Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers' Situation
AsiaDHRRA, in cooperation with AFA, PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA will assist in facilitating the “Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers’ Situation: Responding to Major Difficulties Faced by Farmers in Asia” on June 12-15, 2007 at the SEAMEO INNOTECH Center in Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The consultation-workshop aims to facilitate the (1) […]
AsiaDHRRA dialogues with Food and Fertilizer Technology Center
Visits to two major international agricultural research institutes based in Taiwan –AVRDC and FFTC was dovetailed to the AsiaDHRRA ExeCom meeting. AsiaDHRRA was warmly welcomed by FFTC’s leadership led by Director Sing-Hwa Hu. The Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) is a regional center who plays an unusual role among the world’s international agricultural centers. […]
AsiaDHRRA visits the World Vegetable Center
The ExeCom, with the AFA Chairperson, visited the World Vegetable Research and Development Center located in Shanhua, Tainan, south of Taiwan. The mission of the center is to alleviate poverty in the developing world through increased production and consumption of safe vegetables. Similar with the AsiaDHRRA’s priority target group, AVRDC also focuses on improving the […]
DHRRA visits: Malaysia and Indonesia
Two members were visited within the first quarter of 2007 namely DHRRA Malaysia and InDHRRA. The main objective of the visit was, after the formal mandate from the assembly in 2006, to share the strategic plan to a broader stakeholder of each DHRRA (staff and Board) the AsiaDHRRA strategic plan and generate deeper understanding and […]
ASEAN Talks Business
AsiaDHRRA joined an ASEAN seminar primarily attended by members of the business sector in the region. The objectives of the seminar were to present features of the ASEAN Economic community and to highlight key developments and prospects in ASEAN for trade in good and services, standards and conformance, customs, investment, finance, infrastructure, intellectual property, dispute […]
G33- CSO in Jakarta
As part of the continuing advocacy of AsiaDHRRA towards promotion of fair agricultural trade, a delegation was sent, together with the AFA Chairperson, to actively participate in the CSO Strategy Meeting on G33 which ran parallel to the meeting of G33 officials in Jakarta from March 20-21. The CSO parallel meeting was organized by the […]
ASEAN Dialogues with Farmers
Alongside its aim of sustaining the orientation and demystification process of its partners about ASEAN, AsiaDHRRA, together with the Asian Farmers Association (AFA), helped arrange a dialogue between farmer leaders and their NGO partners with the ASEAN Secretary General H.E. Ong Keng Yong. The dialogue concluded the two-day regional workshop of AFA entitled: Firming up […]
AsiaDHRRA ExeCom holds 2nd Meeting in NPUST Taiwan
The 2nd ExeCom Meeting was hosted by Dr. Wen-chi Huang, TaiwanDHRRA President, in the vast campus of the National Pingtung University for Science and Technology, where she is a senior professor. Chaired by Marimuthu Nadason, the ExeCom discussed, among others, organizational matters including approval of discussion and concept papers in relation to the network’s rural […]
Bina Desa: Rebuilding the Village
Desperate fishermen, distraught farmers,… In the struck province of Aceh, there must have been several thousands. Millions of euros were collected and put at their disposal by governments to smooth out the consequences of the tsunami. However, the means are primarily allocated to repairing roads, bridges and government buildings. Naturally, this is not unjust. Vredeseilanden, […]
Latest Updates on Bina Desa Jakarta Flood Relief activities
Here’s the latest post from Bina Desa on the flood situation in Jakarta and their ongoing emergency relief efforts to help the flood victims. click to view the pdf Emergency Post Binadesa Flood Relief
