“I learned the importance of business planning, youth formation, and good relationships with the local government. I will develop a business plan for marketing for our primary alliance. I will also request our central leaders to develop a network among youth. I will also develop a plan to improve our organization’s communication and relations with […]
(The following is an update from Third World Network on the Bonn Climate Change Conference held on June 3-14, 2013. For more updates, go to: http://www.twn.my/title2/climate/bonn.news.11.htm ) Bar Harbor, USA, 18 June (Doreen Stabinsky and Azeb Girmai) – After an inconclusive late-night session on 13 June, negotiations on agriculture at the 38th session of the Subsidiary […]
In a meeting last June 11, 2013 at the Partnership Center in Quezon City, Philippines, AFA represented by Maria Elena Rebagay, agreed to join ANGOC, OXFAM and other regional and national groups in the Southeast Asia Regional land hearing advisory group tasked to provide advisory support in the conduct of regional land hearing. The group […]
An AFA video featuring case studies on land investments in the Philippines and Cambodia was shown last June 10, 2013 at ADB West Core Resource Center at the opening session of the ADB brown bag session on the voluntary guideline on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forestry in the context of […]
Represented by its Policy Advocacy Officer Maria Elena Rebagay, AFA attended the second ASEAN Rice Trade Forum convened by the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board (AFSRB) and the ASEAN Secretariat last June 4-5, 21013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. ADB, through the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction, provided the support to the forum, which had the theme […]
AFA’s Chairperson Uon Sophal, together with FNN Executive Director Pan Sopheap, attended the 11th general assembly of Agricord held last May 30-31, 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. AgriCord is the network of “agri-agencies”, non-governmental organisations for development cooperation with structural links to the farmers’ and rural members’ organisations in their home countries. It provides support to […]
The following is an article related to the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). AFA is collaborating with the World Rural Forum (WRF) for the IYFF campaign in Asia. For more information, visit the IYFF website. The International Year of Family Farming and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure an opportunity for indigenous […]
The economy of the Philippines grew 7.8% in the first quarter of this year, outperforming China and the rest of Asia. The media announced the news proudly and happily because this is the third quarter in a row that the country’s GDP exceeded 7%. However, for those of us working in the agriculture sector, an […]
