March 13, 2021. Do you know that some Indigenous Peoples’ Communities have a way of storing their rice for 25 to 30 years? Ten members of the youth group in the Dumagat Remontado Indigenous Peoples’ Community of Tanay, Rizal joins 20 other young leaders from IP youth groups of Kasepuhan Pasir Eurih and Mollo Indigenous […]
The co-operative exists because of members. They are the source of its capital as owners of the co-operative enterprise; they are the source of its income as users of its services. It can be said then that members are key to the success or failure of the co-operative enterprise. But members can be owners only […]
The co-operative exists because of members. They are the source of its capital as owners of the co-operative enterprise; they are the source of its income as users of its services. It can be said then that members are key to the success or failure of the co-operative enterprise. The Co-operative Law of Vietnam defines […]
Like any business organization with investments coming from many people, governance in the cooperative is an important matter. Laws governing corporations have provisions on corporate governance to protect the interest of investors and the public. Co-operative laws also have provisions on co-operative governance to ensure the smooth running of the business in the interest of […]
Two women leaders from SEWA, AFA member in India, and AFA Secretary General were recognized by Food Tank for their contributions in empowering women in the food system. Click here to read the full article Harsharan Kaur, Chandigarh, India Harsharan Kaur is the state coordinator at Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) Bharat, a federation of SEWA […]
Learn more about the opportunities presented by the UN Decade of Family Farming and other global processes to promote the welfare of farmers Watch and learn from 18 resource speakers On October 6-7, 2020, 180 women and men representatives of farmer organizations, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, public and private stakeholders, and advocates from […]
The COVID-19 pandemic made citizens realize again the value of farmers producing local and healthy food, and governments the value of becoming more and more self-reliant by boosting local agricultural production. It has confirmed our advocacy for shorter and inclusive agri-food supply chains, with strong participation of farmers in the governance of these chains; and […]
Kendrio Krishok Moitree, AFA member in Bangladesh, conducted its first National Young Farmers Conference last December 22, 2020. As a result, a 15-member National Young Farmers Committee was formed, and a Young Farmers Strategic Plan 2021-2022 was adopted. The conference, co-organized with Action Aid Bangladesh, was attended by 28 young farmers from 14 Upazillas, as […]
