In the first quarter of this year, the Indonesian Peasant Aliance (API) focused its efforts on the settlement of the Peasant Case in Sukabumi East Java. The land quarrel started in 1996. On January 28, 2008, API supported the effort on settlement with the National Commission of Human Rights through mediation. The mediation was made […]
Mr. Kang Min Su, the former Secretary General of the Korean Alliance of Farmer (KAF) and the Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA, arrived in the Philippines on June 12 to join AFA as volunteer staff for advocacy work. Mr. Kang has a wide experience in advocacy work for farmers’ organizations in Korea. He was […]
The Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) completed a training course on project management for VNFU staff at central and provincial level last April 17 to 18, 2008, though a technical assistance fund made available by AFA.
The Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), a national farmers’ confederation in the Philippines, and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of national farmers’ organizations in eight countries in Asia, will hold a ”Forum-Dialogue on the Rice Crisis in Asia: Farmers’ Situation and Responses”, to be held on […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), will hold its “Orientation and Leadership Development for New ExeCom Officers and 22nd Execom Meeting” on May 26 to 27, 2008 at the Partnership Center, 59 C. Salvador St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines. The event will be hosted by the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang […]
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.
Mr. Kim Gwan Bae of the Korean Advanced Farmers’ Federation (KAFF) and Ms. Park of the Women’s Adanced Farmers’ Federation visited the AFA office today. They met the AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia, Technical Assistant Shui Tsai, and Admin Officer Agnes Ramos. Taking the picture is AFA Operations Officer Jun Virola. Mr. Kim and Ms. […]
In an expression of support and continuing partnership with AFA, leaders of the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) visited the AFA office today and met the secretariat staff. Dr. Sung Lee of KoDHRRA and Dr. Wenchi Huang of TaiwanDHRRA, who are both members of AsiaDHRRA’s Execom, took the […]
