2007 1. PRELIMINARIES/OPENING CEREMONY, OBJECTIVE SETTING AND FLOW OF PROGRAM Ms. Esther Penunia, secretary general of AFA, opened the morning session by acknowledging the presence of AFA members from […]
