In 2017, the GAFSP-funded Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project (FSAPP) was launched. It aims to increase agricultural productivity and enhance market access for farmers in five districts in southwest Bhutan, with 52,000 farmers organized in 300 farmers groups. Watch the video below to see the updates on the project.
REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_07A54Fs8SH6m3YMwSQIYiA?mc_cid=56c10e8ec6&mc_eid=415d8167f8 The Value Chain Capacity Building Network (VCB-N), is organizing a series of Webinars around the theme of “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural value chains – What we can do to mitigate the impact!” The objective of the series of Webinars is to provide an opportunity to assess the impact […]
In the latest issue of the RICS Land Journal, the Land Matrix explains how large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) can have substantial global impacts, and why the availability of reliable, up-to-date data is crucial to understand the context in which they take place to improve evidence-based decision-making. Download the journal here What’s the big deal? Authors: Cecilia […]
Five stories from AFOSP are featured in the 2020 edition of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book which was launched virtually on 8 May 2020 in time for Europe Day celebration of the EU delegation to the ASEAN. Watch the launch here: https://web.facebook.com/EUinASEAN/videos/269299374204965/ Download the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2020: www.asiapacificfarmersforum.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/EU-ASEAN-Blue-Book-2020.pdf Cooperative Harmony Farmers in ASEAN Member States […]
On 8 May 2020, the International Fund for Agricultural Development held a live webcast to discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on rural communities and small scale agriculture in developing countries, how they have already benefitted from IFAD’s resilience-building, and how IFAD is providing response and recovery efforts. The speakers were: Paul Winters, Associate Vice-President of […]
YANGON, MYANMAR – “Hitting two birds with one stone” is how we can describe this initiative of the AFFM, AFA member in Myanmar, to help their members during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. AFFM, one of the sectorial affiliates of CTUM, has more than 528 Basic Level Unions from 12 Regions and States which produce […]
This webinar is aimed at raising awareness on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the poor, marginalised and landless communities in Asia. Participants will have a better understanding of some of the best practices that land rights advocacy groups, such as ILC Asia members, are doing in the region to mitigate such impacts as […]
AFA regularly conducts virtual sharing sessions on how family farmers are affected by the COVID-19 issues and on how their organizations try to respond to the challenges they face. The sharing sessions are meant to bring solidarity among our members and to learn and be inspired by the initiatives of others. In this article, […]
