RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – AFA Chairperson Sophal Uon presented the views of smallholders in an IFAD-organized event entitled “The Sweet Spot: Cocoa’s Promise of Sustainability, Equity and Profitability for Smallholders and Farmers,” which was held at the Windsor Hotel Barra in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 18, 2012. It was part of the […]
AFA joined the organizing committee of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) in organizing the event “International Seminar: The Role of Family Farming in the Construction of the Development with Sustainability,” which was held last June 21, 2012, at the Social Environmental Arena, Flamengo Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The seminar was aimed […]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Upon the invitation of the President of the Swiss Confederation Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and World Food Prize Laureate Hans Rudolf Herren, AFA delegates to the Rio+20 UNCSD events participated in a high-level dinner event “A Taste of Change” last June 20, 2012. The special dinner gave a unique opportunity to attendees […]
The organic industry holds a huge potential for small women and men farmers in Asia. In order to understand the situation of the industry and see how farmers can benefit, AFA has been conducting industry consultations together with its member FOs in different Asian countries. Organic vegetable in Vietnam In Vietnam, the Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) […]
AFA, together with its member VNFU, is co-organizing with AsiaDHRRA and VietDHRRA a CSO preparatory meeting today, June 11, 2012 in Danang, Vietnam. The CSO preparatory meeting hopes to bring together CSOs attending the first CSO-GO dialogue with the Senior Officers Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE), which will be held in Furasama […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held various activities and decided on important matters on its recently concluded 5th general assembly, which was also a celebration of its 10th anniversary. Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) hosted the event in Hanoi, Vietnam last March 9, 2012 back-to-back with regional farmers’ consultations on March 7-8 […]
Organic rice industry has a lot of potential for small scale women and men farmers in Asia. However, there is the challenge of increasing production and being ready for the market. It is also affected by a host of issues such as land grabbing, food price volatility, and climate change. Farmers are also concerned with […]
AFA attended the preparatory CSO meeting last January 18-19, 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam hosted by AFA member Viet Nam Farmers Union (VNFU). The objective of the meeting was to discuss the details of preparation for the CSO parallel forum to the 31st FAO Asia- Pacific Regional Conference which will be held on March 12-16, 2012. […]
