by Soc Banzuela, PAKISAMA Quezon City, Philippines — Most Congresspeople who like to kill the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program and are pushing for its non extension have been saying that agrarian reform failed. 20 PAKISAMA Executive Committee members and top management staff, together with 15 leaders of the PAKISAMA-Bicol member organizations, and two staff of […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA CIVIL SOCIETY CAUCUS ON EU-ASEAN PARTNERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS Weds, August 13, 2008, 1:00 pm – 5:30 P.M. Mandarin Oriental Suites 4th Level Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City P R O G R A M
The livelihoods of small scale men and women farmers are threatened by global agricultural trade liberalization, corporatization of agriculture, urbanization and industrialization, climate change, unresponsive regional integration, and inadequate care and support of governments to the sector. Rural women bear the brunt, as they do 50% or more of agricultural work in almost all crops. […]
In a forum-dialogue on the rice crisis, Asian farmers called on their governments to help make Asian countries self-sufficient in rice, support sustainable, organic farming, and involve small farmers in discussions and decision-making processes with regards to the rice industry. This call was made in the context of continuing food price increase, especially rice, in […]
The Executive Committee of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held its 22nd meeting in Quezon City, Philippines yesterday, with PAKISAMA (the member of AFA in the Philippines) as host. It was the first meeting of the new set of Execom members, who were elected during the last AFA General Assemby in […]
AFA’s Orientation and Leadership Development for its new Execom members successfully concluded yesterday in Quezon City, Philippines. It was facilitated by Soc Banzuela of PAKISAMA, who also handled the fourth session on fundraising in the afternoon. Other presentors were Lany Rebagay, AsiaDHRRA Program Officer, for session one on leadership, Shui Tsai, Technical Assistant, for session […]
Farmer-leaders representing farmers’ organizations from Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia and Philippines arrive in Quezon City, Philippines yesterday for the “Orientation and Leadership Development for New AFA Execom Members” and 22nd Execom meeting of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA).
The Pambansang Kilusan ng mga Samahang Magsasaka (PAKISAMA), a national farmers’ confederation in the Philippines, and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), a regional alliance of national farmers’ organizations in eight countries in Asia, will hold a ”Forum-Dialogue on the Rice Crisis in Asia: Farmers’ Situation and Responses”, to be held on […]
