Category: Sustainable Agriculture

A Celebration of 50th Year: Empowered to Lead and Innovate!

AsiaDHRRA, with its partner DHRRAs, farmer organizations, development partners, and donors, celebrated its 50th Anniversary, recalling its milestone, priorities on family farming, farmers forum, and new programming cycle in 2025, in Ha Noi, Vietnam, on 22 to 25 December 2024. The first day of celebration reflected on recognizing the founding leaders (including posthumously) who sustained […]

Discussion on government financial grants supporting cooperative businesses

The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) team and their cooperative beneficiaries participated in a briefing on the Kadiwa Financial Grant Assistance Program conducted by the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA) on 15 November 2024.  The meeting revolved around the possibility of providing grants from the DA to support RUML’s cooperative beneficiaries, including shared insights from Yello […]

Conclusion of the third batch of workshops on policy advocacy and constructive engagement to end child labor

AsiaDHRRA, in coordination with its project partner organizations, has concluded the third batch of Training of Trainers on Capacity Development, Policy Advocacy, and Constructive Engagement on 30 September – 2 October 2024 in Mabini, Davao de Oro.  The workshop is part of the RISE-UP Project under the initiative Harnessing CSO Capacities in Eliminating Child Labor […]

First batch of workshop on policy advocacy and constructive engagement to end child labor

AsiaDHRRA concluded the first batch of “Training of Trainers on Capacity Development on Policy Advocacy and Constructive Engagement” on 11-13 September 2024 in Cotabato City, supporting its initiative to eliminate child labor in agriculture, the RISE-UP Project.  The workshop was participated by rural people’s organizations (RPOs), Fagayugoy de Melitedted Libun deb Kuya (FAMELIK), and indigenous […]

Regional Workshop in Promoting Agroecology and Territorial Rural Development

AsiaDHRRA and Bina Desa jointly organized a regional workshop on “Promoting Agroecology (AE) Transition and Territorial Approach in Rural Development (TRD) in the ASEAN Region” on 27-28 August 2024 at Surabaya, Indonesia.  The gathering was participated by partner DHRRAs and Farmers’ Organizations (FOs) in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and project […]

Empowering youth in agriculture in building sustainable food systems in Asia-Pacific

The first Asia-Pacific Young Farmers and Agrilympics (YFCA):  Empowering Young Farmers in Cooperatives and Organizations: Building Sustainable Food Systems will happen on 12-16 August 2024 at Los Baños Laguna, Philippines. The week-long activities are organized by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), the International Cooperative Alliance- Asia Pacific, and the Pacific Farmers […]

AsiaDHRRA’s contribution on empowering women, youth and local communities in Responsible Agricultural Investment in the ASEAN

AsiaDHRRA’s Program Manager, Mr. Affan Firmansyah, participated in the 2nd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) event on 23-26 July 2024 in the Sthal Ubud Hotel, Indonesia. Mr. Firmansyah presented AsiaDHRRA’s contribution to empowering inclusion and strategies for women, youth, Indigenous people, and local and marginalized groups and communities in the Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (FAF) Sectors. […]

Partnerships advocating and documenting successful family farming programs in select ASEAN countries

AsiaDHRRA is conducting a series of round table consultations with its partner DHRRAs and farmer organizations in the network to assess the status of United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) implementation in the countries.   Earlier, AsiaDHRRA has worked jointly with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and […]

Celebrating 40th anniversary through partnerships and Agroecology advocacy

The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) celebrated its 40th anniversary by organizing a Tree Planting activity with the Center for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development – Pilipinas (CARRD), Tuy Natural Farming Association, supported by the Tuy Municipal Police and AsiaDHRRA.  The significant event was held at Sitio Maligtong, […]

CSO meeting in preparation of forest resources management in Lao PDR

AsiaDHRRA’s partner organization, Lao Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (Lao DHRRA), participated in a meeting on forest resources management organized by the Lao Civil Society Organization Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (Lao CSO FLEGT) on 2-3 July 2024 at Vientiane Plaza Hotel, Lao PDR.  The event was a preparatory […]

SalassaExpo 2024, a people’s festival advocating climate change and natural farming for a more dignified life

Komunitas Swabina Pedesaan Salassae (KSPS), AsiaDHRRA’s partner farmers’ organization (FO), will organize SalassaExpo 2024, a People’s Festival at the People’s Market in Salassae Village, Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia on 25-27 June 2024.  The event will serve as a venue for the people of Bulukumba Regency to share knowledge through a series of activities relating […]

National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN, Vietnam

The Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD) in coordination with VietDHRRA and ASSET Project, recently organized the National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN on 7 June 2024, at Hanoi Hotel Club, Hanoi, Vietnam, and Zoom conference. The gathering was an integral part of a series of […]

National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN, the Philippines

The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA), in collaboration with AsiaDHRRA, organized a National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN on 30 April 2024.  The assembly served as a platform to discuss relevant ASEAN frameworks and national agroecological policies and programs from stakeholders representing family farmers organizations, civil […]

National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN, Thailand

The Thailand Partnership for the Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas (ThaiDHRRA) in collaboration with AsiaDHRRA, organized the National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN on 26 April 2024 at Baan Suan Sum Saeng, Tha Khon Yang, Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham Province.  The gathering was participated by various stakeholders from Thai […]

Training on Enumerators for RISE-UP Project

AsiaDHRRA, with its partner consortium, conducted a training on enumerators of the RISE-UP Project on 18-20 April 2024 at Tagum City, Davao del Norte. The workshop was led by PhilDHRRA, implemented face-to-face, and utilized various approaches such as learning exercises, lectures, and other training instruments. It was the 1st community level training to generate community […]

Project launch against child labor in agriculture sector in the Philippines

AsiaDHRRA, in collaboration with the Community Organizers Multiversity – CO Multiversity, Kaanib Foundation, Inc., and Phildhrra-Mindanao, launched the RISE-UP (Resilience Inclusion Sustainability Empowerment Unity Progress) project on 17 April 2024 at Barangay Mankila, Tagum City, Davao del Norte.  The event was attended by farmers’ organisations from Bukidnon and Maguindano (young youth, rural women, farmers), local […]

National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN, Cambodia

The Cambodian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (CamboDHRRA) organized the National Consultation to promote Agroecology in the context of ASEAN on 8 April 2024, in Phnom Peng Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.  The workshop was in coordination with CamboDHRRA’s various stakeholders, namely, the Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty […]

The VIII Global Conference Family Farming: Sustainability of our Planet

AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary General, Ms Marlene Ramirez, participated in World Rural Forum’s (WRF) 8th Global Conference Family Farming: Sustainability of our Planet, held at Europa Palace, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, on 19-21 March 2024.  Ms Ramirez spoke at a special event on the Economic Sustainability of Family Farming, Value Chains, and Associativism and shared the experience of Matulatula Agrarian […]

RUML forging partnerships on digital innovation platforms

RUML met with Mastercard and Deliver-E to forge partnerships on digital innovation platforms.  Supported by the USAID, the platform will streamline information sharing among rural farmers’ produce and facilitate access to urban markets.  The design involves platform delivery by Mastercard for RUML, while Deliver-E focuses on seamless logistical operations or delivery from farm to market. […]

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 responding to impact of climate- with farmers and fisherfolks

The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) team recently organized an orientation with the Mansalay Farmers and Fisherfolks Development Cooperative (MAFFDECO) to discuss the challenges of climate change.    MAFFDECO is a farmers’ organization (FO) from Mansalay, Mindoro Oriental, engaged in farming and fishing, with 3,385 members predominantly women and nearly 30% youth.   Presently, the FO is […]

AsiaDHRRA’s landmark initiative on digital agriculture in partnership with the DHRRA and Cambodian Government

AsiaDHRRA and CamboDHRRA organized a dinner meeting with H.E. Dr. Chivoan Sao, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development of Cambodia, on 26 February 2024.  The Ministry pilots a landmark initiative to develop 50 model villages in 25 provinces in Cambodia, with two per province to follow a set of criteria that includes […]

