“Few development benefits, many human and environmental risks”. This statement encapsulates the findings of the Land Matrix Initiative’s latest analytical report entitled, “Taking stock of the global land rush”. The analytical report examined the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the 1,865 large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) registered in its database. Analysis of this data, together with […]
Landlessness and lack of secure access to and tenure over land, water, and forest resources have been identified as one of the priority issues by many farmer organisations in Asia. As this continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, LSLAs have become a serious threat to their livelihoods. LSLAs are often shrouded in […]
Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in forests bring considerable economic, social and environmental impacts to communities in Asia. As the regional focal point of the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) in Asia, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development has recorded 1,009 LSLAs in the region, of which 40% are intended for forest-related investments covering 1.1 million […]
INTRODUCTION TO AGRI-FOREST ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG FARMERS April to June 2022 THEME Young Women and Men Farmers As Advocates for Sustainable, Resilient, Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest-Based Livelihoods: Young Farmers for Farms in Forests, Forests in Farms INTRODUCTION Enterprise development, value chains and market linkages are terms that are increasingly being used when discussing […]
Better food systems are critical to building a future with improved health, equality, and peace, with rich biodiversity and ecosystems, and with resilient and empowered people. Â Therefore, there must be a critical shift from a food security focus to food systems thinking: thinking about food, people, and the planet, that requires multi-level approaches with multi-stakeholders. […]
The Regional Action Plan for strengthening family farming in South Asia has been elaborated through a participatory and multi-stakeholder approach in the framework of the UN Decade of Family Farming and in close collaboration with SAARC Agriculture Center, the Asia Farmer Association for Sustainable Rural Development and the International Cooperative Alliance – Asia Pacific. Consultations […]
Regional Consultation Meeting Promoting Healthy, Sustainable, and Inclusive Food Systems in Response to COVID-19 in South Asia 29-30 March 2022 | 10:30 – 14:30 GMT+6 (Bangladesh) REGISTER Background Globally, around 30% of the population suffer from multiple micronutrient deficiencies, around 10 million children die each year before they attain the age of 5 years and […]
Learning Exchange on Rural Women and Cooperativism 24 March 2022 8:00 am – 10:00am Bolivia 1:00 pm – 3 pm Cameroon and Spain 8:00pm-10:00pm Philippines REGISTER The World Rural Forum is pleased to invite you to the series of exchanges “Rural women and cooperatives”, aimed at promoting the catalytic role of associations and cooperatives in […]
