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 […]
To mitigate the effects of #climatechange on smallholder farmers, Roy Ribo of KAMMPIL Philippines highlighted three main pushes of the Farmers Organizations action plan at the local, national, and global levels. Establish Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. Push for a farmer’s resiliency and empowerment trust funds where member states and the United Nations […]
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. We are watching you, so act now. Act now, for our future.” Climate […]
Join us as we celebrate the upcoming decade for our Filipino family farmers in the launching of the UNDFF – Philippine Action Plan for Family Farming (PAP4FF) led by the Agriculture and Rural Development Knowledge and Policy Platform (ARDKPP). The event will be held on July 21, 2021 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Manila […]
On 8 June 2021, the KAMMPIL AgriCoop, AFA partner in the Philippines, conducted a national independent dialogue in the Philippines as part of the pre-events for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. The dialogue was participated by smallholder farmers, fishers, and other food producers from various parts of the country. Read the result of […]
Participation in Agriculture Value Chain Development: Increasing Market Power of Family Farmers Lead Organizer: Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) June 10, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time (16.00-18.30 UTC+8) REGISTER HERE Background Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world […]
In preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Independent Dialogue Series in Asia-Pacific, a national independent dialogue convened by AFA members, AFA partners, and Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program partner farmers’ organizations will be conducted virtually in the following countries: Country Host FO Date Time Bangladesh COAST Trust May 30 10:00 – 13:00 GMT/UTC+6 India Institute […]
Alvin’s Dream The Hope of the Dumagat-Remontados As the VOICE-funded Being and Becoming Indigenous (BBI) project comes to an end, let us watch this documentary on Alvin, a Dumagat Remontado youth leader and other young people in their community as they bring relief goods to people in the areas most affected by typhoons that hit […]
