REGISTER Every year, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia organizes the Asia Land Forum. This unique event brings together ILC members and other stakeholders from grassroots organizations, activists, local and international NGOs and researchers, to multilateral organizations and government agencies from the region. The event aims at developing a common ground of the political, economic, […]
Join AFA and other regional FOs in the International Roundtable for Farmers’ Organizations: Exchange on COP 26 messages today, 5:30PM Manila time. We will be highlighting the results of the We Are Watching campaign, and discuss the challenges and contributions of AFA and its members/ partners to mitigate/ adapt to climate change. Do you know […]
Eleven young farmer organizations of PAMANAKA were given the opportunity to spearhead their agri-enterprise activities through the grant support provided by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) through the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). Their respective projects focused on vegetable farming, integrated farming, free-range chicken production, hog fattening, root crops processing, and […]
At the APAARI and CoSAI Dialogue on the innovation investment landscape and future food systems in the Asia Pacific, Ms. Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary-General called for a food system that ” emphasizes the need for investments in agriculture innovation that are farmer-centric and inclusive.” On September 28, 2021, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agriculture Research Institutions […]
Land rights empower family farmers and communities to build stronger socio-economic communities by transitioning to a more localised and circular food economy. On September 27, 2021, the European Commission and the International Land Coalition (ILC) organized an InfoPoint conference entitled the “Secure Land Rights for Sustainable Food Systems”. The discussion aimed to mobilize support to […]
Young Farmers’ Roundtable for the Support of Youth and the Generational Sustainability of Family Farming 4-5 October 2021 | 13:00 Rome time REGISTER Join FAO, AFA, and other farmers’ organizations working on the implementation of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) in the Young Farmers’ Roundtable, to be held during the World […]
LAND MATRIX: More than 10 years after the surge of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) by international investors for agricultural production, the impacts in developing countries are sobering, in part alarming. By 2020, the Land Matrix had recorded 1 865 deals with a staggering total targeted size of 33 million hectares (of which 30 million hectares […]
Don’t miss out on the next Community – based NTFP Enterprise (CBNE) Forum 2021: A Season of Learning. Mark your calendars for 13-14 October 2021! The Non-timber Forest Products – Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), in cooperation with the FAO Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), RECOFTC, the Asian Farmers Association (AFA), the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), […]
