MANILA, 27 May 2021 — Enterprises managed by rural and indigenous communities will take the spotlight for the inaugural Forest Harvest CBNE Forum taking place June 1 through 5 to highlight their untapped potential in contributing to forest conservation and community well-being. Known as “community-based non-timber forest product enterprises” (CBNEs), these groups use materials […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) and other farmer organizations in the Philippines supported by the ASEAN Farmers’ Organizations Support Program (AFOSP) – Medium Term Cooperation Programme with Farmers’ Organisations in Asia and the Pacific, Phase II (MTCP2) attended this year’s Knowledge and Learning Market that […]
This article was originally published by the ASEAN Secretariat ASEAN Secretariat, 23 November 2009. Civil society organisations (CSOs), think tanks, universities and other national and regional stakeholders around the ASEAN region came together today to brainstorm on possible methods of engagement between these stakeholders and the ASEAN Governments. Held in Jakarta, over three days, the […]
On 7 June 2021, the National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperatives (NAMAC), AFA member in Mongolia, conducted a national independent dialogue in Mongolia as part of the pre-events for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. The dialogue was participated by smallholder farmers, herders, pastoralists, and other food producers from various parts of the country. […]