The 11th APFSD and sustaining productive relationship pushing agroecology and family farming agenda

Secretary Generals AsiaDHRRA’s Marlene Ramirez and Asian Farmers’ Association’s (AFA) Esther Petunia attended and participated at the 11th Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) organized by UNESCAP in Bangkok, Thailand, on 20-23 February 2024. The event was also an opportune time for a courtesy visit to meet the newly designated family farming (UNDFF) and agroecology […]

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 […]

Operational Planning to Eliminate Child Labor in the Philippine agriculture

AsiaDHRRA organized operational planning for its latest project on “Harnessing CSO Capacities for Eliminating Child Labor (ECL) Action through Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Agri-entrepreneurship” on January 19-20 and 22, 2024.  The program seeks to catalyze a multi-stakeholder partnership mechanism to establish rural youth organizations at a local level, create livelihood opportunities, support agri-enterprises for affected families […]

A panel discussion on Sustaining Agriculture through Collaborative Partnerships

AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Florante Villas, participated in a panel discussion on Sustaining Agriculture through Collaborative Partnership organized by the Philippines Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (PPSA) during the key partners’ meeting at Makati Diamond Residences, Makati, on 5 December 2023. The discussion generated insights to shape policies, inspire initiatives, and nurture collective efforts beyond […]

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, […]

AsiaDHRRA’s participation at the The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Rights of Women and Children (ACWC)

The ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) organized the 2nd Regional Consultation Workshop on the Development of the ASEAN Declaration on the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labour in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29-30 November 2023.  The gathering was hosted by Thailand’s Children’s Rights and represented by […]

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 […]

Handcrafted products from farmers and fisherfolks – an RUML holiday season’s theme

The Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA) attended a two-day bazaar at the Ateneo De Manila University (Katipunan Campus) on November 13-14, 2023, organized by the Office for Social Concern and Involvement (OSCI) – Ateneo de Manila University. The event featured a pleasant array of handcrafted products by rural farmers and fisherfolks across the […]

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 […]

Regional Initiatives in support of Agroecology – TARASA23

Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General, moderated a session on Learning from Regional Initiatives in support of Agroecology (AE) and delivered the presentation’s main lessons learned and takeaway messages on 25 October 2023 at Siem Reap, Cambodia.  The session was participated by the ASEAN Climate Resilient Network, The One Million Voices initiatives of AE & the […]

Nutri-package for a positive impact – an RUML commitment

AgriCOOPh Federation continues its deliveries of essential commodities to the Marikina School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP), reaching 6,071 students receiving nutrient-rich food packages in 17 schools. The program runs for 24 weeks and is in collaboration with CamSur MPC and the local government of Marikina. AgriCOOPh is a consortium member of the USAID – US Agency […]

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 […]

Production expansion and community hub for multi-purpose cooperative and indigenous farmer’s group – An inclusive RUML initiative

The Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) and the Partnership for the Developmental Assistance in the Philippines (PDAP) hosted a meeting with Care Filipinos Multi-Purpose Cooperative (MPC) and Pamana Matarek Inc. on 10 October 2023.  The meeting collectively identified priorities for establishing a lemongrass nursery to expand production to address the increasing demand for juice, oil, capsules, […]

Monitoring and Evaluation of the RAI Learning Programme

CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA currently organize a focus group discussion (FGD) and key informant interviews (KII) surveys with the trainees and stakeholders of the Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) Learning Program conducted in 2022. The RAI Training has provided the trainees with the knowledge and developed skills to support women and youth better to voice their […]

Accelerated partnerships with the national government for food security and youth empowerment

AgriCOOPh won a bid from DepEd Marikina City on the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in collaboration with Cam Sur Multi-Purpose Cooperative on 15 September 2023. This success was followed by the inaugural delivery of nutribuns, iron-fortified rice, fresh eggs, corn, banana, and sweet potatoes on 25 September 2023 for Marikina SBFP across 17 schools, reaching […]

Rural-Urban Market Link updates on partner collaborations

Mr. Ryan Washburn, Mission Director, Mr. Jeffrey Goebel, Director for Economic Development and Governance, and Mr. Jay De Quiroz, Economic Development Specialist of the USAID, visited the GlowCorp office in Cabuyao, Laguna, for a project meeting with the Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML) team on 28 September 2023. The discussion highlighted the latest project accomplishment with […]

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 […]

Regional collaboration and partnership on Agri Food and Advisory Councils

AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, joined the annual Southeast Asia Agri-Food Roundtable organized by Thai Wah, Temasek, and Rethink Events.  With the theme “Catalysing a Greener Tomorrow,” the event served as a platform for 130+ thought leaders, innovators, and collaborators, to build transformational pathways across different parts of the agri-food value chain in Asia. Furthermore, […]

IFAD’s SIS mission with Calamansi Farmers’ Organization in Oriental, Mindoro

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), AgriCord, and AsiaDHRRA conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interviews (KII) on 19-20 May 2023 with Matulatula Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative (MARCCO), an AsiaDHRRA partner farmers’ organization (FO) located in Matulatula, Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. IFAD’s representative Ms. Digna Orduña Manzanilla conducted a series of […]

FO-RI: A deep-dive assessment of Agro-ecological practices at the village level

Việt DHRRA coordinated with the Co Noi local officials and farmers to assess Agroecological models in the commune on 8-9 April 2023. The visit is part of the research process in understanding their existing framework, its advantages and disadvantages, the results, achievements, and impacts on local livelihood and the ecosystem. The analysis will be the […]

A forum advancing agroecology transitions through increased partnership development and cooperation

AsiaDHRRA participated in a side event on “Harnessing agroecology through partnerships to transform food systems” organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Centre for International Cooperation and Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD) on 29 March 2023 in […]

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 […]

Sustaining the gains of COMFAS thru expansion and value-addition

6-7 February 2023 – AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, visited the Coalition of Municipal Fishers Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) to review and understand the group’s business operations and provide coaching in their conduct of monitoring and evaluation.  Mr. Belangel learned about the group’s financial and functional capacities and planned business in light […]

Setting up the groundwork on Agroecology, a FO-RI initiative

9 January 2023 – AsiaDHRRA started 2023 on inspiring ground with a discussion on and started the case documentation work for the “Farmer Organizations’ Leading Research and Innovation (FO-RI) on Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems.”   The FORI program aims to document and popularize good practices on agroecology among small-scale Farmer’s Organizations (FOs) towards greater recognition […]

AsiaDHRRA convened Sub-regional meetings with DHRRA member partners in the region

The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized three sub-regional cluster meetings of its DHRRA members from the sub-region Mekong (Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam), Southeast (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines), and Northeast (Korea, Taiwan) on 14, 15, and 17 November 2022, respectively, via zoom.   The objectives of the series of […]

RAI Learning Program on Empowering Women and Youth conducted in Cambodia, Lao-PDR, and the Philippines

AsiaDHRRA’s member and partner DHRRAs in the region, namely, CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA, organized the Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) Learning Program on Empowering Women and Youth in their respective countries on 4-15 October 2022.  The activities are follow-ups from the Learning Program Dry Run organized by AsiaDHRRA capacitating Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from Cambodia, Lao […]

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 […]

AsiaDHRRA meet with partners on FAO-SEARCA Project for the Provision of a Series of Activities in the Framework of the UN Decade of Family Farming

2 September 2022 – The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) joined the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for a brief meeting on country case studies update for Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, […]

AsiaDHRRA participated in the 11th ASEAN-PPPF of the SOMRDPE in Vietnam

30 August 2022 – The 11th ASEAN Public-Private-People Peoples Forum (11th PPPF) of the Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE) held today in Daewo Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam, was chaired by Mr. Hue of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam and co-chaired by […]

AsiaDHRRA co-hosts the ASEAN Inter-Sectoral Dialogue on Rural Development Master Plan

AsiaDHRRA and the ASEAN Secretariat co-hosted the Inter-Sectoral Dialogue on ASEAN Master Plan on Rural Development on 11 August 2022. The meeting aimed better to understand the Rural Development Master Plan (RDMP) and generate support and participation toward its implementation. It also gathered inputs and comments on thematic issues that require consideration and reflection and […]

