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 […]
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It can be said that a woman farmer is an embodiment of the nexus of agriculture, health, nutrition, water, and energy. And that to succeed as a farmer and in family life in general, one needs land – to grow food, to build a house, to grow herbal plants, to get water, and to get […]
Young Women and Men Farmers As Advocates for Sustainable, Resilient, Gender Sensitive Agri-Forest Based Livelihoods: Young Farmers for Farms in Forests, Forests in Farms REGIONAL EXCHANGE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FAIR October 2-3, 2020 Philippine Standard Time REGISTER HERE Introduction Honing young farmers as leaders and advocates for sustainable, resilient, and gender-sensitive agri-forest-based […]
MEDIA ADVISORY Official Launch of the Medium Term Cooperation Project – Phase Two (MTCP2) INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA When: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 9:00 AM Where: Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Who: AFA, La Via Campesina, ANFPa, PIFON, IFAD Farmers’ federations from Asia-Pacific, with support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), […]
(Paper presented by Esther A. Penunia, Secretary General, Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), to the UN expert group meeting on “Enabling rural women’s economic empowerment: institutions, opportunities and participation?” organized by UN Women in cooperation with FAO, IFAD and WFP on Sep 20-23, 2011 in Accra, Ghana.) This paper would like to […]