A formal ceremony took place in Japan for the inauguration of Mr. Seo, Jung-Eui, President of KAFF, who was elected Chairperson of AFA for the term 2006-2008 last April in Cambodia.
One of the most interesting high-technology yet organic farms visited during the AFA seminar workshop in Japan was Mr. Harada’s farm, consisting of an orchid green house using in-vitro fertilization and a rice field. Mr. Harada used to be a manager of Ainokai 15 years ago. There, he learned a lot of technologies, which he […]
In a meeting of the Board of Directors of TWADA held in July right after the seminar-workshop in Japan, the representatives of TWADA to that seminar-workshop shared their experiences, especially their visit to farmer communities. Former Chairperson Mr. Chen, Tai-Neng shared his observation of Japan FEV activities to the members while chairing the meeting for […]
August 6, 2006 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and The Kingdom of Thailand (August 6, 1976 – August 6, 2006). To mark the occasion, SorKorPor sent a congratulatory letter to VNFU. In the letter, SorKorPor Chairperson Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul said that “SorKorPor desires and believes […]
AFA will hold a seminar-workshop entitled “Developing AFA’s Advocacy on Sustainable Agriculture†on Sept. 11-17, 2006 in Indonesia, to be hosted by AFA member Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API). The seminar-workshop will hopefully result in the development of AFA’s concept paper on sustainable agriculture, which can serve as a blueprint for AFA’s action and advocacy on […]
By Thomas Fuller |Â International Herald Tribune Published: August 8, 2006 BANGKU, Thailand Far from the brilliant green rice paddies that spread across the fertile flatlands here, economists in Europe have calculated that Thailand’s farmers would be among the biggest winners if failed global trade talks were revived and succeed. By one estimate, the Thai […]
AFA Chairperson Seo Jung Eui led a nine-member AFA delegation who attended the 6th AsiaDHRRA General Assembly (GA) held in Taiping, Malaysia last June 20-23, 2006. Aside from AFA Chairperson, Mr.Kim, Gi Cheol and Mr. Kwang Cheon Kim of KAFF, Mr. Chaiwat Suravichai and Mr. Pa Phomkham of SorKorPor, Mr. Severino Umandal of PAKISAMA, Mr. […]
During a forum on NGO-PO partnership models held last June 20-21, 2006 in Taiping, Malaysia, case studies on PAKISAMA-PhilDHRRA, API-Bina Desa, FNN-CEDAC, and TWADA-NPUST partnerships were presented. Two major resolutions were made during the forum and they were later adopted by the General Assembly. One of these was to re-affirm the commitment of AsiaDHRRA to […]
