Farmers’ Organizations and Civil Society Organizations in Cambodia propose the following to mitigate the effects of climate change on smallholder farmers: Develop a replanting program and small-scale irrigation system and climate change awareness-raising program at the local level Increase national funds for climate change (for replanting and forest protection) Support the utilization of environmentally friendly […]
During the national forum on We Are Watching campaign in Nepal, Nahendra Khadka, the Coordinator of the Nepal Peasants Coalition, urged the National Planning Commission to incorporate the plight of small farmers into their policies to address climate change. “The problems of climate change should be treated as a political and an economic issue, instead […]
Smallholder farmers in Laos propose that on the global level, the environmental education curriculum should be taught at the primary and secondary levels. This will help educate the young people on climate change. Watch the Focus Group Discussion conducted by the Lao Farmer Network on 2 August 2021: We Are Watching is a monumental eye, […]
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of desirable crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation. The fishery sector is also greatly affected by climate change. Rain-fed agriculture is primarily impacted due to rainfall variability and a reduction in the number of rainy days. Climate change heavily impacts the world’s […]
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act now, for our future.” Climate […]
Over the past few years, progress has been made in the areas of land tenure and safeguards at the ASEAN (regional) level, particularly in the Mekong sub-region. Both customary tenure (CT) and free prior informed consent (FPIC) have been recognized as key indicators for responsible investment in food, agriculture, and forestry.  However, despite these developments, several […]
Landlessness and lack of secure tenurial rights to land, water, and forest resources have been identified as priority issues by many family farmers’ organizations across Asia. As landlessness continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) become a serious threat to their livelihoods. The Land Matrix (LM) is a global, […]
Global Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue of Farmers’ Organizations 8-9 July 2021 | CET/Rome time | Zoom REGISTER Ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit (FSS) in September and the pre-Summit this July, this Independent FSS Dialogue follows a series of previous dialogues held on a regional basis by different Farmers’ organisations, with the ambition […]
