The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFa) and the Lao Farmer Association (LFA), AFA member in Laos, supported and participated in the recently concluded International Workshop on Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture (TARASA25), held in Vientiane, Laos, from 25–27 November 2025, and preceded by a Policy Dialogue on 24 November that focused […]
The United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF 2019-28) recognizes the role of communication as a driver to advance sustainable food systems and the need to increase awareness about the central role that family farmers play for the future of our planet. In particular, rural radio is still the most widely used medium for sharing […]
Southeast Asia’s extensive forest cover is a critical source of food and livelihood for approximately 14 million people, particularly for indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities. Forest areas where customary tenure predominantly shapes and define how communities manage land and other resources, including the way community members collect and produce food and earn income to meet […]
AFA coordinator for Sustainable Agriculture Agenda, Irish Baguilat, participated in the two-day multistakeholder consultation and planning workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry Towards Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods in the ASEAN Region organized by the ASEAN Secretariat Food and Forestry Division, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and […]
Don’t miss out on the next Community – based NTFP Enterprise (CBNE) Forum 2021: A Season of Learning. Mark your calendars for 13-14 October 2021! The Non-timber Forest Products – Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP), in cooperation with the FAO Forest and Farm Facility (FFF), RECOFTC, the Asian Farmers Association (AFA), the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB), […]
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 […]
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 […]
