Women constitute majority of those represented in food and agriculture production and processing globally. Thus, it is critical to incorporate gender into the debates around food and agriculture in order to identify alternative proposals to the current flawed international trade rules.
The General Forum of Solidarity for Asian People’s Advocacy (SAPA)was held last Feburary 5-6 at the Windsor Suite Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. It was hosted by Forum-Asia. It was attended by the AFA Secretary General, the AFA Vice Chairperson, and the Sor Kor Por Secretary General. They were also joined by the AsiaDHRRA Secretary General […]
AFA attended the EU-ASEAN Strategy Meeting organized by the Asia-Europe People’s Forum last Feburary 7-8 in Sasa International House, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
By Ika Krishnayanti, Bina Desa February 21, 2007 Jakarta, Indonesia — Mass actions delivered by civil societies to protest World Trade Organization (WTO) have been spread out all over the world. The Director General of WTO Pascal Lamy’s visit in Jakarta last February was the most welcome by various protests conducted by several peasant organizations, […]
In an expression of dismay over WTO policies in agriculture, Director General Pascal Lamy’s visit to the Philippines last February 23, 2007 was greeted by shouts of protest from farmers groups and other trade advocates, including AFA and PAKISAMA.
In a press conference held by civil society organizations from G33 countries last March 21 in Jakarta, Indonesia, AFA Chairperson Seo, Jung Eui called on G33 ministers to stand firm in the WTO negotiations to protect the interest of small farmers.
Jakarta, Indonesia March 21, 2007 We are the small women and men farmers, indigenous people, fisherfolk, non-government organizations, research and advocacy groups and other agricultural stakeholders calling on the G33 to resist the underhanded acts of the United States, European Union and other WTO members to undermine the right of developing countries’ to protect agricultural […]
AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia was invited to a globally televised debate entitled “Failing the Farmersâ€, which was produced by TVE for BBC World in cooperation with IFAD last March 31 in London. She joined a panel of fourteen international panelists in considering the most salient issues confronting small farmers today.
