We are small-scale women, men, and young family farmers from 13 organizations in 9 countries, members and partners of the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), who have participated in the survey, focus group discussions, and experience sharing on digital agriculture. Here we discussed the situation, challenges, and recommendations on digital agriculture. In […]
In 2022, AFA partnered with the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR) and Agricultural Research Associations (APAARI) in the Collective Action on Inclusive Digital Transformation in Agriculture that aims at empowering small-scale producers to co-develop good practices and negotiate business models that work for them, and at making all other actors in the Digital Agriculture value […]
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 […]
Akiko Aratani of Ainoukai narrated a story about their farming village in Menno, Ainoka, Japan. In their farm, located in the northernmost part of Japan, they raise 400 chickens and grow crops including rice, herbs, grapes, and wheat. Currently, there are about 80 households in their community who eat the produce in their farm. They […]
Published in 1991, this practical and insightful book is still as relevant as ever. The author, Shimpei Murakami, who is now AFA’s Chairperson, has shared a PDF copy for the public. From the Foreword: “This book, Lessons from Nature by Mr. Shimpei Murakami is a praiseworthy attempt to explore the rules and principle’s of nature […]
As the world commemorates World Food Day, small scale farmers around the world continue their centuries old tradition of developing and sharing seeds. In Indonesia, farmers belong to Aliansi Petani Indonesia plant and observe rice seeds they received from Japanese farmers belonging to Ainoukai. Both are members of the Asian Farmers Association (AFA). These seed […]
