Review and Finalization of the Regional Action Plan for Family Farming in South Asia Follow Up Regional Consultation Meeting on UN Decade of Family Farming 29 July 2021 | 13.30-18.00 UTC+7 | Zoom REGISTER Background The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), in collaboration with Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), International Cooperative Alliance Asia […]
Virtual Call Centres (VCCs) are a solution developed by farmers’ organizations in Bangladesh to enable farming operations to thrive despite restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This video explains how the VCCs work. This video is produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with GAFSP and Sara Bangla Krishak Society […]
Synthesis and consolidation Lead Organizer: Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) June 11, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Philippine Standard Time (16.00-18.00 UTC+8) REGISTER HERE Background Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world leaders to take part in the Food Systems Summit […]
Participation in Agriculture Value Chain Development: Increasing Market Power of Family Farmers Lead Organizer: Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) June 10, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time (16.00-18.30 UTC+8) REGISTER HERE Background Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world […]
Sustainable Food Systems driven by Agroecology and Organic Production Systems Lead organizer: Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO) June 8, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time REGISTER HERE Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world leaders to take part in the Food […]
Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Change AdaptionOrganized by the Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network (PIFON)June 7, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world leaders to take part in the Food Systems Summit in 2021 to help establish the […]
This article is originally published by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Estrella Penunia highlights the challenges faced by small-scale women and men farmers in Asia from climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation. Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia (EP) is secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association […]
Community-based NTFP Enterprise (CBNE Forum) 1-5 June 2021 Master Class “Transforming Farmers and Forest Resource Collectors Associations into Cooperatives towards Business Continuity: Leveraging Business Plans to enhance NTFP-enterprises” 4 June 2021 | 10:30 am – 12:00 nn GMT/UTC +8/Manila Time PROGRAMME Timeslot Topic Presentor/Facilitator 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM (5 minutes) (5 minutes) […]
