Marketing of organic products where farmers get a bigger share of the value chain. Clean and renewable energy systems that are appropriate for rural communities. These are just some of the concerns of small scale women and men farmers in Asia. The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) arranged a study tour for […]
Women leaders from Asia, representing AFA, La Via Campesina and other farmers’ organizations, participated in the Global Farmers’ Forum held in Rome on February 15-16, 2010. The women leaders included Ms. Kong Sokchhoin (FNN, Cambodia), Ms. Flora Caya (PAKISAMA, Philippines), India Smitha (SEWA, India), Ms. Amalia Pulungan (API, Indonesia), Ms. Esther Penunia (AFA), Ms. Marlene […]
Farmers in ASEAN member-countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, can now understand more about ASEAN issues related to farmers in the region through an issue paper that has been translated into local languages. The issue paper entitled “Understanding the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint”, published by AFA and AsiaDHRRA, […]
Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) organized its 5th GA last March 21, 2008 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, with support from FNF and CEDAC. It was highlighted by the members’ election of the national committees through a new process that started from the grassroots level up to the national level.
Uon Sophal is the chief of a village-based farmers’ association belonging to FNN, an AFA member in Cambodia. Sophal represented FNN to AFA’s regional consultation in Bangkok last year and 3rd general assembly in Korea early this year. _____ PHNOM PENH, March 24 (Xinhua) — Rice production will be reduced in Cambodia if rice fields […]
FNN, in cooperation with CEDAC, conducted a 3-day training workshop on “Shop Cooperatives” last November 2007 in Phnom Penh under AFA’s technical assistance project. It was attended by 60 participants, 17 of whom are women, from 9 provinces in Cambodia. It covered topics such as the process and concept of shop cooperatives, concept of business, […]
Mr. Long Dimanche, Secretary of Farmer Nature Net (FNN), a farmer-organization in Cambodia practicing sustainable agriculture and an AFA member, will present AFA’s alternative marketing experiences in a regional conference in Bali, Indonesia on May 9-12, 2006.
FNN will hold its 3rd General Assembly on 3-4 December 2005 in Prey veng Province, Cambodia The objectives of this event are: 1. To share experienses and progress of farmer association 2. To spread the FNN statute among the member and observers 3. To discuss and approve internal regulations; activities, plan and budget of FNN […]
