June 29, 2007 Ka Vic Fabe, Treasurer, Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) Good morning , ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your invitation to be one of the discussants in this session. To be honest, I am not very familiar with the European Commission’s agricultural research programs. But I am glad to know that the European […]
In December 2005 AFA and AsiaDHRRA decided to participate in several parallel CSO events during the 5th WTO MC in Hongkong. One such event was the “WTO, Food Sovereignty, and Alternatives to Globalization” Forum, which involved other social movements in the region. At that forum, we presented the initial results of four case studies of […]
This week, the 7th Asia Pacific Mining Conference and Exhibition is being held in Makati City, Philippines. The conference brings together ASEAN and Asia Pacific Ministers as well as the ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations and the Chamber of Mines, to address issues, concerns and developments in the mining industry in the Asia Pacific region.
SP/SSM DOWNLOAD: SP/SSM What is SP and SSM? Special Product (SP) is an agricultural product “out of the WTO” in that they are not subject to tariff reductions, i. e. Countries can keep the right to maintain protective tariffs on certain agricultural products that are essential for food security, rural development, and farmers’ livelihoods. The […]
March 10, 2007 a. What is your understanding of how regional integration is done in ASEAN countries? How do you feel about it? 1. Regional integration in ASEAN is being done, but the big corporations are the ones who benefit most from the process, to the disadvantage of the small farmers and producers. Regional integration […]
March 10, 2007 a. what is your understanding of the main features of ASEAN FTAs? 1. ASEAN endeavored to push FTAs based on the notion that the member countries have a competitive advantage 2. The agreements contained in FTA look like the WTO agreements entered into by countries at the regional level
March 11, 2007 a. What are your experiences and observations with regards to bio-fuels in your countries? The governments of Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia have started to promote planting of crops which can be used for bio-fuels. In Korea, hydro-powered energy has long been used.
March 13, 2007 ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta, Indonesia We are leaders and members belonging to the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), together with AsiaDHRRA and partner CSOs, gathered here at Jakarta, Indonesia, for the “Regional Workshop on ASEAN: Firming Up Asian Farmers’ Campaign on ASEAN regional integration in Agriculture†, this 10-12th of […]
