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 […]
LAND MATRIX: More than 10 years after the surge of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) by international investors for agricultural production, the impacts in developing countries are sobering, in part alarming. By 2020, the Land Matrix had recorded 1 865 deals with a staggering total targeted size of 33 million hectares (of which 30 million hectares […]
Secure Land Rights for Sustainable Food Systems Infopoint Virtual Conference via Webex Meetings 27 September 2021 | 14:00-15:30 CET REGISTER Building sustainable food systems is inextricably linked with land. Join AFA in this EU InfoPoint Virtual Conference session on September 27, 2021, 14:00 CET, to learn how how secure land rights of people works as an incentive to […]
On July 2, 2021, Prem Prakash Nepali of the National Land Right Forum (NLRF) presented the game-changing solutions led by NLRF to address the land tenure issues which affect family farmers in Nepal. Farmers and landless of Nepal have collectively played a historic role in the land rights movement since 1950 but [the issue of] […]
Women have an important role in promoting initiatives, solutions, and innovations towards food system transformation. However, in many countries, women farmers are vulnerable to inequalities and are deprived of access to land and other critical resources like knowledge, technology, and power over agricultural decision-making that impacts their agricultural productivity. AFA works with partners in Asia […]
Land Matrix Analytical Report III: Taking Stock of the Global Land Rush 28 September 2021, 13:00 – 14:00 CEST Register here: https://ifad.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsc-uorjopH937X2FPu0AfJJ7l8u6Ml78t More than 10 years after the surge in large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries following the spike in agricultural commodity prices in the late 2000s, the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) has taken stock of […]
In Nepal, agriculture is not the priority sector of the youth farmers. There are many policies and strategies targeted to youth, but the youths are unable to sustain in their business as they lack productive assets, mainly capital assets. The youths are not trusted by the financial institutions and are not involved in policymaking process […]
