by Jun Virola, AFA Quezon City, Philippines — Various civil society organizations (CSOs) from trade, farmers, labor, and other sectors held a caucus last August 13, 2008 at the Mandarin Oriental Suites in Cubao, Quezon City to get updates on the EU-ASEAN partnership negotiations, and to come up with recommendations and a common plan of […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA CIVIL SOCIETY CAUCUS ON EU-ASEAN PARTNERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS Weds, August 13, 2008, 1:00 pm – 5:30 P.M. Mandarin Oriental Suites 4th Level Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City P R O G R A M
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held a consultation meeting with some farmer organizations and non-government organizations yesterday, June 23, 2008, at the Ugnayan Hall, Partnerships Center, Quezon City, Philippines. Ms. Esther Penunia, Secretary General of AFA, welcomed Mr. Sana Jatta, IFAD CountryProgramme Manager, and Mr. Yolando Arban, IFAD Philippines Country Programme, on their […]
Mr. Kang Min Su, the former Secretary General of the Korean Alliance of Farmer (KAF) and the Korean Alliance against the KorUS FTA, arrived in the Philippines on June 12 to join AFA as volunteer staff for advocacy work. Mr. Kang has a wide experience in advocacy work for farmers’ organizations in Korea. He was […]
Farmer-leaders representing farmers’ organizations from Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Cambodia and Philippines arrive in Quezon City, Philippines yesterday for the “Orientation and Leadership Development for New AFA Execom Members” and 22nd Execom meeting of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA).
AFA coordinated the interviews and field visits of the Korean television company Munhwa Broadcasting Corp (MBC) for 2 documentaries on the rice crisis in the Philippines. The first production was aired in MBC channel Korea last April 25. It featured the interviews with AFA Secretary General and a PAKISAMA farmer from Bulacan province. The second […]
Mr. Kim Gwan Bae of the Korean Advanced Farmers’ Federation (KAFF) and Ms. Park of the Women’s Adanced Farmers’ Federation visited the AFA office today. They met the AFA Secretary General Esther Penunia, Technical Assistant Shui Tsai, and Admin Officer Agnes Ramos. Taking the picture is AFA Operations Officer Jun Virola. Mr. Kim and Ms. […]
In an expression of support and continuing partnership with AFA, leaders of the Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) visited the AFA office today and met the secretariat staff. Dr. Sung Lee of KoDHRRA and Dr. Wenchi Huang of TaiwanDHRRA, who are both members of AsiaDHRRA’s Execom, took the […]
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