Dear Chairman Seo, officers and members of KAFF,Warm greetings to everyone! We congratulate the officers of KAFF for organizing the tenth National Advanced Farmers’ Meeting. We cheer with the thousands of KAFF members and their families who are gathered here together for days of togetherness, fun and laughter, solidarity and also exchange of learning.
Berlin, Germany – AFA Secretary General Ma. Estrella “Esther” Penunia joined as a panelist during the kick-off of the three-day Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) held on 19 January 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The GFFA is the world’s leading international conference on key issues relating to the future of the agri-food sector. The […]
Agriculture Resilient to Pandemic’s Impact: Transforming Food Systems to Reduce Loss and Waste 28 September 2021 | 16:00 GMT+8 Manila | Zoom Register at https://bit.ly/flwday Every year, the world throws out about 1.3 billion tons of food valued at USD 1 trillion. Food waste also creates a greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint bigger than many countries. […]
Consolidating Family Farmers Voices on Food Systems SummitAFA Independent Dialogue Series for the Food Systems Summit1 July 2021 | 14:00 GMT/UTC+8 (Philippine Time) | ZoomREGISTER HERE Background The United Nation (UN) recognized that transforming food systems is central in efforts to achieve all the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 thus it has called […]
Participation in Agriculture Value Chain Development: Increasing Market Power of Family Farmers Lead Organizer: Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) June 10, 2021, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM Philippine Standard Time (16.00-18.30 UTC+8) REGISTER HERE Background Understanding the Food Systems Summit The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on all world […]
This article is originally published by the International Institute for Environment and Development. Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Estrella Penunia highlights the challenges faced by small-scale women and men farmers in Asia from climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation. Estrella ‘Esther’ Penunia (EP) is secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association […]
