Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of desirable crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation. The fishery sector is also greatly affected by climate change. Rain-fed agriculture is primarily impacted due to rainfall variability and a reduction in the number of rainy days. Climate change heavily impacts the world’s […]
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act now, for our future.” Climate […]
Join us as we celebrate the upcoming decade for our Filipino family farmers in the launching of the UNDFF – Philippine Action Plan for Family Farming (PAP4FF) led by the Agriculture and Rural Development Knowledge and Policy Platform (ARDKPP). The event will be held on July 21, 2021 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Manila […]
Over the past few years, progress has been made in the areas of land tenure and safeguards at the ASEAN (regional) level, particularly in the Mekong sub-region. Both customary tenure (CT) and free prior informed consent (FPIC) have been recognized as key indicators for responsible investment in food, agriculture, and forestry.  However, despite these developments, several […]
Landlessness and lack of secure tenurial rights to land, water, and forest resources have been identified as priority issues by many family farmers’ organizations across Asia. As landlessness continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) become a serious threat to their livelihoods. The Land Matrix (LM) is a global, […]
Global Summit Dialogue with Farmers, Fishers, Pastoralists and Other Producers 12 July 2021 | 12:00 – 13:50 CEST REGISTER Background: The United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Global Summit Dialogue on Farmers, Fishers, Pastoralists and Other Producers will be co-convened by Dr. Agnes Kalibata, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to the Food Systems Summit, together […]
Global Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue of Farmers’ Organizations 8-9 July 2021 | CET/Rome time | Zoom REGISTER Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) in September and the pre-Summit this July, this Independent FSS Dialogue follows a series of previous dialogues held on a regional basis by different Farmers’ organisations, with the ambition […]
Review and Finalization of the Regional Action Plan for Family Farming in South Asia Follow Up Regional Consultation Meeting on UN Decade of Family Farming 29 July 2021 | 13.30-18.00 UTC+7 | Zoom REGISTER Background The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), in collaboration with Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), International Cooperative Alliance Asia […]
