Indonesia Peasant Alliance, API, held a National Farmer Leaders Meeting (RAPIMNAS) at Sofyan Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia on 21-23 April 2017. The meeting aims to strengthen the leadership of the farmer organizations in order to develop agricultural cooperatives led by farmers. Present in the meeting are 29 farmer leaders representing API’s members from 14 provinces. API’s […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – The Advocacy Alliance for Smallholders Plantation Justice which include farmers organizations in Indonesia namely Indonesia Peasant Alliance (API), Indonesia Farmer Union (SPI), Indonesia Farmer and Fisheries Community Union (WAMTI) and IPPHTI, in cooperation with National CSOs and NGOs namely Palm Oil Farmer union (SPKS), Sawit Wach, Indonesia Human Right Committee for Social […]
INDONESIA – In a national leaders meeting held on April 21-23 in Jakarta, Aliansi Petani Indonesia formulated strategic actions to keep the farmer organization self-sufficient, sustainably managed and regenerated. The meeting was attended by 21 member organizations of API from 14 provinces. A coffee cupping session was also organized on the evening of the first […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), in cooperation with Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), held a member-to-member cooperation and learning exchange visit last March 9-13, 2015 in Cambodia. The visit was one of the activities under the project entitled “Advocacy for Increased Government Support for Sustainable Agriculture and Farmer-led Enterprises” funded by […]
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 […]
The office of Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) is in evacuation mode after the heavy flooding caused by unusually strong monsoon rains in Jakarta last week. API’s office is located at the banks of Ciliwung River, one of Jakarta’s thirteen rivers. They have moved their office equipment and documents to the second floor after flood waters […]
