Knowledge Learning Market & Policy Engagement 2022 (KLMPE) 1 December 2022 | 08:30 – 17:00 GMT+7 (Manila time) REGISTER We invite you to join the Knowledge Learning Market & Policy Engagement 2022 (KLMPE) with the theme: “KLMPE in Retrospect: Reflect, Sustain and Improve” ?? 1 December 2022 Thursday ? 08:30 – 17:00 GMT+7 (Manila time) […]
As part of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)’s 20th Anniversary and 10th General Assembly event series, representatives from different farmer and civil service organizations across Asia exchanged their good practices on attaining climate resiliency in their own local communities. Conducted last October 21 to 22, 2022, the Workshop on Pathways to […]
“What is important is that you are not just on the side event, but you are able to bring your views through your national delegation,” told Imelda (Dada) Bacudo to the civil society organizations (CSOs) and farmer organizations that participated in the two day “Regional Workshop on Pathways to Climate Resilience”, held October 21-22, 2022 […]
Empowerment, dedication, and collaboration – these three things, as Roberto Ballon Jr. narrated, continuously keep the fire burning for him and his fellow farmer fisherfolks to fulfill their calling in attaining a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector.  While putting his achievement as one of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees on the sideline, Roberto “Ka Dodoy” […]
This is an opinion piece by AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia for Context. Read the original web post here. COP27 opened in the middle of a global food crisis and followed months of extreme floods, drought and heat which have damaged harvests across the globe. Food and agriculture have never been higher on the climate […]
Creating an impact is one thing; but making your impact known is another thing. This was what Mike Taylor, director of the International Land Coalition (ILC), highlighted during his inspirational message in the 20th-year celebration of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) last 20 October 2022 at Pasay City, Philippines. The […]
The current food crisis calls for urgent COP 27 decisions and action for agriculture 1. We call for COP27 to recognize the importance of agriculture, food security and sustainable food systems in the final conclusions of COP27, and to confirm that climate action in agriculture secures livelihoods of smallholder farmers, women and other vulnerable groups […]
