USING PLANT RIGHTS ASSESSMENT PACKAGE IN ASIA* Vicente Fabe, Treasurer, Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) February 10, 2011 Magandang hapon po sa inyong lahat. I am Vic Fabe, from Camarines Norte, a rice, coconut, citrus and vegetable farmer. Currently I serve as the Chairperson of Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka or PAKISAMA, a national confederation […]
The United Nations Development Program conducted a national consultation on the “Plant Rights Assessment (PRA) Package” last February 9-10 in Makati City, Philippines. AFA was represented by Mr. Vicente Fabe, its Treasurer and PAKISAMA, AFA member in the Philippines, was represented by Mr. Rene Cerilla, its Advocacy Leader. The PRA package is aimed to assist […]
Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition and Health February 10-12, 2011 Taj Palace, New Delhi, India Speaker Summary Note* Session: Re-thinking How Each Should Do Business: Regional and Actor Perspectives – East Asia Speaker: Esther Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Development (AFA) 1. Introduction. First of all, thanks to IFPRI for giving us the […]
By Esther Penunia AFA Secretary General 6 October 2010 Good afternoon to all of you. Am happy to be with you, to share our thoughts for the proposed next phase of the Farmers Fighting Poverty or FFP. The Asian Farmers Association or AFA is a regional alliance formed in 2002. Currently, we have ten national […]
In celebration of World Rural Women’s Day on October 15, AFA contribute the following article to the special issue of World Rural Forum’s New Earth. Our world is now reeling from four interrelated crises – food, fuel/energy, financial and climate change. The hardest hit by these crises are the small scale women and men farmers, […]
The important role of women in ensuring food security and in coping with climate change cannot be denied. Thus, it is extremely important that the gender dimension not be left out in any analysis, discussion, and programs that seek to achieve food security and address climate change. Last year, through its researcher, Ms. Riza Bernabe, […]
The attached research brief was distributed during the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen, where AFA was represented by Ms. Riza Bernabe, who was part of the Philippine delegation and who worked closely with CSOs looking into agriculture in the UNFCC negotiations. Ms. Bernabe’s participation in the event was supported by WOCAN (Women Organizing for Change […]
International Climate Change Negotiations: Ensuring Support for Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Smallholder Agriculture AFA Issue paper, Volume 2 Number 4, December 2009 DOWNLOAD: International Climate Change Negotiations: Ensuring Support for Adaptation and Mitigation Measures in Smallholder Agriculture In December 2009, women in Sayphusi, a village in the province of Attapeu in Laos, were busy […]
