[Paper developed by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and presented by Mr. Long Dimanche, Secretary of Farmer and Nature Net, an AFA member in Cambodia, during the “Sub-Regional Seminar on Enhancing Capacities of NGOs and Farmers’ Groups to Link Farmers to Marketsâ€, May 9-12, Bali, Indonesia, organized by VECO-Indonesia.]
On May 2, Mr. Samir Topno from India arrived at Ainou to have training on organic farming. He has been working on rural development in India under the Allahabad Agricultural University as an assistant professor since 2000. Currently, since January 2006, he has been working as a manager in Training Program in Organic Farming for […]
May 20-23, 2006: Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) in cooperation with Agriculture, Forestry, and Marine Agency of the Government of Jembrana Regency (Bali Province) are developing organic medicinal herbs such as ginger, kunyit dan Nilam (Pagotemi spp) on the conservation forest land, block I and II of 50 hectares in Sombang (Bali). February 1-3, 2006: Aliansi […]
TWN Info Service on WTO and Trade Issues (May06/07) | http://www.twnside.org.sg WTO negotiations in agriculture have reached a near-crisis over the issues of Special Products (SP) and Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM), with developing countries that have championed these concepts being in a state of fury at what they see as attempts by the United States […]
Phnom Penh, April 8– In a two-day strategic planning workshop April 7-8, 2006, AFA agreed on its strategic directions for 2006 to 2010, identified key performance indicators and milestones, and developed strategies for their implementation.
Phnom Penh, April 10- During the second general assembly of AFA, the Executive Committee of AFA also elected a new set of officers: Chairperson – KAFF (Mr. Kim, Gi Cheol), Vice Chairperson – SorKorPor (Ms. Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul), Treasurer – PAKISAMA (Mr. Vicente Fabe). The officers will serve for two years and may be re-elected for […]
Phnom Penh, April 11 – AFA members passed two declarations on WTO and the ASEAN Charter during a forum on “Asian Farmers’ Perspectives in Engaging Inter-Governmental Bodies†held at Juliana Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, last April 11.
We, leaders and members belonging to the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), gathered here at Phnom Penh, Cambodia for a “Forum on WTO and ASEAN: Asian Farmers’ Perspectives in Engaging Intergovernmental Bodiesâ€, this 11th of April 2006, on the occasion of AFA’s Strategic Planning and Second General Assembly , declare the following:
