Women leaders from farmer organizations belonging to AFA called on international leaders involved in climate change talks to craft policies with a gender and agriculture perspective and to support capacity building for women on climate change adaptation. In a consultation entitled “Asian Women Farmers Reclaiming Space for Food Sovereignty amidst Climate Change” held last October […]
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 / 12.00-14.00 hours / Open Space Tent A side event during the CSO Forum Parallel to World Summit on Food Security / November 13, 17, 2009 Rome , Itlay The CSO Forum parallel to the World Summit on Food Security will gather leaders of peasants organizations from around the world who […]
Women leaders from farmer organizations belonging to AFA called on international leaders involved in climate change talks to craft policies with a gender and agriculture perspective and to support capacity building for women on climate change adaptation. In a consultation entitled “Asian women farmers reclaiming space for food sovereignty amidst climate change” held last October […]
AFA joined around 2,000 individuals from different NGOs and POs from different countries in a peaceful march to the UN office in Bangkok last October 5 to demand climate justice. United under the banner of “Asian People’s Solidarity for Climate Change”, the marchers called on the developed countries (the north) to give full reparations for […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of nine national farmers’ organizations, in eight countries in Asia, representing ten million farmers, will hold a consultation-workshop, entitled “Farmers’ Voices, Farmers’ Choices: AFA Regional Consultations on Food Sovereignty, Climate Change and Marketing”, on October 6-10, 2009, at Princeton Park Suites, No. 3, […]
Chairperson Sudaporn Sittisathapornkul, together with other AFA leaders, joined other representatives from civil society organizations of women and men migrant workers from the formal, informal and labor sectors, small-scale farmers, fishers, indigenous peoples, agricultural workers, consumers, academe and non-government organizations from the ASEAN region in the “Regional Conference on the Impact of Financial and Economic […]
Renato Penas (Ka Rene) National Vice-President PAKISAMAJune 6th, 2009 PAKISAMA Statement on the Assassination of Renato Penas, National Vice-President June 6th, 2009 PAKISAMA leader ambushed! (updated) June 6th, 2009 In the News: Sumilao farmer slain June 6th, 2009 In the News: Sumilao peasant leader shot dead in Bukidnon June 7th, 2009 Press Statement on the […]
