Will China be the “growth pole” that will snatch the world from the jaws of depression? This question has become a favorite topic as the heroic American middle class consumer, weighed down by massive debt, ceases to be the key stimulus for global production. Although China’s GDP growth rate fell to 6.1% in the first […]
The world food crisis is a major threat and one of the main political challenges for the next years. Famines and subtle hunger appear on a regional level, but the causes for the crisis are globally connected and solutions must be found on a global level. To help search for regional and local solutions to […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) will conduct the “Regional Consultation on Global Financial Meltdown and Agricultural Trade Agenda and 23rd ExeCom Meeting (Back-to-back with CSO side events to ASEAN Leaders Summit)” on 19-25 February 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand. The objectives of the event are to: (1) Understand the causes and dynamics […]
The Plant Variety Protection Law is an important issue that has crucial link to agriculture and food security in Indonesia. For one, it raises the issue of farmers’ rights versus breeders’ rights. In order for farmers to understand the issue better and to share experiences and views with each other, the Indonesian Peasants Alliance (Aliansi […]
To Demand PGMA to Give them back their land and to Call for the Immediate Passage of CARPER Bill PAKISAMA Press Statement 17 November 2008, Camarines Sur, Philippines Contact Persons: PAKISAMA: Rene Cerilla 0919-2363496 / Soc Banzuela 0917-7188986 After a short program attended by various support groups, forty-five farmers (12 women, 33 men) from Banasi […]
By Jerome Dumlao The country’s food security was at the forefront of discussions during the 2nd International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD) Philippine Partners Knowledge and Learning Market (KLM) held on October 28-30 in Pasig City. A fitting follow-up to the first edition held last year, this year’s IFAD-KLM brought together major players in the country’s […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA To help us understand better the marketing project in Asia and get comments and feedback on the initial concept, AFA called for a roundtable discussion last October 3, 2008. Twelve (12) participants attended from different organizations such as, AsiaDHRRA, PAKISAMA and AFA secretariat. The RTD was held at the AsiaDHRRA Office, in Quezon City, […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA To help understand better the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (TSIA) report on EU-ASEAN FTA made by ECORYS Netherlands and make comments and feedback, AFA called for a roundtable discussion with like-minded groups yesterday, September 10, at the PAKISAMA Office, in Quezon City, Philippines. Ten (10) participants attended from different organizations such […]
