Category: AFA Agenda

by Kang, Min Su, AFA Seoul, South Korea — The Korean Advanced Farmers Federation (KAFF) held its 11th National Festival last August 11-13, 2008 in Muju Resourt, Jeonbuk province. Held every 2 years, the festival aims to promote unity and harmony among KAFF membership and to provide a venue to discuss agricultural policy alternatives. More […]

by Jun Virola, AFA Quezon City, Philippines — Various civil society organizations (CSOs) from trade, farmers, labor, and other sectors held a caucus last August 13, 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Suites in Cubao, Quezon City to get updates on the EU-ASEAN partnership negotiations, and to come up with recommendations and a common plan of […]

by Tsai Shu Hui, AFA Quezon City, Philippines — In pursuit of a more relevant stay in the Philippines and a desire to contribute their talents to the cause of farmers, 2 volunteers from Korea who have been staying in the country the past 6 months decided to join the AFA secretariat as volunteers. Mr. Seo […]

by Jun Virola Quezon City, Philippines — PAKISAMA has launched its new and improved website: http://pakisama.org/. It features the latest activities of the confederation. PAKISAMA is currently very active in the campaign to extend and reform the Philippines’ Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). It also recently completed a study tour of an Agrarian Reform Community […]

The Korean Rural Economic Institute has published the 2008 edition of “Agriculture in Korea”, a book written for foreign scholars, policy makers, and others having interest in Korean agriculture in order to help them grasp and understand current situations and changes of Korean agriculture. It also describes policy reforms and the future outlook and tasks […]

Microsoft has put up “NGO Connection” — an online resource that features successful uses of technology by NGOs, grant facilities, and training opportunities. Click here to go to the website