View more photos here RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES The United Nations declared last December 2017, the years 2019-2019 as the “International Decade on Family Farming” This Decade aims to serve as a framework to promote better public policies on Family Farming. It offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the achievement of SDG 1 (ending poverty) and SDG2 (ending hunger, promoting food […]
Vie more photos here PRESENTATIONS FAQ: IWO/IWA Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations Draft Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations AFA Growth Rating Tool – Lany Rebagay Setting a Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organization – Joanne Sonenshine Group Presentation: South Asia Group Presentation: Central and East Asia Quick Synthesis – Esther Penunia Climate Finance & […]
View more photos here Co–organized by Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Collectif Strategies Alimentairies (CSA)Agricord BACKGROUND The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) is an international initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of France and the French Agricultural Research […]
Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) will conduct its 8th General Assembly back-to-back with consultations on family farming and professional farmers organizations, ASEAN Learning Series and MTCP2 Southeast Asia Sub-Regional Steering Committee Meeting on 24-31 May 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Below is the schedule of activities. Click the hyperlink for more detailed programme […]
Women play a vital role in the production and preservation of seeds. They contribute significantly to the improvement of local seed system in Bangladesh and in other South Asian countries. However, this critical job is only considered as marginal and support function, and men continue to dominate the seed sector. To transition into entrepreneurial roles, […]
The eight SAARC member countries were present at the recently concluded “Learning Exchange on Community Engagement on Seed Sovereignty for Resilient Agriculture in South Asia” held in Dhaka and in Rural Development Academy (RDA) in Bogura, Bangladesh. Government representatives from eight SAARC countries and four Farmer Organization (FO) representatives participated in the workshop. Also present […]
51ST ADB ANNUAL MEETING Civil Society Program The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Helping Reduce Poverty in Asia and the Pacific Learning with Partners (Asian Farmers’ Association, AgriTerra, and AsiaDHRRA) AFA, Agriterra, and AsiaDHRRA will hold a learning session on the role of agricultural cooperatives in helping reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific at […]
Join us for the International Civil Society Conference on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Agriculture and Fisheries in Cameroon, September 11– 13th 2018! Objectives for the conference There are several good reasons for organizing such a conference. The main objectives for the conference are: To show that agroecology and other forms of sustainable agriculture and […]
