With appropriate support family farming can contribute to the future of sustainable rural development
Sharing with you an article from WRF Communications Dept. by Eve Crowley, Deputy Director for the Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. She is Focal Point for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, and is an anthropologist specialised in rural farming systems and sustainable rural development. Family […]
Invest more on farming and agriculture says Bill Gates
Here’s an interesting advice to world leaders from the tech titan and currently the biggest private philanthropist, Bill Gates who outlines in his 2012 Annual letter the need to invest more in agriculture “We can help poor farmers sustainably increase their productivity so they can feed themselves and their families. But that will only happen […]
UN Declares 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming!!!
Here’s great news straight from José A. Osaba and our good friends at WRF. Thanks to all partners and friends and the Asiadhrra Network for actively participating in the IYFF campaign! “We have got finally the good news that many of our organizations have been waiting for. Today, December 22nd 2011, at 4.55 pm, New […]
IYFF Final Declaration: Feeding the Word, Caring for the Earth
FINAL DECLARATION Family Farming World Conference: Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth October 5-7, 2011 / Bilbao, Spain We, 200 women and men, leaders of national, regional and international farmers’ organizations, civil society groups and social movements, and key academic and research institutions, from four continents of the world –Africa, Americas, Asia and […]
FAO endorses IYFF Campaign resolution to the UN
A historic event in the IYFF campaign, WRF shares this very important step that transpired in the FAO Side Event on Family Farming: Last Saturday, 2nd July 2011, the plenary of the 37th FAO Conference ratified the Resolution introduced by the Philippino delegation (see attached text), supported by more than 15 countries, without any opposition, […]
Asiadhrra participates in IYFF-WCC activities in 37th FAO Conference
Asiadhrra, represented by Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Secretary General, is set to participate in two important meetings related to the campaign for an International Year of Family Farming (IYFF). As a member of World Consultative Committee of the IYFF, Asiadhrra will participate in the first meeting of the committee to be held in Rome on 30 […]
Food Price Volatility and Food Reserves in ASEAN Plenary Report
We are happy to share to the plenary the highlights of our ACSC/APF workshop held on May 5, 2011 at Ciputra, Jakarta and attended by more than 50 CSO participants from the ASEAN region representing different sectors and organizations. The important workshop was co-organized by AFA and AsiaDHRRA, API and Binadesa/InDHRRA. Our speakers came from […]
Philippine farmers reduce production cost and increase yield by going organic
OrganicSaturdays shares this tidbit from GlobalResearch.ca about how Philippine Farmers are reaping the benefits of going organic. MASIPAG-trained farmers have not used chemical pesticides for decades now, he said, with ducks for example an excellent natural control against golden snail; “it converts biomass into eggs and meat as well,” he observed. MASIPAG organic farms, he […]
GIZ Seminar: The Future of Smallholder Farming in Agribusiness – June 2011
Our friends at GIZ Thailand sent out this invite for a regional training they will conduct on June 21-25, 2011 in Krabi, Thailand dubbed “The Future of Smallholder Farming in Agribusiness“. Agriculture must produce more from less, and do so in an environmentally sustainable, efficient and socially just manner. The GIZ partnership farming approach provides […]
IYFF Africa Continental Meeting Booklet
Our friends at WRF is sharing the results of the IYFF Africa Continental Meeting held on 24 October 2010 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Click to download/read the pdf… Read more about the IYFF African Continental Meeting here….
