To mitigate the effects of #climatechange on smallholder farmers, Roy Ribo of KAMMPIL Philippines highlighted three main pushes of the Farmers Organizations action plan at the local, national, and global levels. Establish Farmers’ Empowerment and Climate Resiliency Trust Fund. Push for a farmer’s resiliency and empowerment trust funds where member states and the United Nations […]
Farmers’ Organizations and Civil Society Organizations in Cambodia propose the following to mitigate the effects of climate change on smallholder farmers: Develop a replanting program and small-scale irrigation system and climate change awareness-raising program at the local level Increase national funds for climate change (for replanting and forest protection) Support the utilization of environmentally friendly […]
During the national forum on We Are Watching campaign in Nepal, Nahendra Khadka, the Coordinator of the Nepal Peasants Coalition, urged the National Planning Commission to incorporate the plight of small farmers into their policies to address climate change. “The problems of climate change should be treated as a political and an economic issue, instead […]
Smallholder farmers in Laos propose that on the global level, the environmental education curriculum should be taught at the primary and secondary levels. This will help educate the young people on climate change. Watch the Focus Group Discussion conducted by the Lao Farmer Network on 2 August 2021: We Are Watching is a monumental eye, […]
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Higher temperatures eventually reduce yields of desirable crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation. The fishery sector is also greatly affected by climate change. Rain-fed agriculture is primarily impacted due to rainfall variability and a reduction in the number of rainy days. Climate change heavily impacts the world’s […]
“We, farmers in Asia, join the global call to action against climate change. We 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. We are watching you, so act now. Act now, for our future.” Climate […]
This article is originally published by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Estrella Penunia highlights the challenges faced by small-scale women and men farmers in Asia from climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation. Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia (EP) is secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association […]
From 1-4 September 2020, the National Union of Water Users Association (NUWUA), in collaboration with the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users (KAFLU), conducted a four-day training on leadership and advocacy for young farmers in Kyrgyzstan. The activity was supported by the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) project, implemented by the Asian Farmers’ Association […]
