Industrial agriculture is devastating our land, water, and air, and is now threatening the sustainability of the biosphere. Its massive chemical and biological inputs cause widespread environmental havoc as well as human disease and death. Its monoculturing reduces the diversity of our plants and animals. Its habitat destruction endangers wildlife. Its factory farming practices cause untold animal suffering. Its centralized corporate ownership destroys farm communities around the world, leading to mass poverty and hunger. The industrial agriculture system is clearly unsustainable. It has truly become a fatal harvest.
Nine representatives from the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) member farmers’ organizations and AFA Secretariat, namely Mr. Lilaraj Raut, AFA Regional Young Farmer Committee Chairperson and a secretariat staff of the Central Tea Cooperative Federation (CTFC) (Nepal), Mr. Aitkul Burkhanov, a forest user and Director of the the Kyrgyz Association of Forest and Land Users […]
The VIII Global Conference on Family Farming: Sustainability of Our Planet, organised by the World Rural Forum, is approaching. It will bring together relevant family farming leaders from 5 continents, representatives of governments, international institutions, research centres, foundations, consumer, youth and women farmers’ organisations. It will take place from 19 to 21 March 2024 in Vitoria-Gasteiz, […]
Rationale The Farmers’ Forum (FAFO) is a bottom-up process of consultation and dialogue between small farmers and rural producers’ organizations, IFAD and governments for rural development and poverty reduction. Shaped by a consensus document that guides the collaboration, the FAFO was established in 2006, as an operational tool to provide orientation to IFAD operations […]
COP28 UAE Presidency Farmers  and Traditional Food Producers at the Heart of Food Systems Transformation 10th December, 9-1030 am at the Al Waha Theatre (1,200 pax capacity) Event Partner: Steering Committee of the Global Farmers’ Forum AFA, COPROFAM, INOFO, PAFO, ROPPA, WFO, WFF, WFFP Farmers and traditional food producers experience firsthand the impacts of climate […]
COP28 Side Event Crop diversity for climate change adaptation and mitigation contributing to resilient and nature positive futures for farmers globally Date: 6 December 2023 Time: 09:30 – 10:30 Venue: Food and Agriculture Pavilion, Blue Zone COP28 The event will show the power of crop genetic diversity to serve as a cost-effective strategy for enhancing […]
COP28 Side Event People & Places: agroecology and regenerative approaches from the ground up Date: 2 December 2023 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm GST Venue: Food and Agriculture Pavillion, Blue Zone COP28, Expo City Dubai Join us for an inspiring session as we delve into the world of regenerative agriculture with landscape leaders at […]
Asia Pacific Climate Week Side Event Cultivating Sustainability: Agroecological Youth Enterprises in Climate Action CLICK HERE TO JOIN VIRTUALLY Explore the Asia Pacific Climate Week with us! Join forces with the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) and Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) as we present an engaging side event titled “Cultivating Sustainability: Agroecological Youth Enterprises in Climate […]
