Focal persons from the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Agricultural Cooperative (ASGWAC), ASEAN Secretariat, CSOs, agri-agencies and private sector participated in the Second Regional Workshop on Developing the Action Plan of the ASEAN Roadmap for Agricultural Cooperatives was at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia on 25 September 2019. The participants deliberated on the action plan that was […]
The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) adopted the Guidelines for Responsible Agro Investments (RAI) last October 2018. A workshop to formulate and Operationalize an Action plan was held July 30-31, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. Representatives from three regional/international forest and farm producer organizations (FFPOs)–Asian Farmers’ Association (represented by AFA Secretary General Esther […]
Watch this video to learn about the initiatives of the Lao Farmer Network for youth farmers in Lao PDR. Lao Farmer Network (LFN) is a member of AFA in Lao PDR.
Jakarta, 4 April 2019 – As a country with 24 million small-scale farmers, agriculture is one of the main issues for President Joko Widodo’s administration. Recognizing the importance of down-to-earth diplomacy having a direct impact on society, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strengthens Indonesian agricultural diplomacy by hosting a conference which focusing on family farming and […]
The National Implementing Agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 program in Cambodia held a training course on strategic planning for national farmer organisations under the framework of MTCP2. The training took place from 30 to 31 January 2019 at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh and was attended by 24 participants from FNN: Farmer and Nature Net, FAEC: Facilitation Association […]
Farmers organizations (FOs) under the AFOSP-MTCP2 program participated in the 8th ASEAN Cooperative Business Forum held at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 26-27 February 2019. Representatives from ACEDAC as well as development partners also attended the forum. During the forum the participants exchanged and shared experiences in cooperative promotion and the success […]
AFOSP-MTCP2 farmer organizations participate in the Workshop on Developing Action Plan for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain on 28 February 2019 at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop is co-organized by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina together with the ASEAN Foundation, with […]
The Group brought together experts from ASEAN and beyond to provide critical input to key regional guiding documents The Mekong Expert Group on Agroforestry for Food and Nutrition Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Land Restoration was formed in early 2018 with support from the Swedish Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI) to help address major land-use challenges in the ten […]
