In a world where 2/5 of the world’s plants and a million species now face extinction, where we lose rainforests the size of a football field every minute, and where agriculture is causing 80% of ecosystem degradation, contributing to climate change and biodiversity loss and degraded soils, can we cultivate a common ground between agriculture […]
October 5, 2020. The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held its 9th General Assembly last October 5, 2020, via Zoom. The event was attended by AFA members representing women, men, and youth farmers from 13 member organizations of AFA. Due to the covid 19 pandemic, the AFA GA was held virtually for […]
REGISTER HERE Introduction South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) comprising eight countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) where 65% of the population residing in rural areas. A large majority of the rural population are smallholder family farmers adopting integrated farming system consisting of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture […]
Three young women farmers from Tikegyi township, Yangon Region, Myanmar whose parents became members of the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) in 2016 always work diligently in their paddy fields. After becoming members of AFFM, they received opportunities to attend various trainings. In 2020, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation implemented […]
In 1995, the irrigation canal in Yesagyo township, Magway region, Myanmar has been damaged, affecting some 200 farming households who rely on irrigation for the water supply for their farms. Four hundred 40 (450) acres of land in the area used to be planted with paddy (rice) and beans. The farmers had to overcome the […]
Than Than Aye lives in Mama village, Monyin Township, Kachin State, Myanmar with her family. Since 2015, she has been a member of the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) and has actively participated as a member at the local level. She is one of the union leaders in Kachin State. She has always […]
The Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) invite you to the Online Sharing of young IPs with a theme, “Empowering IP Youth as Leaders for Community Development” happening on October 24, PST via Zoom. The event will highlight the voices and experiences of the […]
This article was originally published by the ComDev Asia On the first day of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) High-Level Special Event on Strengthening Global Governance of Food Security and Nutrition last October 13, 2020, their Partners Event titled “Building Back Better: Confronting the Impact of COVID-19 on Land Tenure, Food Security and […]
