Landlessness and lack of secure tenurial rights to land, water, and forest resources have been identified as priority issues by many family farmers’ organizations across Asia. As landlessness continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) become a serious threat to their livelihoods. The Land Matrix (LM) is a global, […]
Participation in Agriculture Value Chain Development: Increasing Market Power of Family Farmers Lead Organizer: Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) June 10, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time (16.00-18.30 UTC+8) REGISTER HERE Background Understanding the Food Systems Summit   The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world […]
Sustainable Food Systems driven by Agroecology and Organic Production Systems Lead organizer: Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organizations (INOFO) June 8, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time REGISTER HERE Understanding the Food Systems Summit   The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world leaders to take part in the Food […]
On 31 May 2021, the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) conducted a national independent dialogue in Laos as part of the pre-events for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021. The dialogue was participated by members of LFN from various parts of the country. Read the result of the dialogue here: fss-nid-laos-feedback Go to this site […]
In preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 Independent Dialogue Series in Asia-Pacific, a national independent dialogue convened by AFA members, AFA partners, and Asia-Pacific Farmers’ Program partner farmers’ organizations will be conducted virtually in the following countries: Country Host FO Date Time Bangladesh COAST Trust May 30 10:00 – 13:00 GMT/UTC+6 India Institute […]
As the AFOSP-MTCP2 implementation comes to an end, we hold a virtual completion celebration to showcase the project’s achievements and lessons learned from the five years of implementation. Watch the celebration of the achievements of AFOSP-MTCP2.
Young Women and Men Farmers As Advocates for Sustainable, Resilient, Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest Based Livelihoods: Young Farmers for Farms in Forests, Forests in Farms REGIONAL EXCHANGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FAIR October 2-3, 2020 Philippine Standard Time REGISTER HERE Introduction Honing young farmers as leaders and advocates for sustainable, resilient, and gender-sensitive agri-forest-based […]
Young people from different provinces in Laos gathered at VAREE books cafe on 18-20 August 2020 for the Young Farmers Leadership and Advocacy Training organized by the Lao Farmer Network with support from AFOSP and FFF. This activity aims to provide support for youth activities. The activities conducted during this training include: Day 1: Mr. […]
