Following are the responses of Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary-General, as a panelist in a 1.5-hour webinar entitled “Building Back Better: Confronting the Impact of Covid 19 on Land Tenure, Food Security and Nutrition “, held last October 13, 2020, 10:30-12mn, Manila time, via Zoom. The webinar is one of the partners’ events of the CFS […]
Conference Declaration from Sustaining Family Farming in Asia-Pacific through inclusive farmer-driven approaches, October 6-7, 2020, Virtual Zoom Conference[i] From October 6-7, 2020, we, 180 women and men representatives of family farmers, farmer organizations, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, public and private stakeholders, and advocates from 12 countries in the Asia and the Pacific region, gathered […]
When asked how farmers can be empowered in co-shaping an agenda in food systems transformation, AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia emphasized that family farmers should be seen not as victims but as “solution providers.” This was during the opening session for Galvanizing Game-Changers for the Future of Food last September 23, 2020, where AFA served as […]
From 1-4 September 2020, the National Union of Water Users Association (NUWUA), in collaboration with the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users (KAFLU), conducted a four-day training on leadership and advocacy for young farmers in Kyrgyzstan. The activity was supported by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) project, implemented by the Asian Farmers’ Association […]
An online training on leadership and advocacy for sustainable, resilient, gender-sensitive, agri-forest based livelihood aimed at young farmers was conducted on 8-12 September 2020 by AFA members in Nepal CTCF and NRLF with support from the FFF project implemented by AFA. Seven youth members of CTCF and 6 youth members of NLRF–all under the age […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The pandemic had a big impact on farmers. They have to struggle with unsatisfactory yields due to pest attacks and the coming dry season, as well as distribution difficulties during the pandemic. Farmers in a number of areas face difficult times in facing pandemics and drought, what are the challenges for farmers […]
This video on the United Nations Decade of Family Farming was first shown today, 3 September 2020, during the Ministerial Session of the 35th FAO Asia Pacific Regional Conference (APRC). AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia was interviewed for this video production.
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) participates in the FAO 35th Asia Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) happening virtually on 1-4 September 2020. AFA, along with 26 other regional and national CSOs in the Asia-Pacific, represents the civil society organizations in this conference. On the first day of the event, AFA Secretary-General Esther […]