AsiaDHRRA organized a forum on Digital Agriculture

AsiaDHRRA organized a virtual Regional Forum on “Rural Transformation: Harnessing Digital Agriculture towards Strengthening Small-farmers’ Resilience” on 9 August 2022. It was actively participated by 57 delegates from AsiaDHRRA partner Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and Rural Peoples’ Organizations (RPO) in Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam; and […]

AsiaDHRRA joins the ASEAN Leadership Forum on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (RDPE)

Siem Reap, Cambodia, 7 – 8 July 2022–The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) participated in the ASEAN Leadership Forum on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (RDPE) held in Sokhalay Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap, Cambodia, on 7-9 July 2022.  AsiaDHRRA was represented by its Secretary General, Ms. Marlene Ramriez, […]

AsiaDHRRA presents CSOs’ initiative on Promoting Responsible Investment in Agriculture

9 June 2022 —  Ms. Mags Catindig, AsiaDHRRA’s Assistant Secretary General presented the network’s advocacy and capacity-building initiatives on youth and women’s access to Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) during the Regional Forum on implementing ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture, and Forestry (ASEAN-RAI): Advancing Responsible Investments to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), […]

AgriCord launches Farmers Organization-led research initiative

2 June 2022 -The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) participated in launching Farmer-Led Research Innovation on Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems (FO-RI) on 2 June 2022 online. The event was organized by AgriCord. It was attended by Agricord’s member-agri-agencies and farmers’ organizations supported by Asia, the Caribbean, Latin […]

AsiaDHRRA organizes first thematic learning session on Rural Youth

AsiaDHRRA organizes its first Thematic Learning Session focusing on Rural Youth, with the theme “Youth as Frontrunners for Sustainable Rural Development”, on 27 May 2022 via Zoom online. Implementing the new AsiaDHRRA Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021 – 2025 is anchored on cross-cutting concerns as fundamental building blocks of the network’s programs and projects at different levels. […]

AsiaDHRRA participates in the ASEAN 18th SOC-COM Conference

AsiaDHRRA, with priorities on deliverables of the ASEAN Rural Development Master Plan (RDMP), participates in the eighteenth Coordinating Conference on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (18th SOC-COM) with the theme “Promoting and Implementing the Care Economy in ASEAN”, on 27 May 2022, via online. The ASEAN Secretariat organised the 18th Coordinating Conference on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural […]

AsiaDHRRA participates in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General Ms. Marlene Ramirez participating in Side Event 18 – Strategies to address child labour in artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, of the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour. The 5th Global Conference convened with only three years left to achieve the goal of the elimination of all child labour by 2025, […]

Inception Workshop on Youth Capacity Development towards Decent Employment Opportunity for Sustainable Agriculture

19 April 2022, via Zoom – The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) jointly organized a project inception workshop on Child and Youth Labour in Agriculture. The event was joined by 32 representatives from the local government units […]

AsiaDHRRA organizes Digital Village Initiative inception workshop

15 march 2022 via Zoom – The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) Output 2 Inception Workshop. The event was joined by 31 participants, with representation from management/operation of four (4) implementing country DHRRA partners, namely: Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam, six National […]

AsiaDHRRA joins in the 36th APRC consultation in the Philippines

22 February 2022 – AsiaDHRRA joins the 36th Asia and the Pacific Regional Conference (APRC) Country Consultation in the Philippines, as one of the reactors during the panel discussion. The 36th APRC will be conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 to 11 March 2022 which will tackle the priorities for FAO in the region under […]

AsiaDHRRA’s work in ASEAN magazine

We are delighted to share The ASEAN magazine’s latest issue on rural development, spotlighting the importance of pursuing transformative rural development to ensure the region’s economic, social, and environmental viability. AsiaDHRRA’s contribution is featured in the Inside View Section. Preceeded by articles from ASEC and member state expounding on the importance of rural development and […]

AsiaDHRRA meets with the new head of ASEAN Poverty Eradication and Gender Division

15 February 2022 – AsiaDHRRA program management team meets with Dr. Chusana Han, the new Assistant Director of the Poverty Eradication and Gender Division at the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department (ASCC Department), on 15 February 2022 via Zoom. The meeting evolved around the cooperation of AsiaDHRRA and PEGD from the previous years and how it could further […]

LaoDHRRA participates in VGGT, ASEAN RAI, CFS RAI workshop

15 February 2022 via online – LaoDHRRA participated in the Virtual South-South Exchange: “Lesson learned and experiences sharing workshop of the three provinces on awareness raising and the use of the VGGT, ASEAN RAI and CFS-RAI in the land and forest sectors”, conducted on February 2022 via Zoom. The event was organized jointly by the Food […]

AsiaDHRRA joins the Force For Good kickoff of JP Morgan

14 February 2022 (via online) – AsiaDHRRA joins the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Force for Good team during the program kickoff held online on 14 February 2022. The Force for Good builds on the earlier collaboration of AsiaDHRRA with JPMC  in the Code for Good program which aims to find digital solutions and/or applications that […]

AsiaDHRRA meets with FAO-RAP to discuss Gender Mainstreaming agenda

9 February 2022 (via online) – AsiaDHRRA meets with FAO-RAP to discuss further cooperation and initiatives building on to the progress of “ASEAN scoping study for gender mainstreaming in rural development and poverty eradication”, an initiative  between AsiaDHRRA and FAO that is currently being embedded in the Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) project. AsiaDHRRA opened the […]

AsiaDHRRA, PhilDHRRA co-organize rural development master plan consultation in Ph

AsiaDHRRA together with its country partner, Philippine Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA), co-organized the National Consultation on Rural Development Master Plan in the Philippines, on 4 February 2022, via Zoom. The national consultation aims to enrich the continued development of the draft ASEAN Rural Development Master Plan for regional consultation with other ASEAN Community […]

CamboDHRRA organizes LNA for women and youth in RAI

25 – 26 January 2022 – CamboDHRRA Association/CamboDHRRA in collaboration with AsiaDHRRA, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Fisheries organized a 2-day leaning needs assessment workshop held on 25 to 26 January 2022, at Divit Hotel Kara Divit, Phnom Penh. The workshop on “Empowering women and […]

AsiaDHRRA, FAO kick-off meeting on Child Labour and Youth project

JUST IN! AsiaDHRRA and FAO kick-off meeting on a new LoA, “Empowering Youth through Capacity Training to Increase Decent Employment Opportunities and Reduce Child Labour Risks in Sustainable Agriculture”. This collaboration is building on the results from the regional study “Child Labour in Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains in Asia and its linkages to migration […]

AsiaDHRRA is panel speaker in the regional agrobiodiversity event in ASEA region

14 December 2021 – AsiaDHRRA, represented by Florante Noy Villas, Senior Program Manager, was a panel speaker in the “Mainstreaming Agrobiodiversity for Sustainable Food System in the ASEAN Region”, a regional event organized by Mekong Institute in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Pha Khao Lao (NAFRI). The overall objective of the 2-day (Dec14-15) workshop and […]

AsiaDHRRA joins as panelist in the Regional Consultation Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation

8 December 2021 – AsiaDHRRA joins as panelist in the Regional Consultation Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation during and post COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia, via online. AsiaDHRRA Program Manager, Mr. Noy Villas, is one of the panelists in the discussion “what would be needed to […]

AsiaDHRA conducts RAI TOT module with the course on basics of adult learning

8 December 2021 – AsiaDHRA conducts RAI TOT Module 5 with the course on Basics of Adult Learning, via Zoom. Today’s sessions focus on designing a training module specifically for the RAI TOT re-echo at the national level. The discussion highlightights the areas in designing training progam, as well as the steps in doing training […]

AsiaDHRRA presents in the 6th ASEAN-China-UNDP symposium

7 December 2021 – AsiaDHRRA presents in the 6th ASEAN-China-UNDP Symposium: Reducing Inequality in the Decade of Action to Achieve the SDGs and Recovery from COVID-19 Pandemic, via video conference. AsiaDHRRA Secretary General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, will present in the breakout session on “Minimising Negative Impacts of COVID-19 on Inequality”, alongside Mr. Subhendu PRATIHARI, Regional […]

