The pandemic and its consequences have had a huge impact on the livelihoods and welfare of small-scale family farmers. As expressed and observed, the disruptions within supply chains have widened the challenges confronting small-scale farmers and are partly because many farmers don’t have full control and access to productive resources, financial services, and affordable technologies […]
At the APAARI and CoSAI Dialogue on the innovation investment landscape and future food systems in the Asia Pacific, Ms. Esther Penunia, AFA Secretary-General called for a food system that ” emphasizes the need for investments in agriculture innovation that are farmer-centric and inclusive.” On September 28, 2021, the Asia-Pacific Association of Agriculture Research Institutions […]
Land rights empower family farmers and communities to build stronger socio-economic communities by transitioning to a more localised and circular food economy. On September 27, 2021, the European Commission and the International Land Coalition (ILC) organized an InfoPoint conference entitled the “Secure Land Rights for Sustainable Food Systems”. The discussion aimed to mobilize support to […]
At the Food Systems Summit, the UN Secretary-General called for a food system that “can drive the global recovery in three fundamental ways – For People, For Planet, For Prosperity.” AFA shows its commitment by joining the Coalition on Agroecology, Coalition to End Hunger, and by working in solidarity with other global farmers and producer […]
Asian Family Farmers Declaration for the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021 This is a consolidation of the key messages of small-scale women and men, young and young-at-heart family farmers, engaged in crops, livestock, fisheries, forestry, herding, and pastoralism. These key messages are the result of 11 independent dialogues in 10 countries, and 6 regional […]
“ We cannot afford the youth to abandon farming – this is the single greatest threat to our food security. We emphasize that we can encourage the youth to take up farming if only we are able to provide ‘land to the tiller’ and to make farming dignified and decent work.” – Melissa Alamo from […]
On July 2, 2021, Prem Prakash Nepali of the National Land Right Forum (NLRF) presented the game-changing solutions led by NLRF to address the land tenure issues which affect family farmers in Nepal. Farmers and landless of Nepal have collectively played a historic role in the land rights movement since 1950 but [the issue of] […]
Women have an important role in promoting initiatives, solutions, and innovations towards food system transformation. However, in many countries, women farmers are vulnerable to inequalities and are deprived of access to land and other critical resources like knowledge, technology, and power over agricultural decision-making that impacts their agricultural productivity. AFA works with partners in Asia […]
