The United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF 2019-28) recognizes the role of communication as a driver to advance sustainable food systems and the need to increase awareness about the central role that family farmers play for the future of our planet. In particular, rural radio is still the most widely used medium for sharing […]
The $250,000 World Food Prize, considered by many the Nobel Prize of food and agriculture, was awarded today to an Indian scientist credited with launching a "blue revolution" (a rapid increase in fish production) in the developing world.
Modadugu Gupta has spent 30 years creating a cheap and ecologically sustainable system of small-scale fish-farming using abandoned ditches and seasonally flooded fields and water holes smaller than the average swimming pool.
As Geneva is busy with talks, Hong Kong is preparing for a major resistance against unfair trade rules.
The Chinese government has geared up to handle over 10,000 demonstrators from all over the world likely to converge on Hong Kong. It is in constant dialogue with the Hong Kong People’s Alliance (HKPA) on the WTO. It is identifying possible sites that can be used to stage public protests.
Introduction We, the members and partners of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), representing the small-scale coffee producing communities across 7 Asian nations – Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines and Vietnam – have convened last 22 August 2023 to deliberate on the potential ramifications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a network of family farmer organizations representing around 12 million farmers in 16 countries in Asia, is providing technical and business development services including amplifying the voices of the farmers in Southeast, East, Central, South Asia and the Pacific. With the support of different international partners […]
Over the past few years, there has been progress in tenure and safeguards at the ASEAN level, particularly in the Mekong region. Both customary tenure (CT) and free prior informed consent (FPIC) have been recognized as key indicators in an important guideline for responsible investment in food agriculture and forestry. However, despite this development, several […]
Over the past few years, there has been progress in tenure and safeguards at the ASEAN (regional) level, particularly in the Mekong sub-region. Customary tenure (CT) has been recognized as a key indicator in an important guideline for responsible investment in food agriculture and forestry. However, despite these developments, several challenges remain. For customary forest […]
This report aims to assess the status of customary tenure recognition and implementation in livelihoods and food security in Laos. It is part of the “Strengthening Regional Mechanisms and Capacities in Engaging, Implementing, and Adopting Customary Tenure (CT) recognition and free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) as safeguards in the Mekong region’ project led by […]
