A “Round-Table Discussion on Alternative Framework on Trade: WTO and Beyond” was held last August 28, 2007 at the Partnership Center, in Quezon City, Philippines. Organized by TAG, AsiaDHRRA, and AFA, the roundtable discussion brought together key advocates working on just and fair global agricultural trade to brainstorm on an alternative framework on trade even […]
In order to understand better the situation of farmers in their respective Asian countries and develop concrete ways to respond to them, farmers belonging to the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) will gather for the “Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers’ Situation: Responding to Major Difficulties Faced by Farmers in Asia” on June […]
The Asian Farmers’ Association held the event entitled “Regional Workshop on ASEAN: Firming up Asian Farmers’ Campaign on ASEAN Regional Integration in Agriculture†last March 10-13, 2007 in Wisma BPK, Kalibata, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Vietnam Farmers Union hosted an AFA event entitled “Seminar Workshop on Organizational Management: Developing AFA Leaders’ Capacities to Manage AFA Operations†last November 10-14, 2006 in Hanoi, Vietnam. VNFU First Vice-Chairperson Mr. Le Hoang Minh welcomed all 33 (23 male, 10 female) participants from 6 AFA member organizations from 6 Asian countries to the […]
An event entitled “Seminar-Workshop on Developing AFA’s Advocacy on Sustainable Agriculture†was held in Kusuma Agrowisata Hotel, Batu City, Malang, Indonesia last September 11-17, 2006. The event was hosted by Aliansi Petani Indonesia or API (AFA’s member in Indonesia) and Bina Desa, API’s strategic NGO partner. The seminar-workshop resulted in a draft outline of AFA’s […]
In order to learn more about the situation of Indonesian farmers, specifically their initiatives on SA, the participants to AFA’s seminar-workshop on sustainable agriculture went to Tlego Makmur, a farming village near Mt. Semeru, the highest mountain in East Java, last September 13, 2006.
A seminar-workshop entitled “Developing AFA’s Concept on Pro-Small Farmer Marketing and Trading†was held in Aichi and Mie, Japan last July 3-10, 2006, hosted by Ainokai, an AFA member in Japan, in partnership with AFA, AsiaDHRRA, and JaDHRRA.
The Non-Chemical Vegetables Plantation Group, a SorKorPor member in Srakaew province, eastern Thailand recently opened with a formal ceremony. The group has 100 farmers from 4 districts, each district having 25 farmers. The group plants Thai herbs like Hwan-nam, Ro-tin or Hung-hli, Borapet, Ton-Hnon-tay-yark, Sa-dau, Ta-kri-hom, Tobacco leaf, etc. without the use of chemical insecticides.
