In 2019, the Agriculture for Nutrition Project (AFN) provided funding support to the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) to pilot the production and processing of soybean in two villages of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, Laos. The small project, “Piloting soybean production and processing to improve nutrition in Nonghet district”, was implemented from April 2019 to March […]
Asia Land Forum session on “Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities” Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities 29 October 2021 | 3:00 PM Jakarta time | Zoom REGISTER Access to land influences employment opportunities and migratory journeys of the younger generations. The key to enabling secure access to land lies […]
Strengthening the linkages between customary tenure (CT) recognition, food security and traditional livelihoods in Asia 28 October 2021 | 3:00 PM Jakarta time REGISTER The State of the World’s Forest in 2018 underscored that clear and secured tenure rights are recognized as an important prerequisite for the sustainable management of natural resources. Tenure covers multiple […]
REGISTER Asia Land Forum session on “Land Inequality in Asia: Evidence, Experience and Solutions” 27 October 2021 | 4:00 PM Jakarta time | Zoom Globally and in the Asian continent, Land Inequality (LI) is substantively growing. It is increasing to the extent that it is significantly higher than it has ever been registered before. Unequal access […]
REGISTER Every year, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia organizes the Asia Land Forum. This unique event brings together ILC members and other stakeholders from grassroots organizations, activists, local and international NGOs and researchers, to multilateral organizations and government agencies from the region. The event aims at developing a common ground of the political, economic, […]
Join AFA and other regional FOs in the International Roundtable for Farmers’ Organizations: Exchange on COP 26 messages today, 5:30PM Manila time. We will be highlighting the results of the We Are Watching campaign, and discuss the challenges and contributions of AFA and its members/ partners to mitigate/ adapt to climate change. Do you know […]
Eleven young farmer organizations of PAMANAKA were given the opportunity to spearhead their agri-enterprise activities through the grant support provided by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) through the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). Their respective projects focused on vegetable farming, integrated farming, free-range chicken production, hog fattening, root crops processing, and […]
Young Farmers’ Roundtable for the Support of Youth and the Generational Sustainability of Family Farming 4-5 October 2021 | 13:00 Rome time REGISTER Join FAO, AFA, and other farmers’ organizations working on the implementation of the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) in the Young Farmers’ Roundtable, to be held during the World […]
