MARCCO inaugurates new processing plant
Oriental Mindoro – The Matulatula Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative (MARCCO) inaugurates its processing plant for citrus fruits (calamansi and dalandan) at Pola, Oriental Mindoro on 7 August 2020. The building will house the set of necessary machinery for cleaning, juice extraction, cooking and bottling. This processing plant was made possible through the funding assistance from […]
AsiaDHRRA invites you to ALERT Episode #2, “Asean Family Farmers and COVID-19: Impacts, Innovations, Investments”
AsiaDHRRA invites you to: “Asean Family Farmers and COVID-19: Impacts, Innovations, Investments” This second episode of ALERT (AsiaDHRRA e-Learning Exchanges on Rural Development and Transitions) is co-organized withAsian Farmers’ Association, PAKISAMA, and FAO. Date: 21 July 2020 Time: 3:00 – 4:45 P.M. PST Panelists: Mr. Jumer Marcaida, Young Farmer Representative, AFA and PAKISAMA Dr. Glenn […]
Declaration from the World CSO Coordinating Committee of the UNDFF
This declaration is originally published by WRF In the framework of the crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic, we, Family Farmers’ Organizations and other CSOs committed for decades in the different regions of the world to strengthening and promoting Family Farming and Sustainable Food Systems would like to make this urgent appeal to governments, United […]
RAI: a success story of Sihn Duoc cooperative in Vietnam
Nihn Bihn, Vietnam – Engaging Youth on Responsible Agricultural Investments: A success story of Sinh Duoc Cooperative, serving the increasing demand of health and beauty products in Vietnam through their traditional handicrafts including herbal salt, herbal soap, foot soak, etc.; and, creating more jobs in local villages. The cooperative was founded in 2009. In 2015, […]
AsiaDHRRA inaugurates ALERT#1, a webinar series on COVID-19 and rural communities
Quezon City, Philippines – AsiaDHRRA launched its first webinar series of ALERT(AsiaDHRRA e-Learning Exchanges on Rural development and Transitions). The ALERT#1:”Impact of COVID-19/pandemic to rural communities in the Asean region”, was conducted on 30 June 2020 via Zoom. A total of one-hundred eighteen (118) attendees from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, coming […]
AsiaDHRRA launches monograph on Responsible Agricultural Investments
AsiaDHRRA is pleased to announce the publication (print and digital) of the following books: 2020 publication: 2018-2019 publication: 1. A Guidebook for Capacitating Farmers’ Organizations towards Effective Engagement of Public Agriculture Development Programs 2. ASEAN Economic Integration through the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 3. Ensuring Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Asia: A proposal for […]
Ngudi Mulyo in partnership with InDHRRA conducts e-training on natural farming
Yogyakarta,Indonesia – Ngudi Mulyo in partnership with Yayasan Bina Desa /InDHRRA conducted an online “Training on Development of Natural Agriculture and Aquaculture Planning” on 29-30 June 2020, via Zoom. The training was attended by 26 participants representing seven (7) farmer groups in Patuk and Karangmojo Districts. Ngudi Mulyo is one of the farmers organizations supported by FFP-AFOSP program of Agri […]
AsiaDHRRA shares COMFAS case, addressing climate change and managing risk in Zamboanga Sibugay
AsiaDHRRA shares its latest video, the case of Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS), a farmers organization (FO) project that is being supported through the Farmers Fighting Poverty – ASEAN Farmers’ Organizations Support Program (FFP-AFOSP), which is funded by EU and IFAD through AgriCord. The case of COMFAS was presented during the international […]
Securing sustainable small-scale fisheries: Showcasing applied practices in value chains, post-harvest operations and trade
AsiaDHRRA works with FAO on its umbrella program Responsible Investments in Agriculture. A wonderful celebration of Oceans Day. “Small-scale fisheries, encompassing all activities along the value chain in both marine and inland waters, play an essential role in food security and nutrition. Small-scale fisheries value chains employ millions of people across a range of activities. […]
Southeast Asian Community and Grassroots Responses in COVID-19 Times
AsiaDHRRA works with UPCIDS on UN Decade of Family Farming campaign through the KLMPE (Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement) platform. A preliminary report of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UPCIDS), by Eduardo C. Tadem, Ananeza P. Aban, Karl Arvin F. Hapal, Venarica B. Papa, Nathaniel P. Candelaria, Honey […]
