KLMPE 2018 IYFF+4: Inclusive Agricultural and Rural Development: No One Left Behind Over 300 farmers, farmer leaders, women and youth farmers, and representatives from farmer and fisher organizations (FOs) from all corners of the Philippines, representatives from government offices, civil society organizations (CSOs), and development partners participated in the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement […]
The Asian NGO Coalition – For Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) became the latest partner of AFA as part of its Land Matrix Initiative that tackles the issues of Large-Scale Land Acquisition (LSLA). This collaboration was done as an exchange of information for Land Matrix Asia and the ninth and tenth commitment based initiative […]
By August 2018, more than 30 ILC members from more than 15 countries from Africa, Asia and Latin America will be actively participating in the ILC Leadership Programme. Organisational leadership is a critical element in building a durable, capable and effective civil society organisation; an organisation that is equipped to support the ILC’s joint goal in realising people-centred land […]
The Land Matrix initiative is a global and independent land monitoring initiative promoting transparency and accountability in decision-making over land investments. It is a comprehensive open data collection platform on large-scale acquisitions. Visit www.landmatrix.org/en/ for more information.
Design Workshop of the ILC Asia Leadership Program Splash Suites Hotel, Tagaytay City, Philippines May 10-12, 2018 Executive Summary The International Land Coalition, through its members Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA) co-organized the “Design Workshop of the ILC Asia Leadership Program”, held last May […]
We are deeply shocked to learn the news of the killings of two land rights defenders—Mr. Luis Arturo Marroquin on 10th of May 2018 and Mr. Jose Can Xol of CCDA on 11th of May 2018 in Guatemala. Mr. Marroquin, coordinator and regional leader of CODECA and defender of human rights in San Luis Jalapa, […]
View more photos here RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES The United Nations declared last December 2017, the years 2019-2019 as the “International Decade on Family Farming” This Decade aims to serve as a framework to promote better public policies on Family Farming. It offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the achievement of SDG 1 (ending poverty) and SDG2 (ending hunger, promoting food […]
Sixteen leaders and members of ILC Asia from 7 countries participate in the design workshop for ILC Asia Leadership Programme conducted on 10-12 May 2018 in Tagaytay, Philippines. Through the workshop, the participants designed a possible Asia Leadership Programme that looks at the available experiences in the regions, at the needs of the ILC members […]
