New analysis, conducted by Climate Focus, reveals that US$443 billion a year in climate finance is needed to help small-scale family farmers adapt to climate change impacts. This is less than the US$470 billion a year that the UN estimates are spent on agriculture subsidies that are harmful to people and the planet and is […]
The implementing Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) of the APFP-FO4A program in Indonesia held their national wrap-up workshop on 20-22 October 2025. The event was led by the Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API), the national implementing agency of the program. The workshop highlighted the major achievements and impacts of the program over its five years of implementation in […]
Large-scale land acquisitions for carbon offsetting: Green grabbing or just transition? Analytical report on land-based offset projects The Land Matrix Initiative and the scope of this report The Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) is a partnership between the Centre de coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University […]
Youth in Agriculture ForumFostering leadership, innovative capacity, and agripreneurship of youth in Region 13Highlights and key messages
Youth in Agriculture: Building Structure, Starting Enterprises, Leading ChangeStrategic Insights, Experiences, and Actionable Recommendations This guide was developed based on the experiences of AFA’s project, Empowering Women and Youth through Inclusive Cooperatives and Agricultural Value Chains toward Peace and Development in Mindanao, and the institutional knowledge of AFA, PAKISAMA, and AGRICOOPh. The project is part […]
First Thailand Young Farmers Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA) ReportSustainable Small-Scale Fishery Learning Center, Ban Naithung, Tha Sala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand8–12 June 2025Organized by: Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Associations (FTFA), Thai Sea Watch Association (TSWA), and the Southern Coastal Community Network General Information Theme: “Building Careers, Creating Identity – Youth for Sea Conservation”Participants: 47 […]
The Nepal Agriculture Co-operative Central Federation Limited (NACCFL) conducted a Workshop on Engagement of Women and Youth in Urban Farming on 17 October 2025 (Ashoj 31, 2082) in Shiddhartha Cottage, Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Nepal. The workshop brought together women and youth engaged in urban and peri-urban agriculture to strengthen their capacities, share best practices, and explore innovative and climate-resilient approaches to sustainable urban farming. It […]
Date: October 9, 2025Time: 10:00-12:00 Hanoi, Vietnam GMT+7 Co-organizers:Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Background The three Rio Conventions—the UNFCCC on climate change, the UNCBD on biodiversity, and the UNCCD on desertification—provide the global frameworks guiding policy action […]
