A. Common Issues 1. Small scale men and women farmers, fishers and indigenous peoples in the rural areas , who altogether form the majority of the people in ASEAN member countries and the poorest in their societies, face the following issues:
Paper developed by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and presented by Mr. Muhammad Nuruddin, Executive Committee Member of AFA, and Secretary General of Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) during the Panel Session of the 6th ASEAN People’s Assembly (APA) entitled “Towards Fair Trade In An Integrating ASEAN: Perspectives of Workers, Farmers and […]
1. ASEAN economic integration through liberalization in trade, investments and services has caused massive displacement of workers both at formal and service sectors as well as small farmers and producers, who compose the majority of the ASEAN population. Women bear the brunt of this displacement; since at least 50% of the agriculture sectors are women […]
Revoke the Conversion Order! Redistribute the Land under CARP! Reform and Extend the Agrarian Reform Program! Rationalize Land Use! The Higaonon Indigenous Cultural Communities were the early settlers of a piece of ancestral land in Sumilao, Bukidnon. A portion thereof, 243.885 hectare area of the ancestral land served as the Seat of Government of the […]
SEAMEO INNOTECH Center, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines Hosted by PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA in cooperation with AFA and AsiaDHRRA June 12-15, 2007 Day One: June 12, 2007 1. PRELIMINARIES/OPENING CEREMONY, OBJECTIVE SETTING AND FLOW OF PROGRAM Ms. Esther Penunia, secretary general of AFA, opened the morning session by acknowledging the presence of AFA members from […]
June 14, 2007 Overview The participants traveled by bus (and then climbed uphill) to Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City, Rizal. The area is a 58- hectare of hilly agricultural land located in Sitio Nagpatong. The land is owned by 42 farmers belonging to the Samahan ng mga Magsasaka sa Bundok ng Antipolo (SAMBA) or the […]
A Forum-Dialogue with Philippine Officials on WTO and ASEAN Matters June 13, 2007, 1:00-6:00 PM SEAMEO INNOTECH Center, Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City Background of the Forum Soc as the moderator of the afternoon’s forum-dialogue welcomed the participants to the event. This was then followed with a round of introductions from […]
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 […]
