Regional Consultation on Forgotten Foods in Asia-Pacific Developing a Regional Manifesto Date: 28 May 2021 from 14:00-16:50 ICT (Bangkok Time) REGISTER HERE Since many years in the past, the Asia-Pacific countries have been growing and consuming a wide variety of food crops, which had high nutrition value. However, over the past decades, the modern and […]
REGISTER HERE What are the challenges being faced by young farmers as land users? How can we best support their efforts to secure their rights to land and natural resources? Join us as we discuss the answers to these questions and more in the upcoming ILC Learning Labs with the theme, “From the voices of […]
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 […]
Community-based NTFP Enterprises (CBNE) Forum 1-5 June 2021 REGISTER HERE Community-based Non-Timber Forest Product Enterprises (CBNEs) will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place this 1-5 June to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to community well-being and forest conservation, The five-day online forum is co-organized by the Non-Timber […]
As the AFOSP-MTCP2 implementation comes to an end, we hold a virtual completion celebration to showcase the project’s achievements and lessons learned from the five years of implementation. Watch the celebration of the achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2.
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 […]
The SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) in technical partnership with Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) conducted a virtual regional expert consultation meeting on “Strategies to mitigate emerging challenges of dairy cooperatives for strengthening livelihood and food security in South Asia”. Seventeen representatives of SAARC Member States including technical experts from SAC as well […]
