Landlessness and lack of secure access to and tenure over land, water, and forest resources have been identified as one of the priority issues by many farmer organisations in Asia. As this continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, LSLAs have become a serious threat to their livelihoods. LSLAs are often shrouded in […]
Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in forests bring considerable economic, social and environmental impacts to communities in Asia. As the regional focal point of the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) in Asia, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development has recorded 1,009 LSLAs in the region, of which 40% are intended for forest-related investments covering 1.1 million […]
Women and their needs are still largely unaccounted for, with policies unfavorable to them. Through the formation of women’s groups and associations, women’s issues and needs were made visible in various arenas – community, market, and policy processes. The experience of Surendranagar Mahila Bal Vikas Mandal showed that the needs of women workers and farmers such as […]
Representatives from AFA members NUWUA and KAFLU (Kyrgyzstan), NAMAC (Mongolia), NLRF (Nepal) and PAKISAMA (Philippines) are attending the International Land Coalition’s Global Land Forum held in Jordan. The AFA representatives will share experiences on securing rights to land and sustainable land management with, by and for family farmers as well as to explore partnerships on […]
Join us as we celebrate the achievements of ARISE-Farmers! Date & Time: May 27, 2022 12:30 PM GMT+8 (Philippine time) Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOmqrjsjGtIC-xQji6wNKvhrnTxp70b As the first phase of ARISE-Farmers wraps up, the regional implementing agency (RIA) and national implementing agencies (NIA) present their accomplishments and experiences in implementing the program. The experiences and good practices from the […]
Women-led cooperatives have played a role in improving women farmers’ technical know-how, leadership capacities, business skills, and advocacy skills. Women members of Yen Duong Cooperative in Vietnam were trained in agroforestry production, handicrafts making, and tourism and actively participated in advocacy and policy-making activities in their locality. They have successfully convinced local officials to invest […]
For the ARISE-Farmers program, AgriCOOPh collaborated with six farmer organizations: Dicadi Agriculture Cooperative (DACO), Kalipunan ng Maliit na Magniniyog ng Pilipinas Agriculture Cooperative (KAMMPIL), Lumad sa Adgawan Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (LAMPUFACO), Socorro Empowered People’s Cooperative (SOEMCO), Farmers Alternative for Self-Reliance Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FASRMCO), and Barangay Calube Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BACFA-MPC). In this video, farmer-beneficiaries share […]
Umnugobi Province, Mongolia – The Lusyn Serchim Cooperative, a member of the National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC), was established in 2013 with 109 members. The cooperative helps its members sell their livestock raw materials in order to increase their main income. Currently, the cooperative has 205 members. In October 2017, Amgalan Khungee, manager of the […]
