AFA supports API and other peasant groups in Indonesia in their struggle to uphold farmers’ rights. Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, July 24, 2010 – As many as 50 farmers who are members of Farmers’ Solidarity Sovereignty (Solidaritas Kedaulatan Petani or SKP), held a demonstration in front of Prison Class II-A of Kediri (Lapas Kelas II […]
(Menegakkan petani hak! – AFA) Kediri, 24 Juli 2010 – Sebanyak 50 orang petani yang tergabung dalam Solidaritas Kedaulatan Petani (SKP) menggelar unjuk rasa di depan Lapas Kelas II A Kediri, Sabtu (24/7). Para petani itu merasa menjadi korban produk undang-undang yang ditengarai menguntungkan kekuatan para pemilik modal atau investor. Karena itu mereka mendesak pemerintah […]
AFA member Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) joined this multi-sectoral protest rally as they continue to oppose free trade agreements and other trade liberalization policies being implemented by the government because of their negative impact on agriculture and the farmers’ livelihoods. ____ JAKARTA — Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets Thursday to condemn corruption and […]
Iman Prihandono , Sydney | Tue, 01/12/2010 9:29 AM | Opinion Entering year 2010 is marked by the entry into a free trade area agreement between ASEAN and China, also known as the ASEAN-China FTA. Little attention was given to the possible impact of this FTA agreement to fulfill human rights in Indonesia. Some rights […]
This article was originally published by the ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Secretariat, 23 November 2009. Civil society organisations (CSOs), think tanks, universities and other national and regional stakeholders around the ASEAN region came together today to brainstorm on possible methods of engagement between these stakeholders and the ASEAN Governments. Held in Jakarta, over three days, the […]
Representatives from AFA member farmer organizations came to the Philippines to attend the workshop on linking small farmers to market organized by AsiaDHRRA, a regional network of NGOs working in rural Asia (Click here for more information about the workshop) Ms. Khuonn Sey of FNN, Ms. Ririn of API, Mr. Jon of PAKISAMA, Mr. Tham […]
A woman farmer leader from API, who is in the Philippines to attend a workshop on linking small farmers to market organized by AsiaDHRRA, a regional network of NGOs working in rural Asia, in Cagayan de Oro City (Click here for more information about the workshop), visited the AFA office last June 26. Ms. Ririn […]
by Biotani and GRAIN Just under two years ago Indonesia’s central government launched a major hybrid rice programme. The plan was to convert over 135,000 ha of prime rice land to hybrid rice production by offering farmers free seeds, which the government would purchase from private seed companies. It was a great deal for seed […]
