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AFA calls for farmers’ participation in irrigation projects

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May 23, 2012
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ensure the meaningful participation of small-scale farmers in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating irrigation projects. AFA made the call during the Asian Irrigation Forum (AIF) held on 11-13 April 2012 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The […]
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AFA participates in global conference on women in agriculture

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May 7, 2012
Today, there is a growing realization and commitment of the global community to achieve more sustainable and broad-based agricultural growth by addressing gender-related issues in agriculture through national, regional and global initiatives and partnerships. The Road Map of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research and Development (GCARD) too has called for a radical reorientation of […]
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Various activities, important decisions mark AFA’s 5th general assembly

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April 25, 2012
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) held various activities and decided on important matters on its recently concluded 5th general assembly, which was also a celebration of its 10th anniversary. Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU) hosted the event in Hanoi, Vietnam last March 9, 2012 back-to-back with regional farmers’ consultations on March 7-8 […]
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AFA asserts smallholder role in rural development

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February 21, 2012
ON the first day of the FAFO 2012 in Rome, Italy, AFA asserted the role of smallholders in agricultural development. IFAD social reporting blog quotes AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia as follows: Other speakers asserted that small-scale producers should be more directly involved in the design and implementation of rural development plans at all levels. […]
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AFA joins FAFO 2012

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February 20, 2012
AFA representatives are attending the fourth meeting of the Farmers Forum (FAFO) being held at the IFAD Headquarters in Rome, Italy from on Feburary 20-21, 2012. The FAFO is being webcast live at http://webcasting.ifad.org/gc2012. The photo is a screen grab of the webcast on the first day of the FAFO. Ms. Youngran Choi (third row on […]
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AFA participates in Global South-South Development Expo 2011

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December 5, 2011
With 925 million people going hungry every day, the food insecurity crisis in the South cries out for solutions for long-term and sustainable food security. Thus, this year’s Global South-South Development Expo, being held at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy on December 5-9, brings together country, civil society, private sector and UN agency representatives […]
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OXFAM, SEAFISH, AFA co-organize forum on food security and climate change adaptation

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December 1, 2011
A forum-workshop entitled “Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation of Small Scale Farmers and Fishers in Southeast Asia” was held in Quezon City, Philippines, last Nov 24-25. The workshop was co-organized by Oxfam International’s East Asia office, Southeast Asia Fisheries for Justice (SEAFISH), a regional alliance of NGO and fisher groups, and Asian Farmers’ Association […]
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AFA pushes rural development agenda in ASEAN

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August 18, 2011
Civil society organizations concerned with rural development have been engaging ASEAN in order to pursue agriculture, fisheries and people-centered development, which promotes the well-being of the rural poor and marginalized sectors, especially farmers, fishers, and indigenous peoples. In the process, they also aim to develop institutionalized mechanisms for the regular consultation and participation of farmers, […]
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