Civil society organizations concerned with rural development have been engaging ASEAN in order to pursue agriculture, fisheries and people-centered development, which promotes the well-being of the rural poor and marginalized sectors, especially farmers, fishers, and indigenous peoples. In the process, they also aim to develop institutionalized mechanisms for the regular consultation and participation of farmers, […]
From the Introduction: The Farmers Fighting Poverty programme has reached the end of its first term. This report therefore not only covers the activities and results of 2010, but provides an overview of all achievements throughout the programme. The report aims to give a thorough picture of what we have done in order to strengthen […]
The following article was written by Mr. Jukichi Ishizawa, a 78-year old organic farmer from Fukushima, Japan. His place, Kouriyama City, is located 60 kilometers away from the Daichi nuclear plant that was damaged by the tsunami and is emitting nuclear radiation. He has been farming in Fukushima for the 61 years and is a […]
AFA participated in an ASEAN food security conference held in Manila, Philippines last July 18-19, 2011. The conference aimed to enable the private sector to participate in efforts to address food security in the region and focused on food production, post-harvest, and rural-market linkages. AFA was represented by Mr. Uon Sophal (FNN President) and Mr. […]
In cooperation between CEDAC, the Asia Farmer Association for Sustainable Development (AFA) and the Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) are going to organize a half day workshop-consultation on the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) on Friday, August 5, at Phnom Penh Hotel, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm. The workshop-consultation will be host by […]
AFA will participate in an ASEAN food security conference to be held in Manila, Philippines on July 18-19, 2011. The conference will enable the private sector to participate in efforts to address food security in the region and will focus on food production, post-harvest, and rural-market linkages. AFA will be represented by Mr. Uon Sophal […]
PAKISAMA, represented by its National Council Chairperson Vicente Fabe, joined other farmer groups and advocates in a protest action yesterday over the recent decision by the Supreme Court declaring that Cojuangco’s 20% share in San Miguel Corporation was not bought with the levy paid by coconut farmers. Read more
Written by: Aida Ismah, Malaysia (Environment Activist) Effective Micro-organisms (EM) are a combination of useful regenerated micro-organisms that exist freely in nature, not manipulated in any way and cultured according to a specific method in liquid form. Some of these micro-organisms are known to produce bioactive substances such as vitamins, hormones, enzymes, antioxidants and antibiotics […]
