In its regional consultation in Korea last March 2008, farmer leaders from different AFA member organizations agreed with the observation that poor countries are affected most by climate change, although they contribute the least to it. Small scale farmers in Asia are especially vulnerable, as climate change is expected to affect agricultural production, and consequently […]
Leaders of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) joined around 80 other farmer leaders from around the world for the second global meeting of the Farmers’ Forum that TOOK place on February 11-12, 2008 in conjunction with the thirty-first session of International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) Governing Council.
“Land tenure security, effective and massive peasant organizations, and civil society alliances are imperatives to meaningful and broad land reform programs.” This was one of the messages during a global gathering of farmers and their supporters held in Rome recently. Speaking during the thematic workshop entitled “Access to Land: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities. Role and […]
AFA, through its Indonesia member Aliansi Petani Indonesia or API, participated in activities organized by civil society organizations (CSOs) parallel to the conferences of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC or FCCC), such as the thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) and the third session of the meeting of […]
The indigenous farmers who have been marching for 58 days now since October 10 from Sumilao, Bukidnon in Mindanao reached the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Metro Manila last night, December 5, where they were received by Philippine Catholic Church leader Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales and the Jesuit community, together with their supporters, including […]
Another female staff joined the secretariat of AFA last November 16, 2007, bringing the total number of staff to 5, 2 of which are male and 3 are female. Ms. Shu Hui Tsai, a former volunteer for TaiwanDHRRA, AsiaDHRRA and ICDF, recently finished her one year teaching contract in Chang Rai, Thailand. She applied for […]
