Exploring partnerships to scale-up efforts on sustainable food systems in the region
A team led by Ms. Amy Melissa Chua, Head of Partnerships at GrowAsia and Country Director at the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA), visited the AsiaDHRRA secretariat to discuss and explore possible cooperation between the organizations. PPSA is a multi-stakeholder partnership platform initiated by Grow Asia, a regional platform for inclusive and sustainable agriculture […]
Case studies on partnership against hunger programs in the Philippines presented in a global forum
The World Rural Forum (WRF), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organized a series of Global Webinars: Towards Innovative Policies to Enhance the Transformative Role of Family Farmers on 11 and 13 July 2023. Ms. Katlea Zairra Itong, National Coordinator, PhilDHRRA, presented an in-country case study on Partnership […]
Partnership updates and planning to support the marginalized poor and farmers organisation
AsiaDHRRA and the People’s Business Center (PBC) visited the AgriCOOPh Federation and the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (Phildhrra) on 22 June 2023. The team involved AsiaDHRRA’s Mr. Cezar Belangel and Mr. Edmond Carpeso, and PBC’s Vicky Serrato and Wilma Guinto came to discuss the latest Rural-Urban Market Link […]
Biyayang Lokal Project Launching – a partnership with People’s Organization in urban areas
The Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies Association, Inc. (PhilSSA) officially launched the “Biyayang Lokal” project on 31 May 2023 at the Covered Court Dormitory, Pasacola, Nagkaisang Nayon, Novaliches, Quezon City. The event formally kickstarts the Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) project in partnership with the Local Government Units (City and Barangay level). In addition, it […]
Setting objectives and monitoring progress with fisherfolks
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, conducted a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop with the operations team of the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) on 17-18 May 2023. The gathering aims to set up the federation’s M&E system by consolidating information from 34 primary organization members or farmer organizations (FOs). […]
AsiaDHRRA’s advisory services to smallholder cacao farmers: a MEDA project
AsiaDHRRA, in collaboration with Phildhrra-Mindanao, co-organized a planning workshop with members of the Board of Directors and Management of the Maragusan Multipurpose Cooperative (MAMPCO) on 20-21 March 2023 at MAMPCO’s Indigenous Function Hall in Davao de Oro. MAMPCO is a 51-year-old primary cooperative with Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) certification, and it has 3,785 members comprising […]
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 […]
Designing a strategy addressing Gendered Environment, Social Inclusion, and Governance with Cacao Farmers
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Florante Villas, in collaboration with PhilDHRRA Mindanao, organized the recent action planning workshop with FARDECO Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Cadalian, Baguio District, Davao, on 16-18 February 2023. The workshop was designed to craft a plan addressing AsiaDHRRA’s recommendations based on the results of an assessment of performance in a Gendered Environment, […]
“KLMPE 2022 in Retrospect: Reflect, Sustain, Improve” – Fourteen years and counting
The Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) 2022 organized its annual gathering of government agencies, international organizations, farmers’ organizations, civil society organizations, academe, and IFAD-assisted projects on 1 December 2022 via zoom conference. The event emphasized the idea of “KLMPE in Retrospect: Reflect, Sustain, Improve.” The discussion also celebrated its ninth year since the […]
AsiaDHRRA joined a panel discussion on Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) ‘s Assistant Secretary-General, Mags Catindig-Reyes, joined a panel discussion on Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Side Event 18: Promoting Responsible and Climate Smart Investment in Agriculture in Southeast Asia through Multistakeholder Approaches on 12 October 2022. She shared the civil society […]
