(This case study appeared in the Newsletter of Hurights Osaka.) by Aliansi Petani Indonesia* The peasants are the backbone of the agrarian sector in Indonesia. They have that status since the colonial period till the present. And yet since colonial period, they have largely been deprived of freedom – freedom from oppression and poverty. While […]
The participants of the Global Food Sufficiency Videoconference*, which took place in Manila (Philippines), Dakar (Senegal), Brasilia (Brazil), Washington (USA) and Brussels (Europe) on 29. April 2009, suggest working closely together towards: 1. Influencing agriculture policies in our regions (Common Agriculture and Rural Development Policy in the EU, US Farm Bill, etc.) so that farm […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of nine national farmers’ organizations in Southeast and East Asia, representing ten million small-scale men and women farmers, supports the campaign to declare an International Year of Family Farming. The World Rural Forum (WRF), an international platform for meeting, analysing and observing rural […]
(Ms. Luisita Esmao, or Ate Sita as we call her, is a widow, rice and coconut farmer from the town of Tayabas, province of Quezon, in the Philippines. She is also President of LAKAMBINI or Lakas ng Kababaihan sa Kanayunan [Strength of Women in the Countryside], a national organization of small scale women farmers in […]
1. How does climate change affect women farmers and how can they better adapt to it? Agriculture is going through a lot of changes worldwide. These changes include positive elements such as industrialization, technology development, and mass production. But it also includes negative elements such as scarcity of natural resources due to climate change. These […]
29th FAORAP Conference CIVIL SOCIETY JOINT STATEMENT March 30, 2009 Bangkok, Thailand (Presented during the Ministerial meeting segment, March 30, 2009 , by Ms. Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary General.) Distinguished ministers and officers of the ministries of agriculture, forestry, fisheries in the Asia Pacific Region, Director General Jacques Diof, and officers of FAO RAP, good […]
STATEMENT FROM CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS 29TH FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC BANGKOK, 26-31 MARCH 2009 We, representatives from farmers’ organisations, indigenous peoples, women, agricultural workers, fisher folks, people’s movements and civil society organisations from Asia-Pacific countries, wish to register to the delegates at the 29th FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the […]
Dear Friends in PAKISAMA, We, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), would like to express our solidarity with you on the occasion of your 7th National Congress on March 18-20, 2009, with the theme “Unity Amidst Challenges of the Time.” This is a very important event not only for PAKISAMA, but for […]
