This video presents cases of different types of engagements of small-scale farmers with private enterprises and examines them using criteria of sustainability and inclusiveness, for the purpose of identifying what farmers and farmers groups, as well as government and other key stakeholders can do to increase farmers’ leverage and power in the market and along […]
(The following is a press release from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP). AFA is a support organization to the Asian CSO representative to the GAFSP Steering Committee.) WASHINGTON, September 11, 2013—Partners in the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a multi-donor trust fund established in 2010 to improve food security in […]
The following is a blog from the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy arguing that mainstream media has missed the central issue of power in its reports on the opposition to genetically engineered Golden Rice in the Philippines. It makes a strong case that the issue is about “Who controls the technology? Who controls what […]
The following is a statement by different groups in Asia supporting the action of farmers against Golden Rice experimentation in the Philippines. AFA joins farmers in the Philippines and in Asia in their fight against GMOs. Its member in the Philippines, PAKISAMA, is a member of the NO2GMO coalition. In Indonesia, its member API is […]
Quezon City, Philippines — The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and Agriterra, an agri-agency supporting farmer organizations worldwide, held the “Farmers Advocacy Consultation Tool (FACT) Preparatory Workshop and Training of Trainers” last July 22-27, 2013 at the University Hotel in UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines FACT is a methodology for an organization […]
By Ika Krishnayanti The current challenges and trends in food security and climate change are great, and agroecology is increasingly recognized as the way forward. Agroecology, which uses ecological concepts and principles for the design and management of sustainable agricultural systems, has consistently proven capable of sustainably increasing productivity, and has far greater potential for […]
(PAKISAMA, an AFA member in the Philippines, is a member of NO2GMOs.) Contact person: Nina Somera, Third World Network +63 9177014286 nina@twnetwork.org ninasomera.twn@gmail.com International anti-GMO advocate Jeffrey Smith arriving in Manila, urges PH to label GMO products GMO labeling advocate Jeffrey Smith joins his Filipino counterparts in urging the Philippine government to require the labeling of […]
June 6, Nay Pwi Taw, Myanmar – The World Economic Forum (WEF) conducted its 22nd forum in East Asia last June 5-7 in Nay Pwi Taw, capital city of Myanmar, with the theme “Courageous Transformation for Inclusion and Integration”. Around 900 participants from business sector, government and civil society attended the conference. AFA Secretary General […]