AsiaDHRRA commences the week with capacity building training

6 December 2021 – AsiaDHRRA commences the week with the last module of the regional trainers training on Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI), via Zoom. The Basic Capacity Development module will provide the participants knowledge and practical skills in designing and implementing their RAI Re-echo session. It will run on 6, 8, and 10 December 2021, […]

Regional RAI training concludes policy advocacy through constructive engagement session

2 December 2021 – Participants shared their understanding of Policy Advocacy through a collage, in the last session of RAI TOT Module 4 on Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement, on 2 December, via Zoom. The concluding session was lead by Dr. Angelita Gregorio-Medel, which centers on constructive engagement for policy advocacy in advancing RAI at […]

AsiaDHRRA opens the week with third session on policy advocacy and constructive engagement

29 November 2021 – Third of four synchronous sessions of Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) Regional Training of Trainers (TOT), Module 4 with focus on Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement, online via Zoom. This afternoon’s session underline the differences of Policy Agenda to Policy Advocacy, and, Public Participation and Citizen Engagement to Constructive Engagement, with the […]

AsiaDHRRA presents in the technical consultation on the ASEAN Masterplan on Rural Development

25 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA presents in the Technical Consultation on the Development of the ASEAN Masterplan on Rural Development, via online. The development of an ASEAN Master Plan on Rural Development is being proposed to provide a cohesive guiding framework for ASEAN’s rural development and poverty eradication agenda, one that contributes to and is […]

Ngudi Mulyo presents in the WRF Global Conference for Family Farming

24 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA member farmer organization, Ngudi Mulyo from Indonesia (supported by Yayasan Bina Desa) presents on the second day of the WRF Global Conference: Family Farming at the core of Sustainable Food Systems, Panel 2 “Promoting inclusive value chains and access to markets for family farmers”, on 24 November 2021. Ms. Dyah […]

AsiaDHRRA facilitates 2nd day of WRF Global Conference

24 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA Secretary General, Ms. Marlene Destreza Ramirez facilitates the WRF Global Conference: Family Farming at the core of Sustainable Food Systems, Panel 2 “Promoting inclusive value chains and access to markets for family farmers”, on 24 November 2021. The Global Conference is high-level platform to enhance the relevance of Family Farming […]

AsiaDHRRA reports to the 18th SOMRDPE open session

AsiaDHRRA Secretary General, Marlene Ramirez, reported to the open session of the 18th Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE). Annually, AsiaDHRRA is invited to share the highlights of its work on RDPE and propose priority agenda in the context of its partnership agreement. This year, Marlene highlighted the completion of its […]

AsiaDHRRA opens the week with a session on Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement

AsiaDHRRA opens the week with the first segment of RAI TOT Module 4: Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement, via Zoom. In this segment, participants are expected to: (a) Gain a shared understanding about public policy, policy making, and their link to development, politics and governance; (b) Identify relevant country level policy issues from the RAI […]

AsiaDHRRA joins the ASEAN Conference on Policy and Governance for Climate-Smart Land Use

AsiaDHRRA joins the ASEAN Conference on Policy and Governance for Climate-Smart Land Use on 16-18 November 2021. AsiaDHRRA hosted the Session on Territorial Development Approach to Climate-Smart Land Use. The general objective of the session is to increase awareness and knowledge on governance frameworks and models for climate-smart land use. Marlene Destreza Ramirez (Secretary General) […]

AsiaDHRRA trains on Strategic Positioning

12 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA concludes the Responsible Agricultural Investment Regional Training of Trainers (RAI – TOT) Module 3: Introduction to Collective Economic Forms and Strategies to Build Farmers Market Bargaining Power (Part 3), in a session on Strategic Positioning. The last session aims to see a tool leading to market empowerment that can be used […]

AsiaDHRRA, FAO kick-off RAI youth & gender initiative

11 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) Team, FAO RAI focals, and National Coordinators of  CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA kickoff meeting with youth and gender subject matter experts, via Zoom. For the first phase of the project, the SMEs shall input to the mapping results of the key youth organizations and women’s organizations […]

AsiaDHRRA speaks during the regional virtual workshop on Agroecological and Safe Food Systems

9 November 2021 via online- AsiaDHRRA speaks during the regional virtual workshop on Agroecological and Safe Food Systems transition for green, resilient and inclusive recovery in the ASEAN Region, organized through the ASSET project by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

AsiaDHRRA opens RAI regional training on Collective Economic Forms

8 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA kicks-off the 3rd module of Responsible Agricultural Investment Regional Training of Trainers (RAI – TOT), the 3rd of 5 modules focuses on the Introduction to Collective Economic Forms and Strategies to Build Farmers Market Bargaining Power, it is facilitated by AsiaDHRRA Program Manager/ Subject Matter Expert, Mr. Florante Villas. Specifically, the […]

AsiaDHRRA opens regional Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) training

AsiaDHRRA in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations opened the second module of the Regional Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) Training of Trainers (TOT) on Collective Economic Forms in Agriculture and Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement. Module 2 is focused on the CFS-RAI and AGRAI: History, Relevance, Challenges, and detailed discussion of […]

AsiaDHRRA commences its first ever virtual regional training

18 October 2021 – AsiaDHRRA in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United nations launched the first ever online Regional Training of Trainers on Collective Economic Forms in Agriculture and Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement. The online training will run for 2-months with synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Thirty-one (31) participants from […]

UN’s FAO strengthens partnership with leading civil society organization in Asia-Pacific to achieve food security, improved livelihoods and sustainable transformation of agriculture

23/09/2020 Bangkok/Quezon City – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today formalized its partnership with one of Asia’s leading civil society organizations working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote transformative, sustainable agriculture. The CSO, Asian Partnership for the Development of Human […]

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 […]

Fast-tracking the SDGs: Driving Asia-Pacific transformations

“Fast-tracking the SDGs: Driving Asia-Pacific transformations is the theme report of the Asia-Pacific SDG partnership for 2020 (with technical updates to country classification). Reflecting on the theme of the 7th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, it informs regional and global dialogue on sustainable development as well as national and regional implementation of the 2030 Agenda […]

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 […]

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. […]

FAO and AsiaDHRRA support the rollout of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Quezon City – FAO and AsiaDHRRA support the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to increase awareness and accelerate action towards win-win investment in agriculture and food systems. This is being done by supporting the implementation of the ASEAN Guidelines to Promote Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, which were adopted by the ASEAN Ministers […]

AsiaDHRRA participates in the Regional Workshop on ASEAN Economic Integration in Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand – AsiaDHRRA participates in the Regional Workshop cum Roundtable Discussion on ASEAN Economic Integration back-to-back with 2nd Regional Project Steering Committee (RPSC) Meeting in Novotel Platinum Hotel, Bangkok on 28-30 November 2019.  The project, “Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region: Responding to Food Security and Inclusiveness Concerns (ATMI-ASEAN)” is funded by IFAD and implemented […]

AsiaDHRRA co-organizes KLMPE 2019

Bahay ng Alumni, Quezon City – Representatives of family farming organizations, civil society groups, academic and research institution, government agencies, and, international development organizations gathered for the annual Knowledge Learning Market & Policy Engagement (KLMPE) 2019 which marks the commencement of UNDFF 2019-2018 celebration in the country, with focus on: ” Strengthening the Role of […]

Local and National Farmers’ Organizations in Indonesia Exchange Experiences, Technologies, and, Learning

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – AsiaDHRRA and Bina Desa, together with CSA and Agriterra, organized a three-day farmers’ organizations (FOs) and partners exchange forum, with the theme: “Building Synergy and Cooperation among Partner FOs and Their Supporting Agri-Agencies in the Development and Growth of FOs.” The forum and synergy was held last 22-24 May 2016 at Sheraton […]

AsiaDHRRA Continues its Support to IYFF+10 Campaign

Quezon City, Philippines – Following the success of last year’s national celebration of International Year of Family Farming Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (IYFF KLMPE), the national Technical Working Group on IYFF—composed of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the International Fund for Agriculture and Organization (IFAD),  AsiaDHRRA, PhilDHRRA, […]

AsiaDHRRA kicks off 2015 International Year of Soils with ISFM Training

28 January 2015, Ormoc City, Philippines — In celebration of the 2015 International Year of Soils, AsiaDHRRA conducted a training-workshop on Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) from 26th-28th January 2015. Participants were volunteer farmer agri-technicians from the farmers’ organizations being supported by the Post-Yolanda Fund for Local Initiatives.

