From Survival to Scale: Sustaining Farmer’s Organizations in the Value Chain
Peace and Equity Foundation, together with AsiaDHRRA, co-organized an online forum on September 17 to reflect on the journey of farmer organizations (FOs) and cooperatives in sustaining and scaling their enterprises. AsiaDHRRA presented the FO4A project experience and its challenges in reaching scale, shared summative insights, and synthesized the key lessons. Key takeaways include: Small and struggling […]
AsiaDHRRA organized the 44th Executive Committee Regular Meeting and 2026-2030 Strategic Action Planning
AsiaDHRRA organized its 44th Executive Meeting and Strategic Action Planning (SAP) on September 8-9, 2025, in Quezon City, Philippines. It was joined by members of the executive committee and the secretariat’s administrative, finance, and program managers. The meeting assessed the organization’s strategic directions and reviewed regional development contexts aligned with the rural communities’ recent challenges, […]
Regional event to foster dialogue on family farming, innovation and sustainable development organized in Nepal
AsiaDHRRA participated in Family Farming Regional Platform Inter-Regional Dialogues organized on August 12-14, 2025, in Kathmandu, Nepal. With a theme “Family Farming and Inclusive Rural Transformation: innovations for sustainable development in a climate change context”, AsiaDHRRA, represented by the Secretary-General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, contributed to a thematic table on Rural Communication Services implications for the […]
Study tour and learning exchange conducted in farming communities in Cambodia
The Cambodian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (CamboDHRRA) conducted a study visit on contract agriculture and modern farming communities in the Battambang and Siem Reap provinces from July 28 to 31, 2025. The activity responds to CamboDHRRA’s thematic programs on Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) Phase III initiative and ACRE […]
Training of Trainers for young farmers on leadership and strengthened community action
AsiaDHRRA, in coordination with ThaiDHRRA, organized a Training for Trainers workshop on July 3-6, 2025, in Maha Sarakham province in Thailand. Khun Supawadee Petrat, ThaiDHRRA Executive Director, welcomed participants in person and shared her hope that this training will renew youth interest in agriculture and influence better agricultural policies in Thailand and across the region. […]
First webinar on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication in ASEAN
On May 16, 2025, the ASEAN Secretariat’s Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE), the Philippine’s National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), AsiaDHRRA, the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Resilience Development Initiative (RDI) co-organized the first webinar on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (RDPE) in ASEAN. Joined by over 100 participants from the […]
Agri-agencies and farmers organizations’ General Assembly in Canada
AgriCord, in coordination with its agri-agency partner in Canada, UPA Développement International (UPADI), hosted a General Assembly in Bromont, Canada, from 12 to 16 May 2025. Joined by AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General, Marlene Ramirez, AgriCord’s agri-agency representatives, and Farmers’ Organizations (FO), the gathering has served the alliance’s commitment to participatory governance and collaborative decision-making to strengthen solidarity […]
Project coordination committee meeting in promoting rural development and agricultural policy framework
A project board meeting and steering committee review and planning was organized by the World Rural Forum (WRF) on March 19-20, 2025, in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain. The gathering was participated by six WRF members from different continents under the ACRE project, namely the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), AsiaDHRRA, The Confederation of Family Producer Organizations of […]
AsiaDHRRA’s Musyawarah visit with DHRRA Malaysia
AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, HR-OD consultant, Ms. Arlynn Contreras, and Program Manager, Mr. Affan Firmansyah, conducted a Musyawarah visit with its partner DHRRA in the network, DHRRA Malaysia, at Petaling Jaya on January 23- 25, 2025. The call aims to foster stronger relationships and strengthen collective efforts towards achieving the network’s strategic direction through […]
Round-table discussion to facilitate co-creation of knowledge on Agroecology
AsiaDHRRA and the Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment (SEARICE) jointly organized an online discussion on “Facilitating Co-creation of Knowledge on Agroecology” on 25 October 2024 via Zoom conference. The event gathered project and DHRRA partners, farmers’ organizations, and the academe to review draft policy proposals based on farmer-led research case studies coordinated and […]
