Last 22 August 2022, the Regional Focal Point – Asia hosted by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) launched a series of capacity building training for its partners in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines for the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) project. The Land Matrix is an independent global land monitoring initiative that […]
“Few development benefits, many human and environmental risks”. This statement encapsulates the findings of the Land Matrix Initiative’s latest analytical report entitled, “Taking stock of the global land rush”. The analytical report examined the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the 1,865 large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) registered in its database. Analysis of this data, together with […]
Landlessness and lack of secure access to and tenure over land, water, and forest resources have been identified as one of the priority issues by many farmer organisations in Asia. As this continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, LSLAs have become a serious threat to their livelihoods. LSLAs are often shrouded in […]
Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in forests bring considerable economic, social and environmental impacts to communities in Asia. As the regional focal point of the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) in Asia, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development has recorded 1,009 LSLAs in the region, of which 40% are intended for forest-related investments covering 1.1 million […]
Representatives from AFA members NUWUA and KAFLU (Kyrgyzstan), NAMAC (Mongolia), NLRF (Nepal) and PAKISAMA (Philippines) are attending the International Land Coalition’s Global Land Forum held in Jordan. The AFA representatives will share experiences on securing rights to land and sustainable land management with, by and for family farmers as well as to explore partnerships on […]
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 […]
Asia Land Forum session on “Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities” Youth Access to Land in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities 29 October 2021 | 3:00 PM Jakarta time | Zoom REGISTER Access to land influences employment opportunities and migratory journeys of the younger generations. The key to enabling secure access to land lies […]
Strengthening the linkages between customary tenure (CT) recognition, food security and traditional livelihoods in Asia 28 October 2021 | 3:00 PM Jakarta time REGISTER The State of the World’s Forest in 2018 underscored that clear and secured tenure rights are recognized as an important prerequisite for the sustainable management of natural resources. Tenure covers multiple […]