AsiaDHRRA organizes MTCP 2’s learning exchange forum on seeds

8 December 2014, Quezon City, Philippines – AsiaDHRRA organized a forum, entitled: “Harvesting Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities on Seeds in Asia and the Pacific: A Learning Exchange Forum” on 5-7 December 2014 at Brentwood Suits, Quezon City, Philippines.   It was participated by FO representatives from South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands who belong to […]

Asiadhrra to co-sponsor side event on sustainable, equitable and viable food systems at the CFS 40 Side Event in Rome

Asiadhrra together with other civil society groups is co-sponsoring a side event entitled “Sustainable, equitable and viable food systems: Civil Society Messages for the International Year of Family Farming and Beyond” on Wednesday 9th October, 14.00 – 15.00 at  the FAO Austria Room during the Official Side Event at CFS 40 in Rome, Italy. The […]

Asiadhrra gearing up for IYFF 2014

At the global level, both the official and CSO processes are rolling for the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) 2014. CSO and Official side events on the IYFF are taking place from Oct 3-11, 2013 in Rome in conjunction with the upcoming 40th Session of the Committee on World Food Security. Asiadhrra will be […]

Asiadhrra in Rio+20

Ms. Marlene Ramirez is currently participating in the Rio+20 taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from June 20-22, 2012. “Rio+20 – the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 – is an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, […]

Smallholder agriculture calls in the ACSC-APF 2012!

The CSO event statement highlights the adverse impact of the “loss of forest and agricultural land to monoculture plantations” to the  biodiversity, food security and human rights in the region and proposes to the ASEAN members states several measures to mitigate these effects. The agriculture and environment CSO stakeholders recommend that ASEAN and/or its member […]

Banned Pesticides found in Chinese Teas

We consume a fair amount of tea here in the office and this newsbit from Greenpeace East Asia had us a bit worried. “A Greenpeace investigation has found pesticides banned for use on tea in the products marketed by some of China’s top tea companies. Some of the firms, which include China Tea, Tenfu Tea […]

Are pesticides killing the bees?

FrankenThursday is back with this bit from Wired.  The cause of the recent bee colony collapse disorder continues to generate heated debates. And this new study will further ratchet up the discussions as everyone tries to figure out the cause and identify solutions to save our friendly pollinators . A controversial new study of honeybee […]

China blocks GE Rice

Interesting news about China pushing out new legislations “restricting research, field trials, production, sale, import and export of genetically engineered grain seeds. The draft stipulates that no organization or person can employ unauthorized GE technology in any major food product in China.” “This is actually a world-first initiative that deals with GE food legislation at […]

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 […]

Developing new food systems to mitigate climate change

From Grain Food is a key driver of climate change. How our food gets produced and how it ends up on our tables accounts for around half of all human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. Chemical fertilizers, heavy machinery and other petroleum-dependant farm technologies contribute significantly. The impact of the food industry as a whole is even […]

Organic veggie farming in shipping containers

Here’s a new twist on urban farming -hydroponics basically. An article in FastCo describes a rising business venture that grows organic vegetables in shipping containers using hydroponic farming technology. Awesome!!! Liotta decided to use recycled shipping containers as “grow pods,” which are outfitted with organic hydroponic nutrient solutions; computer-controlled environmental systems to regulate temperature, humidity, […]

The wonderful Polyface Farm

Ok this is not from Asia but this farm is amazing and we can get some ideas that can be applied to the asian farming context. Polyface Farms is a “grass-farming” operation in Swope, Virginia run by Mr. Joel Salatin and his family and a bunch of staff and interns. It has become the “mecca of […]

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 […]

GM Crops and the future of food and farming

FrankenThursday wants you to study more about GM issues and this journal we got at Eldis is just perfect 🙂 to arm you with insights and facts about the interplay of GM on the issues of food and farming. A good read most def. Download the PDF here…. Articles included: Diversity in international biosafety regulation: […]

Improving the governance of the global food system to address structural hunger

HungerWednesday shares this interesting viewpoint on the issue of global hunger from Eldis Agriculture and Food Security News If, however, we look back over the past two decades, we can observe that except for the current downturn, hunger has been on the increase. Between the early 1990s and 2007, we had periods in which food […]

Farmers and Seed Producers to challenge Monsanto anew

Stumbled upon this newsbit in time for FrankenThursday at the Cornucopia Institute. Seems like american organic farmers and seed producers have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto to “prohibit  the biotechnology giant from suing organic farmers and seed growers if innocently contaminated by roundup ready genes.” NEW York: On behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses […]

Honey bee collapse threatens global food security

An interesting newsbit from The Telegraph about how the massive kill-off of these pollinators may severely impact the already critical levels of global food supply…. Almost a third of global farm output depends on animal pollination, largely by honey bees……  The bee crisis has been treated as a niche concern until now, but as the […]

GMO Canolas found growing in the wild in the US

FrankenThursday brings this worrying article from NPR which says that “A survey of North Dakota has turned up hundreds of genetically modified canola plants growing along roads across the state.” Aint that scary? Apart from safety, health and ecological concerns this has legal ramifications as well, as GMO purveyors like Monsanto has  been known to […]

SRD launches e-newsletter

The Centre for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD)is proud to announce the launching of their first bi-annual e-newsletter in 2010 containing recent events, news and stories about their projects and activities. Click here to read the newsletter… Or better yet pay their website a visit here…

Eco-Friendly Farming Practices to Fight Hunger in Bolivia

Here’s an interesting article we picked up over at IPS. Franz Chávez interviews Bolivian expert in natural resource management WILFREDO QUIROZ Wilfredo Quiroz / Credit:Franz Chávez/IPS LA PAZ, Apr 3 , 2010 (IPS) – The gradual loss of traditional farming practices that preserve the land has pushed into extreme poverty small farmers in Bolivia who […]

Rewarding poor rural people for nurturing the land

Here’s an interesting approach taken by IFAD in facilitating environmental protection. Poor rural people manage vast areas of land and forest. They have the potential to be important players in protecting natural resources and providing important environmental services. An IFAD-supported project has helped build momentum and public interest in rewards for environmental services and has […]

Cheap food causes hunger

HungerWednesday shares this interesting article from Resurgence about how  the globalization of the food market has made food cheap but ironically has also caused hunger. Chanced upon this in our Facebook as shared by FB friend Imam Cahyono. Cheap food causes hunger. On its face, the statement makes no sense. If food is cheaper it’s […]

Another rice crisis in the offing?

