The New Agriterra Liaison Officer to the Philippines, Michiel Burgondien, carried out an orientation-mission to the Philippines last April 23 – May 8, 2007. The mission was facilitated by AFA Sec Gen Esther Penunia and Technical Assistant Jun Virola.
The AFA Chairperson and the AFA Secretary General attended the AsiaDHRRA ExeCom meeting last May 1, 2007, organized by TaiwanDHRRA and NPUST.
The Regional Consultation on Medium Term Cooperation Program was held on May 16-17 in Bangkok Thailand. It was organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Thailand AFA member SorKorPor hosted a meeting between Regional office of the World Vegetable Research Center and AFA last May 19 in Bangkok, Thailand.
AFA Sec Gen Esther Penunia, acted as main trainer/facilitator in the Training Workshop on Basic Advocacy Skills held last May 28-30 in Do Son, Hai Phong, Vietnam organized by CAEV-VietDHRRA, an AsiaDHRRA member.
March 10-11 were devoted to the workshop itself. For Session 1: ASEAN Regional Integration in Agriculture, AsiaDHRRA Program Officer Lany Rebagay gave a presentation entitled “ASEAN Regional Integration in Agricultureâ€. Focus on the Global South Program Coordinator Ms. Jenina Joy Chavez (Joy) gave a presentation entitled “Regional Integration in Agriculture: Experiences from the EU, Mercosur […]
The Dialogue with the ASEAN Secretariat was held in the afternoon of March 12, at the ASEAN Secretariat also in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFA, AsiaDHRRA, and other partner CSOs met with the Secretary General and some senior officers. His Excellency ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong welcomed the AFA and AsiaDHRRA delegation. Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Secretary […]
The 7th World Social Forum was held on January 20-26, 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was attended by AFA through the representation of Esther Penunia, Secretary General. Through its participation in the forum, AFA was able to establish and strengthen contacts with farmers’ organizations in Africa and Latin America as well as with NGOs working […]
