I am Alar-laa Joy Cagata, an aspiring young farmer from Iloilo, Philippines. I come from a family of farmers. Whenever I look at my old parents, I always see hope in agriculture. Due to poverty, at six, I was already helping them on the farm tilling, planting, weeding, and harvesting palay, almost every day. One […]
Pagbangon is On: 2021 KLMPE Video Contest on Building Back Better of Family Farmers in the midst of Pandemic ENTRIES Theme: “Building back better towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable rural development” MECHANICS 1. Post a two to three-minute video (of any approach/type; can be a vlog, TikTok video, music video, etc. preferably […]
2021 Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) “Building back better towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable rural development” 9-10 December 2021 | 08:00 – 17:00 GMT+8 Philippine time | Zoom REGISTER Background and Rationale Thirteen years and counting, the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) has been the platform for government agencies, civil society […]
ComDev Asia will be launching a new Rural Communication Services (RCS) Initiative and Community of Practice in the Asia-Pacific region. This virtual event will happen via Zoom on 18 November 2021 at 6:00 PM (Manila Time). The launch is in support of the implementation of a regional Participatory Communication Plan (PCP) within the framework of […]
Strong water users’ associations are instrumental in sustaining reforms and improvement in the country’s water sector. To address the interrelated challenges of agriculture, water, food insecurity, and poverty in Tajikistan, the Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project (PAMP II) was implemented from 2013 to 2020 with support from the Global Agriculture […]
In 2019, the Agriculture for Nutrition Project (AFN) provided funding support to the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) to pilot the production and processing of soybean in two villages of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, Laos. The small project, “Piloting soybean production and processing to improve nutrition in Nonghet district”, was implemented from April 2019 to March […]
Eleven young farmer organizations of PAMANAKA were given the opportunity to spearhead their agri-enterprise activities through the grant support provided by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) through the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). Their respective projects focused on vegetable farming, integrated farming, free-range chicken production, hog fattening, root crops processing, and […]
Women have an important role in promoting initiatives, solutions, and innovations towards food system transformation. However, in many countries, women farmers are vulnerable to inequalities and are deprived of access to land and other critical resources like knowledge, technology, and power over agricultural decision-making that impacts their agricultural productivity. AFA works with partners in Asia […]
