Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS) Press Release February 23, 2007 Farmers’ Network Hit Lamy’s Encroachment on Agriculture Policies Makati City, Philippines- More than 400 farmers, fisherfolks, urban poor and representatives of development NGOs under the coalition Task Force Food Sovereignty (TFFS) and Rice Watch Network (R1), Stop The New Round! Coalition-Philippines (SNR) gathered in front […]
STOP THE NEW ROUND! COALITION PRESS RELEASE FARMERS AND FISHERS DISRUPT LAMY’S MEETING WITH BUSINESS Loud shouts of protest greet WTO Director General’s visit to Manila MAKATI CITY, PHILIPPINES- Vowing to let Pascal Lamy hear the loud cries of poor sectors, farmers and fishers gate crashed and disrupted a meeting today organized by Philippine business […]
TASK FORCE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY 22 February 2007 We are seriously concerned with the visit of WTO Director General Pascal Lamy in the Philippines. Coming right after his visit in Indonesia, his Philippine tour aims at increasing pressure on the Philippine government to abandon its strong position on SP/SSM. His visit clearly reflects the use of […]
To GMA: Do not trade away our Rights! To the Filipino People: We deserve leaders who will fight for our Rights! “Agriculture and Food†not “Agriculture and Trade†Statement of the International Gender and Trade Network Lamy is clearly applying political pressure on Indonesia and the Philippines to soften their stance on Special Products and […]
Stop the New Round! Coalition PRESS RELEASE ON THE VISIT TO MANILA OF WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL PASCAL LAMY 21 February 2007 Monsieur Lamy, du Cycle de Doha n’est pas pour nous !! (The Doha Round is not for us!!) Pascal Lamy is a man with a mission. Since assuming the post of Director General of […]
AFA jointly anchored with strategic partner AsiaDHRRA a panel on “ASEAN Regional Integration in Agriculture: What It Is, How It Should Be†during the second Asean Civil Society Conference (ACSC2) held in Cebu . About 50 individuals attended the panel session, including representatives from AFA and AsiaDHRRA’s respective Executive Committees.
The Vietnam Farmers Union hosted an AFA event entitled “Seminar Workshop on Organizational Management: Developing AFA Leaders’ Capacities to Manage AFA Operations†last November 10-14, 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam. VNFU First Vice-Chairperson Mr. Le Hoang Minh welcomed all 33 (23 male, 10 female) participants from 6 AFA member organizations from 6 Asian countries to the […]