HungerWednesday shares this disturbing news at Asia Sentinel we picked up from Manuel Quezon’s FB updates about the yet another rice crisis looming just up ahead. “This year, I will not have enough rice to eat for the whole year,” says Kong Chanthorn, a rice farmer in Srayov Kharng Tbong village in Cambodia’s Kompong Thom […]

Latest IYFF Brochure

WRF has released the latest brochure of the Campaign for an International Year of Family Farming. Click to download

Enduring Farms: Climate Change, Smallholders and Traditional Farming Communities

Thanks again to our friend Jose Osaba for sharing this interesting book from TWN. “THE world is now facing a new era of climate change and the impacts of climate change are already being felt everywhere, particularly in the developing countries and small islands. The local knowledge systems and agricultural practices and techniques adopted by […]

High Quality Products at Higher Prices: The Experience of TWADA

High Quality Products at Higher Prices: the Experience of TWADA which was presented by Dr. Wen Chi Hwang, General Secretary of the said organization during the 3rd LSFM RTW, explained about the experience of marketing based on product strength, quality, and competitive advantage. She narrated the history of TWADA as already having started with not […]

Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small Farmers

Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small Farmers was presented by Mr. Jing Pacturan, Executive Director Philippines Development Assistance Program during the 3rd LSFM RTW. He started the session with a competitive game which simulated the dynamics of market in the real world. Based on the experience of the game, he drew the participants’ insights about entrepreneurship, […]

Experiences of Small Cassava Farmers in Bukidnon

Experiences of Small Cassava Farmers in Bukidnon, a presentation by Ms. Agnes Bolaños, Executive Director, Agri-Aqua Coalition for Development- Mindanao during the 3rd LSFM RTW, related about the case of Balugo farmers’ Multi-purpose Cooperative in supplying cassava chips and by-products to San Miguel Corporation, one of the biggest food and beverage processing company in the […]

Chickens in the city

Well,  hens actually. Roosters are not welcome because of their crowing and they don’t lay eggs and don’t have good meat hehe. Farmfriday brings this interesting article from MSNBC about raising chickens in the city. While this may seem novel in modern western cities, this may not be so in most asian cities. Still its an […]

Farms on the rooftops

Here’s an interesting bit we stumbled upon on MSNBC about urban farming in New York City, USA. As the worldwide trend towards urbanization continues to roll on, the prospects of urban farming becomes more and more evident, if not, a practical necessity.  I like this quote from the rooftop farmer “Food comes from not only […]

Our Food, Our Future

A good read we stumbled upon. HungerWednesday thinks this is good to reflect on… This is the award-winning article John Robbins originally wrote for the best-selling 2001 book Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century. It’s the year 2030. A meal is served. It was quick to prepare, just a few seconds in […]

Want some cow poop for your house?

Okay, i kid you not, now you can actually construct your house using cow dung bricks!  FarmFriday brings this cool technology developed by the cool guys and gals of  EcoFaeBrick, an Indonesian organization set up to tackle the problem of excessive waste in farming areas.

Are you ready for FrankenSugar?

One by one, biotech companies are steadily making GMO versions of our staple foods. We should stop this madness! Ya its FrankenThursday. Eat healthy today ok? From Grain: The looming GM sugar cane invasionOne of the most destructive developments in agriculture over the past two decades has been the boom in soya production in the […]

Farming for 9 Billion People

FarmFriday brings this very interesting article from Green Inc.,  about the new challenges facing farmers as they  struggle to feed an ever-growing global population amidst the specter of climate change.  Its interesting to note also that Deutsche Bank has a “climate change advice division” – kinda neat don’t you think so? read on… How will […]

A significant shift: Women, Food Security and Agriculture in a Global Marketplace

Another good read from ICRW! From the introduction: Rural women produce half of the world’s food and, in developing countries, between 60 percent and 80 percent of food crops.  Women also are more likely than men to spend their income on the well-being of their families, including more nutritious foods, school fees for children and […]

Want some FrankenRice?

Nothings more asian than rice. And when some people mess with it we take serious offence right? FrankenThursday‘s out to frighten you with this evil FrankenRice that is sure to make way down your gut unless you heed Greenpeace call to reject it. NOW! Please sign the petition here!!! The GE rice has been developed […]

Financial crisis makes agricultural focus more urgent

From TWN News service Geneva, 8 May (Kanaga Raja) — The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) should reaffirm the need, not only to increase food production, but to re-orient agro-food systems and the regulations that influence them at national and international levels, towards sustainability and the progressive realization of the right to food. This […]

WHY Advocacy Toolkit

ToolkitSundays shares this useful Advocacy Toolkit from Why.  The toolkit draws from the american experience but us Asians might pick up a nugget or two of new insights and approaches in fighting hunger and poverty upon reading the booklet.Why has a lot of downloadable publications related to poverty advocacy and hunger that you might find […]

Here comes the miniature cows

HungerWednesday brings this rather bewildering agri trend in the US -farmers switching to miniature cows as ontesibly they are cheaper to raise than the fullsize ones. The mini cows are cute alright and they might be cheaper to maintain, but couldnt the farmers keep fewer full size cows instead? Also how can anybody slaughter cows […]

Producing more while spending less

From Philrice comes this interesting story… His is the story of the proverbial “turning setbacks into opportunities”. For half of his life, a man as blessed as Hermie Saclayan, 64, of San Mateo, Isabela is now literally reaping the fruits of the sweat of his brows. During his early years in rice farming, Saclayan learned […]

Food crisis still a reality in SE Asia

By Chee Yoke Heong | Third World Network Features While the current global financial and economic turbulence continues to grab headlines, the food crisis of recent past is still with us. The former should serve as a critical opportunity to address the food problem that would worsen given the multiple challenges to sustainable agriculture and […]

Bringing CSD17 home… for the small producers

Here’s a nicely written and thoughtful article by our very own Ms. Marlene  Ramirez :-), about how the CSD17 process can be made truly relevant to the small producers. This was originally published in Outreach Issues – May 12 Issue. Ms. Marlene is currently participating in the CSD17 in New York. As a development advocate […]

The Sufficiency Principle – there's enough for all

By Hannes Lorenzen, Brussels These days we are being urged not to save money but to consume more in order to save our crisis-ridden economy. Some states even pay us to take our old car off the road and buy a new one. We are supposed to help the banks back into business and save […]

Food Crisis, the Impact of Marginalization of Peasants and Farming

“Farmers, your destiny now: you are overestimated in the noble hope by the law makers, are restricted in the legislation of law, are tricked by big companies and are forced to plant certain variety of plants by the government”. This is exposed by a teacher in a lecture in a state’s university in Jakarta. Is […]

Monsanto farmlands plagued by "superweeds"

In another case of  what the h__ll could go wrong, a herbicide and frankenseed resistant “superweed” is fast gaining  foothold in Monsanto farmlands.  Nature striking back? The gospel of high-tech genetically modified (GM) crops is not sounding quite so sweet in the land of the converted. A new pest, the evil pigweed, is hitting headlines […]

Nitrogen Fixing Tree Start-up Guide

For FarmFriday we have this comprehensive 12-page guide from Agroforestry.net. This introduces nitrogen fixing trees and their products and uses in tropical agroforestry. Extensive charts for species selection are included. Download the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Start-up Guide here… Visit www.agroforestry.net for more info and agroforestry publications

Germany bans cultivation of FrankenCorn

Germany has banned the cultivation of GM corn, claiming that MON 810 is dangerous for the environment. Under the new regulations, the cultivation of MON 810, a GM corn produced by the American biotech giant Monsanto, will be prohibited in Germany, as will the sale of its seed. Aigner told reporters Tuesday she had legitimate […]

IFAD InnoWat: Water retention and harvesting

Its summertime in most of southeast Asia these time around and water worries are becoming once again topics of discussions. Here’s an interesting read from IFAD about one their water projects. Water retention and harvesting Context An estimated 40 per cent of the world population lives in arid and semi-arid areas. Rainfall is limited and […]

1,500 Indian farmers commit mass suicide

This is just so sad… Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today. The agricultural state of Chattisgarh was hit by falling water levels. “The water level has gone down below 250 feet here. It used to be at 40 feet a […]

IFAD’s new Prez calls for agricultural renaissance

Rome, 1 April, 2009 – As leaders of the G20 gather in London to seek shared solutions to the global economic crisis, IFAD’s new President, Kanayo F. Nwanze, called on national governments to accelerate agricultural development. The worldwide financial downturn is threatening to push millions of people into abject poverty, particularly poor rural people in […]

WRF holds seminar on Smallholder Family Farming

The World Rural Forum (WRF) will hold an international seminar on family farming entitled “A Future For Smallholder Family Farming” on 10 March, 2009 in Bilbao, Spain. The Seminar aspires to promote feasible proposals aimed at defending family agriculture in the North and South and at informing about and providing ideas on the fundamental role […]

