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 […]
Farmers and Fishers Solutions Independent Dialogue Series in Asia Pacific Region 7-11 June 2021 REGISTER HERE As part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, UN Secretary-General Anto?nio Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit in September 2021. The Summit endeavors to awaken the world to the […]
“We envision a food system that promotes equal rights and equitable opportunities for women farmers, and views family farming organizations as partners,” said Esther Penunia, Secretary-General of AFA, on behalf of AFA constituencies, in her intervention. On April 28, 20201, Penunia participated in the Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue co-organized by the Permanent Mission of […]
Regional Policy Forum on Developing Public Policies for Family Farming: Reaching Out to the Grassroots through Participatory Policy Making 27 April 2021, 8:00 AM – 12:00 NN (ICT) Download and fill out this form to register: Registration Form Background and Rationale The participation of the stakeholders, especially the beneficiaries of public policy, has become […]
This article was originally published by the ComDev Asia On the first day of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) High-Level Special Event on Strengthening Global Governance of Food Security and Nutrition last October 13, 2020, their Partners Event titled “Building Back Better: Confronting the Impact of COVID-19 on Land Tenure, Food Security and […]
Following are the responses of Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary-General, as a panelist in a 1.5-hour webinar entitled “Building Back Better: Confronting the Impact of Covid 19 on Land Tenure, Food Security and Nutrition “, held last October 13, 2020, 10:30-12mn, Manila time, via Zoom. The webinar is one of the partners’ events of the CFS […]
Conference Declaration from Sustaining Family Farming in Asia-Pacific through inclusive farmer-driven approaches, October 6-7, 2020, Virtual Zoom Conference[i] From October 6-7, 2020, we, 180 women and men representatives of family farmers, farmer organizations, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples, public and private stakeholders, and advocates from 12 countries in the Asia and the Pacific region, gathered […]
This article is originally published by the United Nations, 29 June 2020, un.org The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals […]
