Chairperson Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul, together with other AFA leaders, joined other representatives from civil society organizations of women and men migrant workers from the formal, informal and labor sectors, small-scale farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples, agricultural workers, consumers, academe and non-government organizations from the ASEAN region in the “Regional Conference on the Impact of Financial and Economic […]
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In order to discuss various organizational matters and cooperation projects, AFA held its first official meeting with SorKorPor under its new Secretary General. The newly appointed Mr. Pote (Third from left in the photo), together with Ms. Saengnapa from its partner NGO ThaiDHRRA, met with the AFA Secretary General and other staff on July 2. […]
Representatives from AFA member farmer organizations came to the Philippines to attend the workshop on linking small farmers to market organized by AsiaDHRRA, a regional network of NGOs working in rural Asia (Click here for more information about the workshop) Ms. Khuonn Sey of FNN, Ms. Ririn of API, Mr. Jon of PAKISAMA, Mr. Tham […]
A woman farmer leader from API, who is in the Philippines to attend a workshop on linking small farmers to market organized by AsiaDHRRA, a regional network of NGOs working in rural Asia, in Cagayan de Oro City (Click here for more information about the workshop), visited the AFA office last June 26. Ms. Ririn […]
The price of rice in the world market, especially in Asia, has risen tremendously last year. However, farmers themselves did not benefit from this. One reason is that most of the small farmers who plant rice do not own the lands they till. They have to share the produce with their land lords. And the […]
AFA wishes to thank all of you who sent your generous expressions of sympathy and solidarity for PAKISAMA and the family of our beloved and esteemed farmer-leader, Renato Penas, who was murdered last June 5. AFA joined the activities of PAKISAMA last June 6-12 in honor of Ka Rene when his body was brought to […]
Policy Brief by IFPRI One of the lingering effects of the food price crisis of 2007–08 on the world food system is the proliferating acquisition of farmland in developing countries by other countries seeking to ensure their food supplies. Increased pressures on natural resources, water scarcity, export restrictions imposed by major producers when food prices were […]