Dr. Wen-Chi Huang presents Taiwan country paper on Agro-tourism workshop

Dr. Wen-Chi Huang, TaiwanDHRRA President together with Ms. Li-Lan Liao presented the Taiwan Country paper on Agro-tourism Development for Creation of Rural Jobs and Diversified Income in Taiwan during the Workshop on Agro-tourism Development for Creation of Rural Jobs and Diversified Income held on 4-8 Nov 2008 in Bandung, Indonesia. The workshop was organized by […]

Workshop Summary: Ensuring Food Security in ASEAN Community

ASEAN is home to 540 million people . Substantial percentages of land resources in many countries in ASEAN are devoted to agricultural production. Agriculture is still an important source of income and livelihood in many ASEAN countries. Yet , the poorest people in ASEAN, or those who live below $1 or even $2 dollars a […]

Workshop on Ensuring Food Security for the ASEAN Community

You’re all invited to attend this exciting workshop. Free and open to the public! Download the program here. Visit the APF 2008 website for more info

The food processing industry and sustainable development

FarmFriday presents this interesting reading  about “how large food companies and multinationals, and a select group of supermarket chains have expanded enormously and have captured profit making opportunities in developing countries. Their influence is restructuring developing countries’ agricultural systems and processing industries in such a way that many poor and marginalised groups might remain excluded.” […]

40-kg technology for enough, healthy seedlings

For FarmFriday we have this fine tip from PhilRice about planting healthy seedlings.. Sowing the right amount of seeds results in strong and healthy seedlings. Hence, rice experts recommend the use of 40 kg certified seeds of an inbred variety or 20 kg hybrid for one hectare. This 40-kg technology disproves the common belief that […]

Its hybrid rice time in Malaysia

HungerWednesday again! We feature this article from grain about how the popularity of hybrid rice is slowly killing off public breeding in Malaysia. Grain GRAIN visited the Penang research station of the . We wanted to check-in with Malaysia’s rice breeders about the status of hybrid rice in the country. One of Malaysian Agriculture and […]

Another rice crisis in the offing this year

HungerWednesday brings this disturbing forecast of a rice crisis occuring this year because of the worldwide credit crisis. MANILA, Philippines – A drop in oil and fertilizer costs has halved the price of rice — a staple for almost 700 million of Asia’s poorest — but it could jump again this year as farmers struggle […]

World rice prices to go up again says IRRI

Inquirer.Net MANILA, Philippines — World rice prices are likely to rise sharply for the second straight year in 2009 as the global economic slowdown hits farmers and consumers alike, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) warned Friday. The worldwide credit crunch will make it hard for farmers to secure cash to purchase essentials such as […]

Cambodia: investing in land and food for foreigners

HungerWednesday brings this worrisome development in Cambodia. This is probably happening in other third world countries too. Grain Cambodia is a major target of the global landgrabbing surge that began in March this year when the world food crisis was at its peak. High-ranking foreign delegations have regularly been visiting Phnom Penh, looking to strike […]

The Role and Potential of Secondary Crops

HungerWednesday brings this very informative article about how secondary crops can enhance household food security. “Secondary crop-based agribusiness development will contribute to the stabilization of household food security by promoting crop diversification, improving and fulfilling nutritional requirements, absorbing farm labour and generating farm household income. In addition, secondary crops will play a role in maintaining […]

Organic livestock production and marketing

FarmFriday is here again and we showcase this downloadable guideline on organic livestock production — it details the steps necessary to market livestock produce as ‘organic’. The contents of this Primefact include: * Role of livestock in organic farming systems * Livestock nutrition * Shelter * Breeding * Livestock welfare * Livestock health * Marketing […]

10 reasons to buy local food

FarmFriday brings this instructive list by Brenton Johnson of johnsonsbackyardgarden.com. (via http://www.organicconsumers.org) 1. Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community is usually picked within the past day or two. It’s crisp, sweet, and loaded with flavor. Produce flown or trucked in from Florida, Chile, Mexico, or Holland is, quite understandably, much […]

Sustainable agriculture can feed the world

HungerWednesday highlights this interesting article from Ms. Lim Li Ching of TWN about how the widespread practice of sustainable agriculture can practically solve the current global food crisis and at the same time alleviate climate change. The challenges facing agriculture today are immense. Of immediate concern is the global increase in food prices, starkly brought […]

Food revolution thru SRI

Here’s a very interesting article about how SRI is proving to be a viable rice production strategy worldwide. By William J. Broad IHT Many a professor dreams of revolution. But Norman Uphoff, working in a leafy corner of the Cornell University campus, is leading an inconspicuous one centered on solving the global food crisis. The […]

Iraqi farmers ordered to plant mutant seeds

HungerWednesday features this alarming and frightening news about how Iraqi commercial farmers are forced  to use registered terminator seeds (the “protected variety”). Order 81 is part of ghastly Bremer’s 100 orders Order 81 deals specifically with Plant Variety Protection (PVP) because it is designed to protect the commercial interests of corporate seed companies. Its aim […]

The threat of soil pollution to food safety and sustainable agriculture

FarmFriday again and we share this article from FFTC about the looming soil pollution problems in the Asian REgion associated with “contamination of heavy metals in soils due to rapid industrialization, urbanization and intensive agriculture.” TSUKUBA, JAPAN – The Asian economy has been growing fast in recent decades, and environmental stresses are building up rapidly […]

G8 and the food crisis: the real solutions

HungerWednesday features this writeup by Greenpeace we found on Eldis outlining the underlying causes of the food crisis and recommendations for the G8 countries. Millions of people around the world are suffering food shortages, unaffordable food prices and hunger, primarily due to industrial farming, bad harvests related to climate change, unjust terms of trade and […]

Community supported agriculture

FarmFriday brings you this interesting concept of “community-supported agriculture” fromt he LEISA Magazine. In a situation of growing globalisation of food systems, questions are increasingly being raised about the integrity of our food supply, the impact of its production on the environment and animal welfare, and the fairness of trade between consumers and workers along […]

Food versus fuel in the Philippines

HungerWednesday features this interesting article from PANOS that furthers the discussion on the effects of commercial scale biofuel cultivation to food security. 7 March 2008 | Imelda Abano The Philippine government wants farmers to plant crops for biofuels on a vast scale. But could the quest for green energy create food shortages? Growing world energy […]

FOMCA on the price hike in Malaysia

Here’s a research paper – Social Impact of Rising Prices – Mitigating Measures for the Lower Income Group – shared by our good partners in Malaysia – ERA consumer. In brief, FOMCA examines and identifies the impacts of the rising prices of basic commodities in Malaysia and its impact to low income groups and proposes […]

Soaring food prices and the rural poor

IFAD The prices of basic food commodities have increased rapidly over the past three years. The threat to food security in developing countries increases in stride. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that “the rapidly escalating crisis of food availability around the world has reached emergency proportions.” “Responding effectively to the impact of higher food prices must […]

The End of Cheap Rice

Here’s a very informative presentation from CEDAC on the rice crisis in Cambodia. It also presents the need to support small farmers and adoption of “farmers’ innovations such as the Systematic Rice Intensification (SRI) and the MASIPAG rice breeding program” instead of the IRRI’s “second” green revolution nonsense. This powerpoint presentation was prepared by Winfried […]

FFTC conducts workshop on Exploring bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides for safe and sustainable food production

FFTC | February 18 2008 LOS BAÑOS, PHILIPPINES – Excessive and inappropriate use of agrochemicals has undeniably resulted in negative and sometimes irreparable effects on the environment. In an effort to increase crop yield, the once fertile soils have become acidic due to heavy chemical fertilizer application. Degraded soils and groundwater pollution caused by chemical […]

FAO says food shortages a global emergency

From IPS NEW DELHI, Apr 9 (IPS) – Jacques Diouf, director general of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), on Wednesday described spiralling food prices as an “emergency” that demanded concerted global attention. “In the face of food riots around the world like in Africa and Haiti, we really have an emergency,” Diouf […]

