AFFM conducted a workshop on the Farmland Law reform with the objective of drafting amendments to be submitted to the government of Myanmar following the announcement on the drafting of the country’s Farmland Law on 15 June 2017. The government plan offered an opportunity to civil society organizations, activists, community members, and farmers’ organizations, including […]
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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 […]
Almost 80% of the population in Laos PDR work in the agriculture sector, while approximately 50% of rural youths are also engaged in this sector (FAO). One of them is Phouttasone Phaengvilay (Noy), a twenty-four-year-old who has been involved in agribusiness since 2008. Agriculture is traditionally passed on from generation to generation, which is also […]
Civil society organizations from Asia and the Pacific concluded a two-day meeting today in Nadi, Fiji, where FAO is convening the 34th Regional Conference for Asia Pacific – #APRC34. The CSO consultation aims to concentrate positions among the civil society organizations in anticipation of their contributions to discussions at the APRC – a biennial gathering of some […]
The Myanmar Fruit, Flower, and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Association (MFVP) invited the Confederation of Trade Unions of Myanmar (CTUM) and the Agriculture and Farmers Federation of Myanmar (AFFM) to the 2nd Myanmar Avocado Festival held in Hoppong Topwnship, Shan State, Myanmar on 5-7 January 218. Members of AFFM and CTUM who are avocado growers […]
Fifty participants, nine of whom are women, from various farmer Organizations (FOs) in Cambodia under the MTCP2 Program participated in the Rice Cooperative Forum: Coop-to-Coop Integration Model for Linking Farmers and Consumers in the Supply and Distribution Chain of Rice held at Phnom Penh Hotel on 24 March 2018. The forum was attended by representatives from Cambodia Rice Federation, Rural […]
The Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) team organized a visit to Aphiwat Kaksekor Agricultural Cooperative located in Cheung Prey district, Kampong Cham province on 23 March 2018 with Marek Poznanski of CSA and Asian Farmers’ Association representatives Cris Paez and Jojo Ebron. The Medium Term Cooperation Program Phase 2 (MTCP2), a five-year capacity building program […]
