In 2022, AFA partnered with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) and Agricultural Research Associations (APAARI) in the Collective Action on Inclusive Digital Transformation in Agriculture that aims at empowering small-scale producers to co-develop good practices and negotiate business models that work for them, and at making all other actors in the Digital Agriculture value […]
AFA member Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) (Indonesia), Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) (India) and partners COAST Foundation (Bangladesh), Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan (PKSK) (Philippines), Federation of Community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) (Nepal), and Kastom Garden Association (Solomon Islands) embarked on a community radio project initiated by the FAO and AMARC Asia-Pacific through […]
Introduction We, the members and partners of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), representing the small-scale coffee producing communities across 7 Asian nations – Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines and Vietnam – have convened last 22 August 2023 to deliberate on the potential ramifications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a network of family farmer organizations representing around 12 million farmers in 16 countries in Asia, is providing technical and business development services including amplifying the voices of the farmers in Southeast, East, Central, South Asia and the Pacific. With the support of different international partners […]
Steamed Sand Flower Prepared by Ina Kurniati Jaringan Masyarakat Tani Indonesia (JAMTANI) Indonesia Along the southern coast of Java in Indonesia, a plant bearing delicate pink flowers thrives. In the local language, this flowering plant is known as “kembang pasir,” or bay bean. Kembang pasir shares similarities with common vegetables, boasting a subtle sweetness and […]
The Tani Sakti Alam Kerinci (TAKTIK) is a farmers’ organization in Kerinci Regency, Jambi Province, Indonesia whose members are involved in cinnamon farming. Eighty percent (80%) of Indonesia’s cinnamon is produced by Kerinci Regency. Cinnamon bark takes a long time–8 years–before it can be harvested, thus, TAKTIK is advocating for intercropping it with other crops […]
I’m Pandu, a 28-year-old farmer from the metropolitan city of Jakarta. My unstoppable desire to be a farmer has motivated me to practice farming in some villages in Java using different growing techniques in the last five years. My current activities include being a farm consultant, making formulas for growing crops, and gardening in my […]
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 […]
