The Land Matrix initiative is a global and independent land monitoring initiative promoting transparency and accountability in decision-making over land investments. It is a comprehensive open data collection platform on large-scale acquisitions. Visit www.landmatrix.org/en/ for more information.
The delegates of Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) for its biennial consultations and General Assembly went to the THAIFEX – World of food ASIA to see the exhibited products from all over the world during the last day of its back-to-back activities in Bangkok, Thailand. The AFOSP-MTCP2 program showcased various products of its farmer organizations (FOs) from […]
PRESENTATIONS Country Report: Bangladesh – KKM Country Report: Indonesia – API Country Report: Kygyzstan – UWUA Country Report: Laos – LFN Country Report: Mongolia – NAMAC Country Report: Myanmar – AFFM Country Report: Nepal – CTCF Country Report: Philippines – PAKISAMA Country Report: Taiwan – TDFA Country Report: Taiwan – TWADA Country Report: Tajikistan – […]
View more photos here RATIONALE & OBJECTIVES The United Nations declared last December 2017, the years 2019-2019 as the “International Decade on Family Farming” This Decade aims to serve as a framework to promote better public policies on Family Farming. It offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the achievement of SDG 1 (ending poverty) and SDG2 (ending hunger, promoting food […]
Vie more photos here PRESENTATIONS FAQ: IWO/IWA Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations Draft Definition for Professional Farmer Organizations AFA Growth Rating Tool – Lany Rebagay Setting a Global Definition for Professional Farmer Organization – Joanne Sonenshine Group Presentation: South Asia Group Presentation: Central and East Asia Quick Synthesis – Esther Penunia Climate Finance & […]
View more photos here Co–organized by Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Collectif Strategies Alimentairies (CSA)Agricord BACKGROUND The World Agriculture Watch (WAW) is an international initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Government of France and the French Agricultural Research […]
“The idea of setting up the Rural Distribution Network is to internally rotate the scarce funds of the rural producers in a way that fetches maximum benefit and brings about positive changes in their lives and to provide multi-user facilities, reduce incidental expenses, and build-up an integrated value chain in order to enhance the […]
The bitter bamboo management group of Namphaeng village in Laos has been running since 1997 for sustainable management of the bitter bamboo and to improve marketing of the bamboo shoots. The group has 93 people, 54 of which are women. Watch this video of Lao Farmer Network to know more about their management and marketing techniques.
