Butuan City, Philippines — On 22-23 October 2025, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and its partner cooperatives joined over 200 farmers, fisherfolk, cooperative leaders, experts, and innovators at the Knowledge Fair 2025, organized by the GIZ Philippines and the Pacific Island Countries under the project “Strengthening the Implementation of Regional and Local Peace and Development Agendas in […]
New analysis, conducted by Climate Focus, reveals that US$443 billion a year in climate finance is needed to help small-scale family farmers adapt to climate change impacts. This is less than the US$470 billion a year that the UN estimates are spent on agriculture subsidies that are harmful to people and the planet and is […]
Date: October 9, 2025Time: 10:00-12:00 Hanoi, Vietnam GMT+7 Co-organizers:Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Background The three Rio Conventions—the UNFCCC on climate change, the UNCBD on biodiversity, and the UNCCD on desertification—provide the global frameworks guiding policy action […]
Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Scaling Climate Solutions in Agrifood Systems:Climate-Smart Technologies, Carbon Market Pathways and COP30 PreparationOctober 7 – 9, 2025The Hanoi Club Hotel | Hanoi, Viet Nam BACKGROUND Agrifood systems in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, facing intensifying risks from floods, droughts, and shifting weather patterns. At […]
Asia Regional Consultation on Carbon Markets: Shaping the Verra Carbon Standards 5.0 with Grassroots VoicesAugust 8, 2025 (Friday)2:00–5:00 PM Manila time Click here to register Join us for a regional dialogue to amplify community-led insights and recommendations for the Verra Carbon Standards 5.0 revision. This is a space for farmers’ organizations, Indigenous Peoples, and civil […]
“I have come here today not just to speak, but to dream. These three days will teach us how youth can return to agriculture in their own way—how they can modernize it without abandoning its values.” – Meenaben, Youth Farmer from Gujarat The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), with over 3.2 million women workers across 19 […]
Sharing and learning from the experiences of individuals and organizations driving positive change is critical to advancing the agricultural sector towards greater sustainability. All over the world, there are thousands of stories of distinctive work carried out anonymously by family farmers, including women and youth, on successful transitions to more inclusive, sustainable and fair food […]
Purpose AFA is launching a Young Farmers Case Story Series to shine a spotlight on the inspiring journeys, struggles, and innovations of our young farmer members. Through these short write-ups, we aim to celebrate their contributions, share learnings across the region, and make a strong case for investing in youth in agriculture. We are calling […]
