This article is originally posted by FAO Smallholder farmers gain greater recognition in 2022 and unify their voice. Significant steps have been taken in 2022 to raise the visibility of forest and farm producer organizations (FFPOs) and gain greater recognition of their important role in reversing climate change, biodiversity loss, and stamping out persistent rural […]
This article is originally published by SEI âThe weather in Mongolia is changing,â Sonintsetseg says, looking at the floor. âIt is getting colder. Summer is getting shorter, and spring and autumn are coming later. Sometimes we have heavy snow in September, and we lose all the vegetables.â A 35-year-old farmer and single mother, Sonintsetseg left […]
âWhat is important is that you are not just on the side event, but you are able to bring your views through your national delegation,â told Imelda (Dada) Bacudo to the civil society organizations (CSOs) and farmer organizations that participated in the two day âRegional Workshop on Pathways to Climate Resilienceâ, held October 21-22, 2022 […]
Empowerment, dedication, and collaboration â these three things, as Roberto Ballon Jr. narrated, continuously keep the fire burning for him and his fellow farmer fisherfolks to fulfill their calling in attaining a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector.  While putting his achievement as one of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees on the sideline, Roberto âKa Dodoyâ […]
This is an opinion piece by AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia for Context. Read the original web post here. COP27 opened in the middle of a global food crisis and followed months of extreme floods, drought and heat which have damaged harvests across the globe. Food and agriculture have never been higher on the climate […]
Creating an impact is one thing; but making your impact known is another thing. This was what Mike Taylor, director of the International Land Coalition (ILC), highlighted during his inspirational message in the 20th-year celebration of the Asian Farmersâ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) last 20 October 2022 at Pasay City, Philippines. The […]
The current food crisis calls for urgent COP 27 decisions and action for agriculture 1. We call for COP27 to recognize the importance of agriculture, food security and sustainable food systems in the final conclusions of COP27, and to confirm that climate action in agriculture secures livelihoods of smallholder farmers, women and other vulnerable groups […]
Organisations representing more than 350 million family farmers and producers published an open letter to world leaders today, warning that global food security is at risk unless governments boost adaptation finance for small-scale production and promote a shift to more diverse, low-input agriculture. The UN Climate Summit (COP27) begins in Egypt today with 90 heads of […]
