Open letter to world leaders ahead of COP27 Dear World Leaders, The surge in hunger over the last year has exposed the fragility of the global food system. It is highly vulnerable to shocks – whether from Covid, conflict, or the climate – and ill-equipped for a world where extreme heat, drought, and floods are […]
As the world leaders convene in Egypt from 6-19 November 2022 for COP27, AFA endeavors to bring the demands and key messages of its members and partners through the several side events that have been organized. Getting finance where it matters: Driving and sustaining adaptation action when farmers access climate funding Organized by IICA, AgriCord, […]
Farmer and Forest Producers’ Organizations Declaration For COP27 and Beyond Regional Workshop on Pathways to Climate Change 21-22 October 2022 | Pasay City Philippines We, the representatives of 19 small-scale, fishers, Indigenous Peoples, and pastoralists organizations from 12 countries who took part in the Regional Workshop organized by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable […]
We, 40 representatives of seven (7) regional/international small-scale farmers’ and fishers’ organizations (FOs),[1] with a combined membership of 24 million, 34% of whom are women and 23% are youth, have gathered both in-person and virtually for the 2nd Asia Pacific Regional Farmers Forum (AP RFAFO) on 26-27 October 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. We have been accompanied […]
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic since 2020, MIEDECO, a farmers’ cooperative in the Philippines, continues to thrive. MIEDECO’s story demonstrates a successful response to the negative effects of the pandemic on the economy. The AgriCOOPh Federation supports the Malabog Integrated Enterprises Development Cooperative (MIEDECO) through the Assuring Resiliency of Family Farmers Amidst […]
REGISTER Organized by the Forest and Farm Facility in collaboration with the Vietnam Farmer’s Union (VNFU) in the context of the UN Decade of Family Farming. Climate risks that negatively impact nature and people will further limit the services natural systems provide to society, and could reduce access to food, energy, healthcare, water and international trade. Building climate […]
BANGKOK, THAILAND – On July 5, 2022, thirty-seven participants, members, and partners of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives on Community Empowerment (SEARICE), from 13 Asian countries, gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for a three-day workshop, with the theme “Transforming Asia’s Food Systems Through Rights Based Solutions: Capacity […]
Transforming Asia’s Food Systems Through Rights-based Solutions Capacity Building Workshop on UNDROP and Agroecology July 5-8, 2022 I Bangkok, Thailand OBJECTIVES: Formally forge the four-year-long partnership among 24 organizations that will advocate for UNDROP and agroecology in their respective countries. Create a regional alliance among the 24 CSO participants that will promote agroecology and peasants’ […]
