I am Alar-laa Joy Cagata, an aspiring young farmer from Iloilo, Philippines. I come from a family of farmers. Whenever I look at my old parents, I always see hope in agriculture. Due to poverty, at six, I was already helping them on the farm tilling, planting, weeding, and harvesting palay, almost every day. One […]
2021 Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) “Building back better towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable rural development” 9-10 December 2021 | 08:00 – 17:00 GMT+8 Philippine time | Zoom REGISTER Background and Rationale Thirteen years and counting, the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) has been the platform for government agencies, civil society […]
GLOBAL CONFERENCE: Family Farming at the core of Sustainable Food Systems 23-26 November 2021 | 12:30 Rome time REGISTER The moment is now! How we produce, commercialize, consume and feed ourselves will mark our future. Let us put family farming at the center of sustainable food systems! The World Rural Forum (WRF) invites you to […]
Asia Land Forum session on “Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities” Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities 29 October 2021 | 3:00 PM Jakarta time | Zoom REGISTER Access to land influences employment opportunities and migratory journeys of the younger generations. The key to enabling secure access to land lies […]
Eleven young farmer organizations of PAMANAKA were given the opportunity to spearhead their agri-enterprise activities through the grant support provided by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) through the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). Their respective projects focused on vegetable farming, integrated farming, free-range chicken production, hog fattening, root crops processing, and […]
Young Farmers’ Roundtable for the Support of Youth and the Generational Sustainability of Family Farming 4-5 October 2021 | 13:00 Rome time REGISTER Join FAO, AFA, and other farmers’ organizations working on the implementation of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) in the Young Farmers’ Roundtable, to be held during the World […]
In Nepal, agriculture is not the priority sector of the youth farmers. There are many policies and strategies targeted to youth, but the youths are unable to sustain in their business as they lack productive assets, mainly capital assets. The youths are not trusted by the financial institutions and are not involved in policymaking process […]
As Asia faces an ageing farming population, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) involves young people in agriculture by strengthening their leadership skills. AFA, with the support of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), has implemented the Young Women and Men Farmers as Advocates for Sustainable, Resilient, Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest Based Livelihoods: […]
