By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA Organic agriculture has steadily gained acceptance and support the past years. Stakeholders and supporters of the organic agriculture sector are now working and collaborating with each other for its development and advancement. The first National Organic Agriculture Conference (NOAC) was convened in June 2004 through the collaboration of the Department […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA To help us understand better the marketing project in Asia and get comments and feedback on the initial concept, AFA called for a roundtable discussion last October 3, 2008. Twelve (12) participants attended from different organizations such as, AsiaDHRRA, PAKISAMA and AFA secretariat. The RTD was held at the AsiaDHRRA Office, in Quezon City, […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA CIVIL SOCIETY CAUCUS ON EU-ASEAN PARTNERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS Weds, August 13, 2008, 1:00 pm – 5:30 P.M. Mandarin Oriental Suites 4th Level Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City P R O G R A M
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA PAKISAMA, together with AFA, organized national consultation – dialogue on ASEAN economic and trade issues that will tackle and analyze the rice crisis from the perspective of the ASEAN region. Multi-sectoral representatives were present in the forum. This included people from the NGO community, farmer groups, and so on. The […]
Quezon City, Philippines – While negotiators from 39 member countries of WTO again meet in Geneva this week for a mini-ministerial meeting in efforts to conclude the much delayed, much controversial Doha Development Round of Negotiations, around 100 farmers and supporters belonging to the Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA)and other farmer groups and […]
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, […]
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 […]
