Vientianne, Laos — The AFA Chairperson, Mr.Oun Sophal, represented the farmer sector in the 2nd Private sector dialogue with ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) held last September 27, 2012 in Vientianne, Laos. With support from broader civil society delegation, Mr.Oun Sophal reiterated the call for the creation of ASEAN small-scale farmers/producers council as […]
“We believe that the key problem still remains with emissions from developed countries, which are already contributing to climate change and causing impacts on food production. Developed countries must urgently and immediately reduce their emissions and provide financing according to their obligations under the UNFCCC. For developing countries, adaptation has to be the main priority, […]
Bangkok, Thailand – AFA successfully concluded its 27th Executive Committee meeting under its new Chairperson, Mr. Uon Sophal, President of Farmer and Nature Net (FNN) in Cambodia. The meeting was dove-tailed with a regional consultation on agricultural research for development that was co-organized with APAARI. The ExeCom appreciated the able facilitation of the meeting by […]
Bangkok, Thailand – With limited resources available for their work, the need to track or monitor more closely the impact of farmer organizations and coops at the national, regional and international levels have never been more important. Thus, the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), in cooperation with its partners, resolve to develop further a social auditing […]
Bangkok, Thailand – The Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), together with other CSOs, called for a more institutionalized mechanism for participation of small-scale farmers in key decision-making processes in ASEAN, particularly on issues of food security/sovereignty, agricultural trade, climate change, etc, through the creation of an ASEAN Small-scale Farmers’/ Producers’ Council. The groups made the call […]
While demand for organic vegetables has been increasing in Myanmar, farmers are worried about the possible impact of foreign and private investors who are or will be engaging in large-scale vegetable farming using chemical and synthetic fertilizers, as these might contaminate nearby organic vegetable farms. Farmers raised this concern during the “National Consultation Workshop on […]
AFA in cooperation with ADRA-Mongolia and the National Association of Mongolian Agriculture Cooperative (NAMAC) conducted a training workshop on Constructive Engagement and Policy Advocacy in UlaanBaatar, Mongolia on August 28-30, 2012. It was participated by agricultural cooperatives, herders group and NGOs. The training was intended to build the capacity of civil society participant particularly the […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia was invited to speak in the high-level discussion on Food for Life and the Life of Food organized by FAO, IFAD, WFP, Bioversity International and the World Bank. Participants included heads of state and government, high-level policy makers from countries and international organizations who came […]
