PRESS STATEMENT November 26, 2008 Bring Ka Vic’s Killers to Justice Immediately ! Stop Political Killings in the Philippines ! We, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development, an alliance of nine national farmers’ organizations in eight countries in Asia, are shocked, dumbfounded, and deeply in sorrow and righteous anger over the shameless and […]
Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Possible Responses in Asian Agriculture AFA Issue Paper, Volume 1, Number 1, October 2008 DOWNLOAD: Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Possible Responses in Asian Agriculture
We will always remember Lee Kyung Hae’s High and Noble Self-Sacrifice We will continue to Fight For His Dream! We are confronted now with a new challenge. Even though WTO-Doha negotiations have failed, bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) are being pushed aggressively and FTA negotiations are increasing rapidly. We are aware that FTAs is another […]
We, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of 9 farmer federations in 8 Asian countries representing 10 million farmers, join the call to “free the peasants of Kelompok Tani Masyarakat Ingin Makmur (KTMIM) and investigate the violation of human rights in Banjaran Village, Secanggang Sub-District, Langkat District” in Indonesia. […]
WTO Mini Ministerial Meeting July 21-25, 2008 Geneva, Switzerland This week, negotiators from many member countries of WTO again meet in Geneva for a mini-ministerial meeting, in efforts to conclude the much delayed, much controversial Doha Development Round of Negotiations. Agriculture has been a contentious issue since the Round started in 2001. We, the Asian […]
Farmers in ASEAN member-countries such as Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, can now understand more about ASEAN issues related to farmers in the region through an issue paper that has been translated into local languages. The issue paper entitled “Understanding the ASEAN Charter and the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint”, published by AFA and AsiaDHRRA, […]
Last May 25, Organic Farmers’ groups in Japan, who form part of the National “Change Agriculture!” movement, conducted “The International symposium to think about agriculture and environment”. This was held in Kobe, and participated by about 300 people. Our partner, Ainokai, joined this event, which one of civli society’s preparatory activities for the G8 summit. […]
Press Statement May 28, 2008 Over the past three years, and especially at the start of this year, there has been dramatic increases in the price of rice in many countries in the world, including Asia. Experts have said that these increases in rice and other major food stuffs will continue in the next few […]
