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 […]
AFA attended the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), conducted last June 6-9, in Washington, DC. The meeting was attended by Soc Banzuela, who stood in for Dr. Sang Yang Koma (the regular CSO Asia representative), and Esther Penunia, for technical backstop to Soc as […]
By Jun Virola (junvirola@yahoo.com) Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines, 17 June 2011 – Farmers can augment their income from farming by raising native chicken through the natural farming system. Following this lead, PAKISAMA farmers and their supporters visited the Earthkeepers learning farm in Quezon province today to see how such a system works. Vicente Fabe, PAKISAMA National […]
AFA attends workshop on land investments organized by ILC and ANGOC at the FAO headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand on June 6-7, 2011. The workshop aimed at understanding the situation and process of land investments in Asia, their impact on farmers, indigenous peoples, and communities, and possible recommendations for responsible agricultural investments and voluntary guidelines. Click […]
The GAFSP Steering Committee has decided to establish three seats to represent Civil Society Organizations. The role of the CSO representatives is to inform/consult with their constituents on GAFSP, and represent and advocate their views on their behalf to improve the working of GAFSP. The Asia representative is Dr. Sang Yaing Koma, Adviser to Farmer […]
AFA is co-orgnizing two workshops at the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ ASEAN Peoples’ Forum (ACSC/APF) 2011, which is being held on May 3-5, 2011 in Jakarta, Indonesia with the theme “Claiming a People-Centered ASEAN for a Just Global Community:” 1) Agriculture and the Peasantry in ASEAN: Challenges and Way Forward (co-organized by with Asiadhrra, API, SPI, SP, BINA […]
PRESS STATEMENT (Contact: soc banzuela,434 2079) PAKISAMA Statement Condemning the Assassination of Another PAKISAMA Leader, Florita “Nang Flor” Caya The Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) condemns in strongest possible terms the April 27 dastardly assassination of Florita “Nang Flor” Caya (58), General Manager of a local indigenous peoples’ organization (UTCEL) and Vice-President of […]
