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AFA supports campaign for International Year of Family Farming

Asian Farmers Association -
May 13
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of nine national farmers’ organizations in Southeast and […]
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Issue paper discusses climate change impact on Asian agriculture

Asian Farmers Association -
May 10
Our unsustainable way of life is causing a crisis in our environment at a global scale. Climate change is threatening […]
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Agriculture is at the core of sustainable development

Asian Farmers Association -
May 9
By Elenita Dano and Juan Hoffmaister THE current thematic cycle of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) could not […]
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Students from India complete internship in AFA

Asian Farmers Association -
May 8
“We did not know much about the situation of farmers before, but after this internship in AFA, we now understand […]
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Video speaks of Asian farmers’ struggles and dreams

Asian Farmers Association -
May 7
Landlessness, poverty, unjust and unfair trade — these are just some of the problems faced by small scale men and […]
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The United Nations Must Manage a Global Food Reserve

Asian Farmers Association -
May 6
More than half of the world’s 6 billion people eat rice as their staple food. Global rice prices have been […]
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AFA joins international agricultural seminar on markets

Asian Farmers Association -
May 5
Looking at the necessity to regulate the agricultural markets in the light of the current food price volatility, farmers’ organizations […]
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Women and Climate Change: Interview with Ms. Esmao, farmer leader from PAKISAMA, Philippines

Asian Farmers Association -
May 4
(Ms. Luisita Esmao, or Ate Sita as we call her, is a widow, rice and coconut farmer from the town […]
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