PRESENTATIONS Country Report: Bangladesh – KKM Country Report: Indonesia – API Country Report: Kygyzstan – UWUA Country Report: Laos – LFN Country Report: Mongolia – NAMAC Country Report: Myanmar – AFFM Country Report: Nepal – CTCF Country Report: Philippines – PAKISAMA Country Report: Taiwan – TDFA Country Report: Taiwan – TWADA Country Report: Tajikistan – […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development held its 37th Executive Committee Meeting on 27 May 2018 at Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok Thailand. The member organizations present in the meeting are: API, Ainoukai, NLFF, CTCF, VNFU, FWN, FNN, LFN, NAMAC, TWADA, TDFA, AFFM, UWUA, NADF, SEWA, PAKISAMA, and KKM. View more photos of the AFA […]
The Myanmar Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP) invited the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) and the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) to the 2nd Myanmar Avocado Festival held in Hoppong Topwnship, Shan State, Myanmar on 5-7 January 218. Members of AFFM and CTUM who are avocado growers […]
The people of Myanmar celebrated Peasant’s Day “Taungthu lèthama nei” in Yangon on 2 March 2018 with the theme “Achieving Sustainable Development through Modernizing the Agriculture System.” Several dignitaries from the Parliament, Regional level Labour officials, NGOs, INGOs, ILO, FES, Solidarity Center and CTUM affiliates sectors (IWFM, BWFM, MWFM, MTLTUF, PSI, EWFM) supported the event with […]
Members of the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myamar (AFFM) and Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) who are avocado growers showcased their produce at the Avocado Exhibition held in Hopong Lay, Township Township, Southern Shan State, Myanmar on 4-8 January 2018. The CTUM-AFFM team consists of U Than Lwin, Secretary General of CTUM, […]
When the Agriculture and Farmer Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) was established in 2011, there were no women members elected handle leadership roles in the organization. Throughout the years, there were still no women members elected in the AFFM Central Committee and in the Central Executive Committee. However, recognizing the importance and the need to involve […]
Agriculture is the leading employer in Myanmar’s economy, employing 60% of the country’s population. Out of 67.6 million hectares of land, 12.8 million hectares is cultivated. Most agricultural activities in the country are still carried out manually, with low levels of mechanization. This results to low productivity and low agricultural outputs and, consequently, to low […]
Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Around 50 participants composed of farmer leaders, NIA secretariat staff, Knowledge Management (KM) officers, and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) officers from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, and Thailand, representatives from ASEAN Foundation and AgriCord as well as the regional secretariat from the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and […]
