Project contract signing and partners’ meeting with the farmers union in Vietnam
AsiaDHRRA and the Viet Nam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) signed a partnership contract to implement the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project on 2 March 2024. A stakeholders’ meeting followed the event in Bac Giang province, where two districts, namely Luc Ngan and Hiep Hoa, were visited. AsiaDHRRA, accompanied by VNFU, met with the […]
One Commune One Product Certification to farmers’ organisation partner in Vietnam
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, met the key leaders of Phuc Thanh Beekeepers Cooperative (PTBC), a farmers’ organisation (FO) located in a small village in Thai Nguyen province in the northeastern part of Vietnam, on 29 February 2024. The FO’s leadership was delighted to receive their “One Commune One Product (OCOP)” certificate, which […]
RUML Launching of Biyayang Lokal Expansion in Caloocan City with PhilSSA and KCOOP
The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) team gathered 76 motivated Sari-sari (variety) store and Eatery owners during the launching of Biyayang Lokal Expansion in Caloocan City on 26 January 2024. The event highlighted the signing of agreements between GlowCorp-PBC, KCOOP, and PhilSSA, with representations from the USAID’s Agreement Officer’s Representative (AOR) Ms. Princess Shimmadar Manaois-Battung, USAID’s […]
Signing ceremony between AsiaDHRRA and CamboDHRRA in the implementation of SEEDS project
AsiaDHRRA and CamboDHRRA recently signed a partnership to implement the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project at Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 26 February 2024. The ceremony was joined by CamboDHRRA’s Chairperson Neth Sovann, AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General Marlene Ramirez, CamboDHRRA’s Executive Director Him Noeun, and SEED’s Regional Project Manager Carlo Angelo Cordero. CamboDHRRA will partner […]
Cooperation in promoting digital agriculture implementation in Cambodia
AsiaDHRRA and Cambodhrra organized a stakeholders’ meeting for its latest collaboration on Smallholder Economic Empowerment through the Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project with the Research and Agri-extension and Rural Development Divisions of the Royal University of Agriculture on 26 February 2024 at Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting discussed implementing the SEEDS project in various programs, including […]
Pilot launch of Biyayang Lokal expansion leveraging small businesses and communities
The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) project has reached a significant milestone with the pilot launch of Biyayang Lokal expansion in Caloocan City. Productive meetings and fruitful collaboration between RUML and KCOOP through PhilSSA have led to this groundbreaking initiative aiming to streamline ordering and distributing rice as an identified pilot product. Additionally, KCOOP will consolidate […]
A visit to monitor development progress and accomplishment with COMFAS
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, visited The Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolk Associations (COMFAS) at Zamboanga Sibugay on 13-17 November 2023 as part of updating the Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program on development progress. A focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted to review the accomplishments, challenges faced, and ways forward to 2024. Likewise, […]
RUML Annual Assessment and Planning 2023
The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) project organized its annual assessment and planning for 2023 at the Partnership Center in Quezon City. The objectives of the meeting are to review and assess the project’s progress, discuss the successes and challenges faced, and identify the actions and strategies for improvement. Similarly, the gathering aimed to draw out […]
Digitalisation on Eradicating Poverty and Malnutrition in the Region
AsiaDHRRA participated in the 7th Southeast Asia Multi-Stakeholder Forum “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and Eradicating Poverty in Times of Multiple Crises,” organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) on 6-8 November 2023, via hybrid modality, Bangkok, Thailand. Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA Secretary-General, presented the Role of CSOs […]
TARASA 23 – A Workshop of Collective Systems Shift towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture
AsiaDHRRA participated in the international workshop on “Transitioning Towards Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture: A Contribution to Food Systems Transformation (TARASA23)” on 24-27 October 2023 at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The workshop aimed to learn and share various experiences on agroecology and regenerative agriculture to support farming and food systems transition in the Asia-Pacific region. Agriculture and […]
