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AFA joins other FOs at the 5th global Farmers’ Forum in calling for greater support to smallholder family farmers

Asian Farmers Association -
February 22, 2014
More than 90 leaders of national and regional organizations representing hundreds of millions of smallholder farmers, fishers, pastoralists and rural producers globally, gathered at the headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the Fifth Global Meeting of the Farmers’ Forum on February 17-20, in conjunction with the 37th session of IFAD’s Governing […]
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FOs launch MTCP2 in Myanmar during village consultation

Asian Farmers Association -
February 5, 2014
In behalf of the consortium of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC), which has been chosen as Sub-Regional Implementing Agency (SRIA) for the Medium Term Cooperation Program Phase 2 (MTCP2) in Southeast Asia and China, Esther Penunia and Lany Rebagay anchored a three-day start-up mission in Myanmar in order to raise […]
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Meeting of the International Steering Committee (ISC) For The International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) 2014 (28 January 2014, FAO Headquarters)

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January 29, 2014
During the meeting, it was announced that the FAO DG has nominated Ms. Esther Penunia from the Philippines, Secretary-General of AFA, as IYFF Special Ambassador for Asia and the Pacific. Her official appointment will be done during the opening session of the GFEFF in Budapest. (Download: ISC Minutes Meeting 28 January 2014-FINAL)
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AFA’s Presentation on Family Farming (2 of 2)

Asian Farmers Association -
November 22, 2013
AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia speaking at the panel session on “Policies and Enabling Environment for Sustainable Development of Family Farming” during the event “Regional Dialogue on Family Farming: Sustainable Rural Development and Food Security organized by FAO on 21-22 November 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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AFA’s Presentation on Family Farming (1 of 2)

Asian Farmers Association -
November 22, 2013
AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia speaking at the panel session on “Policies and Enabling Environment for Sustainable Development of Family Farming” during the event “Regional Dialogue on Family Farming: Sustainable Rural Development and Food Security organized by FAO on 21-22 November 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.
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AFA joins PAKISAMA and FAO-Bangladesh in hosting farmer-to-farmer study tour in Philippines

Asian Farmers Association -
June 19, 2013
“I learned the importance of business planning, youth formation, and good relationships with the local government. I will develop a business plan for marketing for our primary alliance. I will also request our central leaders to develop a network among youth. I will also develop a plan to improve our organization’s communication and relations with […]
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Invest in smallholder farmers

Asian Farmers Association -
June 7, 2013
The following is a guest blog by AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia for the World Economic Forum’s, which is holding the  New Vision for Agriculture initiative in Myanmar this week. The economy of the Philippines grew 7.8% in the first quarter of this year, outperforming China and the rest of Asia. The media announced the news […]
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New set of PAKISAMA leaders meet for orientation seminar-workshop

Asian Farmers Association -
April 25, 2013
AFA gives international situationer Tagaytay City, Philippines, April 13, 2013 – Fourteen farmers, five of them women, all members of the National Council (NC) of PAKISAMA (National Confederation of Farmers Organizations), AFA member in the Philippines, together with its national secretariat and regional coordinators, started today a four day orientation workshop in Tagaytay City, aimed […]
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