Members of the Indonesian local media gathered in Batu City, Malang, Indonesia last September 12, 200 for a press conference with AFA, represented by Chairperson Seo, Jung Eui and Secretary General Esther Penunia. Seo pointed out the need for Asian farmers to unite in the face of WTO and other threats such as free trade […]
After a careful documentation of the land reclaiming struggle of farmers in Indonesia, peasant organization API and support organization Bina Desa launched a book on land reclaiming entitled “Land to the Tiller: Initiating Land Use in Pasir Randu” during the seminar-workshop on sustainable agriculture last September 15, 2006 in Batu City, Malang Indonesia. Case Documentation: […]
Since 2003, around 10 peasants in Kediri regency have either been sued in court or put in jail after being accused by PT Bisi, a seed company, of illegal breeding and stealing of company seeds. The Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) has been documenting these cases involving their peasant members.
Food and Fertilizer Technology Center | http://www.fftc.agnet.org/ Soil and water conservation technologies and approaches are critical factors toward the sustainable use of the natural resource base for agriculture in Asia. It is estimated that about 80 percent of all available water supply in the region is mainly used for irrigation. Increasing withdrawals of water for […]
September 12, 2006 | www.greenpeace.org The Philippines is at serious risk from illegal GE (genetically-engineered) rice contamination as the international scandal around genetically-manipulated rice varieties which have not been commercially approved for human consumption grows bigger, Greenpeace warned today in a press briefing in Quezon City. Recent Greenpeace tests reveal that illegal GE rice from […]
By Daniel Altman | International Herald Tribune Published: September 12, 2006 Efforts by leading industrial and developing nations to resuscitate global free trade talks known as the Doha round fizzled last weekend in Rio de Janeiro. But globalization marches on. The International Herald Tribune’s global economics columnist, Daniel Altman, recently moderated an online discussion between […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), an alliance of millions of farmers from ten Asian countries, will hold the “Seminar-Workshop on SA: Developing AFA’s Advocacy on Sustainable Agricultureâ€, to be hosted by Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API), this coming July 11-17, 2006 in Batu City, Malang, Indonesia. This workshop will hopefully result in […]
Regular members of AFA who were also members of the Execom had their 14th meeting at the Aichi Health Plaza in Aichi, Japan last July 4, 2006. The highlights of the meeting included reports by the members and the secretariat. Some of the major decisions made included the approval of the AFA operations plan, roles […]
