REGISTER HERE What are the challenges being faced by young farmers as land users? How can we best support their efforts to secure their rights to land and natural resources? Join us as we discuss the answers to these questions and more in the upcoming ILC Learning Labs with the theme, “From the voices of […]
This story is written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 As the eldest daughter of a farmer, Ti Chia Pan grew up helping her parents grow bananas and vegetables in the village of Nanphalong, Temu, at the border between Myanmar and India. Her experience in the field gave her first-hand insight […]
This story was written by the editorial staff of the EU-ASEAN Blue Book 2021 If you want to have a peaceful life, be a farmer. If you want to be rich, be an entrepreneur. Naning Suprawati is the eldest daughter in a family of farmers and while she never argued with her father, she had […]
“We envision a food system that promotes equal rights and equitable opportunities for women farmers, and views family farming organizations as partners,” said Esther Penunia, Secretary-General of AFA, on behalf of AFA constituencies, in her intervention. On April 28, 20201, Penunia participated in the Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue co-organized by the Permanent Mission of […]
Community-based NTFP Enterprises (CBNE) Forum 1-5 June 2021 REGISTER HERE Community-based Non-Timber Forest Product Enterprises (CBNEs) will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place this 1-5 June to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to community well-being and forest conservation, The five-day online forum is co-organized by the Non-Timber […]
Alvin’s Dream The Hope of the Dumagat-Remontados As the VOICE-funded Being and Becoming Indigenous (BBI) project comes to an end, let us watch this documentary on Alvin, a Dumagat Remontado youth leader and other young people in their community as they bring relief goods to people in the areas most affected by typhoons that hit […]
AFA’s Closing Message Celebrating the Achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2 Delivered by AFA Secretary-General Esther Penunia A pleasant day to all of you , dear friends, colleagues from country FO platforms and dear partners , who have come here today for the wrap up activity of the project: ASEAN Farmers Organizations’ Support Program or AFOSP-MTCP2. AFA has […]
As the AFOSP-MTCP2 implementation comes to an end, we hold a virtual completion celebration to showcase the project’s achievements and lessons learned from the five years of implementation. Watch the celebration of the achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2.