A Rice Crisis Is Boiling

I came upon this rather bewildering post in Time Magazine while googling for the current rice crisis. This write-up was datelined Monday, Jul. 02, 1973!!! amazing to know that today’s “rice crisis” has happened before. Rice is life itself in Southeast Asia, and this year there is not enough to go around. Freakishly bad weather […]

Urban Agriculture for Green and Productive Cities

Urban agriculture is the growing of plants and the raising of animals for food and other uses, and related processing and marketing activities, within and around cities and towns. In the past few years, it has received increasing attention from development organizations and national and local authorities in developing countries. With its multiple functions, urban […]

Research confirms frankenfoods cause of allergies

Global Research by Jeffery M. Smith Genetically modified (GM) foods are inherently unsafe, and current safety assessments are not competent to protect us from or even identify most dangers. Overwhelming evidence to support this conclusion is now compiled in the book Genetic Roulette: The documented health risks of genetically engineered foods, which presents an abundance […]

Faults in the Arctic Seed Vault

Grain After months of extraordinary publicity, and with the apparently unanimous support of the international scientific community, the “Global Seed Vault” was officially opened today on an island in Svalbard, Norway. Nestled inside a mountain, the Vault is basically a giant icebox able to hold 4.5 million seed samples in cold storage for humanity’s future […]

REDD: A Threat to Our Rural Sustainable Development

By Ms. Tina Napitupulu Binadesa (or InDHRRA) www.binadesa.or.id Indonesia Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation or REDD is the hot topic in climate change talks. It was first introduced in 2005 and is believed to have a significant role in slowing the global warming process and will be benefiting all parties, developed as well as […]

Farmers’ Field School helps Filipino couple increase farm yield

Couples get old, and so do their children. Soon they will marry, leave the house, and leave their parents in their solitary house. In much the same way, their parents get to appreciate plants, gardening, and everything that is green. Silveria and Danilo Rivero of Isabela City in Basilan are such parents. They spend their […]

World Bank fails small farmers

The central finding of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) report on the Bank’s agricultural programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa between 1991 and 2006 was that the Bank, donors and governments have neglected agriculture. What limited Bank activity there has been has performed “below par”. In the period studied, the Bank channelled $2.8 billion in investment lending […]

How farmers organize

Everywhere in the world, small-scale farmers are collaborating with each other in some way – forming groups, sharing information, working together. Under the right circumstances, farmers’ groups can make a very positive difference to the lives of those working to improve their livelihood options, as well as to the sustainable management of natural resources. The […]

World Bank webcast of the agriculture for development conference

The World Bank, in partnership with the Government of the Philippines, represented by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Economics and Development Authority (NEDA), will hold a conference on “Agriculture for Development: Seizing Opportunities and Managing Risks” on December 7, 2007, from 8am to 12 noon. The event will be held simultaneously in […]

The Cultivation of Organic Nilam

Nilam (Pasgotemi spp) belongs to the family of Labiate. It is an important species in the cosmetic world since its oil is an aromatic substance (fragrant oil, patchouli oil) used in cosmetics. In Indonesia, there are Nilam Aceh (Pagostaman cabilin Benth), Nilam Jawa (P. Heyneaus), and Nilam Kembang (P. Haetensisi Backer) considered as the famous […]

A Review of different Alternatives to Agricultural Trade Globalization

Agricultural trade globalization under the present neo-liberal economic regime has disempowered and alienated farmers and producers from the rest of the commodity chain. Farmers find themselves out of the loop as soon as their produce leaves their farms. They have been reduced to being end-users of agricultural inputs produced by companies and as producers of […]

Emergency or Expediency?: A Study of Emergency Rice Reserve Schemes in Asia

In this era when disasters and calamities have become both more frequent and more intense, maintaining a national food reserve is a practical and forward-looking strategy for governments to adopt in order to ensure food security for the people and as a means to minimize the adverse impacts of unexpected events. Regional food reserves in […]

Green Net: A Trailblazer in Organic Marketing in Southeast Asia

Thailand has traditionally been a major exporter of rice and other major agricultural products such as sugarcane. As much as two-thirds of the country’s population live in the rural areas and depend on agriculture for their livelihood. However, agriculture accounts for a mere 10 per cent of Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP), well behind the […]

Moringa Oleifera: The Miracle Tree

(NewsTarget) Imagine a tree in your backyard that will meet all your nutritional needs, take care of you medicinally, and purify your water for you. This tree actually exists. For centuries, the natives of northern India and many parts of Africa have known of the many benefits of Moringa oleifera. Its uses are as unique […]

AsiaDHRRA to attend Asia Pacific Regional Implementation Meeting for the CSD-16

AsiaDHRRA will attend the Regional Implementation Meeting (RIM) for Asia and the Pacific for the 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) on 26-27 November 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The RIM objective is to articulate Asian and Pacific concerns at the 16th and 17th sessions of the Commission for Sustainable Development, by assessing […]

Knowledge Network Meets in China

TaiwanDHRRA Chairperson Dr. Wen-Chi Huang represented AsiaDHRRA in a Knowledge Network Meeting organized by the Agribusiness Accountability Initiative (AAI) last August 10-12 in Beijing, China. This meeting was held around the Asian Rural Sociological Association (ARSA) Congress conducted last August 8-10. The Agribusiness Accountability Initiative (AAI) is a global platform for sharing research and analysis […]

VietDHRRA Study Tour in Taiwan

TaiwanDHRRA hosted a seven-day study tour (August 28-September 3,2007) of VietDHRRA aimed at providing Vietnamese farmer leaders with workable models of agricultural production and marketing. The group visited farms engaged in commodity-based production and marketing team particularly those specializing in papaya, sugar apple, wax apple and tea products. They were also able to visit the […]

AsiaDHRRA to present paper in FTCC seminar on women's role in agriculture

Ms. Marlene Ramirez, AsiaDHRRA Secretary General has been invited by FFTC to present a paper on the role of women in agriculture entitled Ensuring Rural Women’s Voice in Agricultural Policy Formulation at the seminar on Enhancement of Women Farmers’ Role in the Development of Rural Asia to be held on October 15-19, 2007 in Suwon, […]

PDAP’s Push for Organic Rice: Enhancing the Survival of Filipino Rice Farmers in a Liberalized Economic Setting

The Philippine Development Assistance Program, Inc. (PDAP) is a consortium of Filipino and Canadian organizations that for the last 19 years has been working to reduce poverty in the Philippines. In partnership with Philippine NGOs and peoples’ organizations (POs), PDAP develops and implements socioeconomic projects funded through contributions from Canadian NGOs and Official Development Assistance […]

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) […]

Declaration Adopted During the International Seminar On WTO, Food Sovereignty and Alternatives to Globalization

The following is the Declaration adopted during the INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON WTO, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBALIZATION organized by Asia Pacific Network for Food Sovereignty (APNFS), Asian Farmers Network for Sustainable Development (AFA), Asia Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA) and International South Group Network (ISGN) held at Boys […]

AFA conducts Asian Rice Forum

Thirty two farmers and NGO leaders from ten Asian countries belonging to AsiaDHRRA and AFA (Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Development) attended the “Asian Forum on Rice: Promoting Sustainable Rice, Upholding the Interests of Small Rice Farmers”, held from August 9-18. The event is part of AFA’s and AsiaDHRRA’s joint Sustainable Rice Campaign, in celebration […]

AsiaDHRRA joins APHD Planning for SA Program

AsiaDHRRA participated in a planning workshop conducted by Asian Partnership for Human Development (APHD) to formulate its five year plan for its Pan-Asian Sustainable Agriculture Program. The workshop was held in Bangkok last July 6-7. During this workshop, the APHD partners from ten countries in South and Southeast Asia saw AFA as a potential regional […]

Agrarian Reform Learning Exchange in the Philippines

Four government representatives from Indonesia’s Land Management Board together with representatives from InDHRRA and API (Aliansi Petani Indonesia) came to the Philippines last October 16-24, 2003 for a learning visit focusing on how to make agrarian reform work through tripartite partnership. They met with the Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Roberto Pagdanganan as well as […]