Thailand AFA member SorKorPor hosted a meeting between Regional office of the World Vegetable Research Center and AFA last May 19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
AFA Sec Gen Esther Penunia, acted as main trainer/facilitator in the Training Workshop on Basic Advocacy Skills held last May 28-30 in Do Son, Hai Phong, Vietnam organized by CAEV-VietDHRRA, an AsiaDHRRA member.
SP/SSM DOWNLOAD: SP/SSM What is SP and SSM? Special Product (SP) is an agricultural product “out of the WTO” in that they are not subject to tariff reductions, i. e. Countries can keep the right to maintain protective tariffs on certain agricultural products that are essential for food security, rural development, and farmers’ livelihoods. The […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association held the event entitled “Regional Workshop on ASEAN: Firming up Asian Farmers’ Campaign on ASEAN Regional Integration in Agriculture†last March 10-13, 2007 in Wisma BPK, Kalibata, Jakarta, Indonesia.
March 10-11 were devoted to the workshop itself. For Session 1: ASEAN Regional Integration in Agriculture, AsiaDHRRA Program Officer Lany Rebagay gave a presentation entitled “ASEAN Regional Integration in Agricultureâ€. Focus on the Global South Program Coordinator Ms. Jenina Joy Chavez (Joy) gave a presentation entitled “Regional Integration in Agriculture: Experiences from the EU, Mercosur […]
On the morning of March 12, the participants went on a field visit to Bekasi District in West Java Province, which is 1.5 to 2 hours away from Jakarta (by bus). The area is a paddy field area around 300 hectares (mostly owned by rich people living in the cities).
The Dialogue with the ASEAN Secretariat was held in the afternoon of March 12, at the ASEAN Secretariat also in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFA, AsiaDHRRA, and other partner CSOs met with the Secretary General and some senior officers. His Excellency ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong welcomed the AFA and AsiaDHRRA delegation. Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Secretary […]
March 10, 2007 a. What is your understanding of how regional integration is done in ASEAN countries? How do you feel about it? 1. Regional integration in ASEAN is being done, but the big corporations are the ones who benefit most from the process, to the disadvantage of the small farmers and producers. Regional integration […]
