Project Philmart: Linking farmers from rural areas to urban communities for food security
The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (Phildhrra) launched its recent initiative, “Project PhilMart,” on 28 February 2023 at the PhilDHRRA Compound, Quezon City. Project PhilMart is a component of Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML), a project implemented by a consortium led by GlowCorp and funded by USAID. The consortium consists […]
A dialogue of priority outputs to enhance business operations of honeybee producers
AsiaDHRRA and the Phuc Thanh Beekeeping Cooperative (PTBC) organized a meeting to discuss the cooperative’s general direction and primary concerns. Mr. Cezar Belangel, AsiaDHRRA’s Program Manager, was met by Dr. Buiquang Toan and the VietDHRRA volunteer staff, Ms. Ly Khanh and Ms. Ngoc Ho, on 24 February 2023 at Phuc Thanh, a Thai Nguyen Province […]
Supporting palm sugar FOs in Vietnam advancing to a full-fledged cooperative
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, convened a meeting with the An Giang Farmers Union (AGFU) project management committee on 20 February 2022. He was accompanied by Ms. Nguyen Viet Ha, Vice Director of International Cooperation of Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU), and received by AGFU’s project management committee Director, Mr. Le Hung Cuong. AGFU […]
Shaping and Framing Rural Digitalization – DVEA Validation Workshop in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam
AsiaDHRRA’s partner DHRRAs in Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam conducted a validation workshop on Digital Village Ecosystem Assessment (DVEA), a component step of the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) programme to analyze and understand the current status of digitalization and readiness of selected villages. The workshop aims to validate the DVEA results by generating feedback on […]
Women and Youth farmer organizations realizing their roles at the RAI National Validation events
CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA organized a 1-day National Validation event to finalize the draft strategy paper formulated from the Dialogue Event on empowering women and youth in Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines. It was participated by the women and youth organizations from the National Training (Learning program) on October […]
The Launching of Rural-Urban Market Link Project: People’s Business Center – an initiative to benefit marginalized communities and attain food security
The Public Launch of the People’s Business Center (PBC) Rural-Urban Market Link: Establishing a Mechanism to Promote Inclusive Livelihood for the Marginalized Poor was held on 16 December 2022 at the Institute of Social Order (ISO) in Ateneo de Manila University. The Consortium Project is led by the Global Organic and Wellness Corporation (GlowCorp) in […]
The RAI National Dialogue: A platform for Women and Youth farmers’ organizations to advance and lead
AsiaDHRRA’s member DHRRAs, namely CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA, organized a multi-stakeholder National Dialogue event on Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI). The forum was attended by the same participants from the National Training event (Learning Programme) held on October 2022, representing the government agencies, private sectors, NGOs, academe, cooperatives, and women and youth organizations (farmer organizations). Participants […]
AsiaDHRRA organized the Digital Village Ecosystem Analysis (DVEA) results and planning workshop
AsiaDHRRA and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized the presentation of Digital Village Ecosystem Analysis (DVEA) results and Planning Workshop Activity of the Rural Transformation and Digital Village Development in select ASEAN countries on 1 December 2022 via zoom. The workshop responds to the plans with the villages anticipating bringing new digital development opportunities […]
AsiaDHRRA convened Sub-regional meetings with DHRRA member partners in the region
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized three sub-regional cluster meetings of its DHRRA members from the sub-region Mekong (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam), Southeast (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines), and Northeast (Korea, Taiwan) on 14, 15, and 17 November 2022, respectively, via zoom. The objectives of the series of […]
The ASEAN Master Plan on Rural Development 2022 to 2026 is now published!
16 November 2022 – The ASEAN Leaders’ Summit adopted the 1st Master Plan on Rural Development 2022 to 2026. The Master Plan presents common strategic directions for the community pillars with differentiated priorities and actions for the AMS encompassing aspects such as climate change adaptation and mitigation, resilience to shocks, and improving rural livelihoods, which […]
