AFA’s young farmers’ initiative has been nominated for the ILC Good Practice Award at the 2022 Global Land Forum. Please show your support by voting here: https://bit.ly/3D7r2Oa Deadline to vote: 31st March 2022 ____ With Asia facing an ageing farming population, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) is aiming to attract youth […]
Learning Exchange on Rural Women and Cooperativism 24 March 2022 8:00 am – 10:00am Bolivia 1:00 pm – 3 pm Cameroon and Spain 8:00pm-10:00pm Philippines REGISTER The World Rural Forum is pleased to invite you to the series of exchanges “Rural women and cooperatives”, aimed at promoting the catalytic role of associations and cooperatives in […]
This article was originally published by IUCN Binh Minh Agroforestry Cooperative in Yen Bai Province in northern Viet Nam exemplifies how a cooperative can improve the lives of communities. A group of 18 farmers transformed itself from an informal group into the registered cooperative, with 60 hectares of Forest Stewardship Council certified plantation and a chain […]
Join AFA and other regional FOs in the International Roundtable for Farmers’ Organizations: Exchange on COP 26 messages today, 5:30PM Manila time. We will be highlighting the results of the We Are Watching campaign, and discuss the challenges and contributions of AFA and its members/ partners to mitigate/ adapt to climate change. Do you know […]
Eleven young farmer organizations of PAMANAKA were given the opportunity to spearhead their agri-enterprise activities through the grant support provided by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) through the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). Their respective projects focused on vegetable farming, integrated farming, free-range chicken production, hog fattening, root crops processing, and […]
In Nepal, agriculture is not the priority sector of the youth farmers. There are many policies and strategies targeted to youth, but the youths are unable to sustain in their business as they lack productive assets, mainly capital assets. The youths are not trusted by the financial institutions and are not involved in policymaking process […]
Smallholder farmers in Pakistan propose the following actions to mitigate the effects of climate change on agriculture: Climate change and its impact should be made part of the academic curricula and research To make an informed decision, conduct qualified and skill-based research on climate change as well as a regular survey on climate change Demarcation […]
Smallholder farmers in Bangladesh join the global call to action against climate change. They call on the world leaders attending the COP26 to recognize family farmers as solution providers and to invest in establishing a Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. “Due to climate change, farmers in Bangladesh are in a vulnerable situation. Because […]
