Bangkok, Thailand – The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), jointly conducted a training workshop on the legal and policy aspects of contract farming on 28-30 October 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The […]
Rajasthan, India – The International Land Coalition (ILC) Asia, in which the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) is a member, conducted its annual regional land forum and regional assembly on 30 September to 4 October 2019 in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Among the matters discussed are the land forum for the national land issues in India, cross-cutting […]
The National Implementing Agency of AFOSP-MTCP2 program in Cambodia held a training course on strategic planning for national farmer organisations under the framework of MTCP2. The training took place from 30 to 31 January 2019 at Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh and was attended by 24 participants from FNN: Farmer and Nature Net, FAEC: Facilitation Association […]
AFOSP-MTCP2 farmer organizations participate in the Workshop on Developing Action Plan for Enhancing the Role of Agricultural Cooperative in the Global Value Chain on 28 February 2019 at the Prince Palace Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. This workshop is co-organized by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina together with the ASEAN Foundation, with […]
Coconut farmers, farmer organizations, government representatives, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs from Indonesia gathered in Indonesia on 24-25 October 2018 for the two-day learning exchange on coconut value chain. For this ASEAN Exchange Visit themed “Strengthening the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Coconut Value Chain Management and Job Creations in Rural Areas”, the delegates visited Purworejo […]
The Akphivat Srok Yoeung Cooperative was established through a consolidation of four self-help saving groups from four villages in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham province, Cambodia with technical support from a project of a local NGO called CEDAC since 2008. When the project was phased out, the self-help groups continue to grow organically and were […]
MTCP2, a programme implemented by the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association and La Via Campesina, was showcased in the Mekong Hub Knowledge and Learning Fair 2018 (MKLF) held at Centara Sandy Beach Resort in Da Nang, Vietnam on 3-6 July 2018. The MKLF, an activity hosted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development, featured Knowledge Learning […]
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