Sustainability pathway and co-design workshops for farmers organizations conducted in Thailand
AsiaDHRRA’s Secretary-General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, participated in the Scaling-up and Sustainability of farmers’ organizations (FOs) and FO4Impact Co-Design workshops organized on June 16-19, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. Hosted by the Federation of Thai Fisherfolk Association (FTFA), the workshop highlighted commercialization concepts, assessment tools, and legal structure, supporting farmers’ organization planning and decision-making. Additionally, the event […]
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 […]
Calibrating results, recognizing achievements, and re/shaping regional strategic plans
The AsiaDHRRA secretariat convened its annual assessment and planning to evaluate the network’s program and project results based on Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2021-2025. The objective of the yearly activity is to assess the accomplished work versus the targets, respond to gaps, and define strategies contributing to the realization of SAP. Focusing on the most […]
Updating and revisiting the monitoring and evaluation tools for Farmers’ Organization for Asia programme
An in-person workshop for the Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) programme was organized on 26-28 June 2024 and participated by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) consultants, AgriCord, Asian Farmers Organization (AFA), and Agri-Agency staff. The meeting updated and revisited the programme’s Theory of Change (ToC) and Logical Framework (LF) and hosted by AsiaDHRRA […]
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 […]
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, […]
A series of meetings updating FO4A project with partner DHRRA and member Farmers’ Organizations in Indonesia
AsiaDHRRA organized a series of meetings with its DHRRA partner, Yayasan Bina Desa, and Farmers’ Organization (FO) members in Indonesia on 6-13 November 2023. The mission’s first leg was with Bina Desa on 6-7 November 2023 in Jakarta, discussing providing technical support and coaching services to its farmers’ organization members. A visit was followed by […]
IFAD’s SIS mission with fisherfolks in Zamboanga Sibugay
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) conducted a Supervision and Implementation System (SIS) Mission on 20-21 May, 2023, with the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS), a farmers’ organization (FO). IFAD’s project grant manager Ms. Jerry Pacturan was joined by AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, and visited COMFAS’s oyster […]
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 […]
Setting objectives and monitoring progress with fisherfolks
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, conducted a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop with the operations team of the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) on 17-18 May 2023. The gathering aims to set up the federation’s M&E system by consolidating information from 34 primary organization members or farmer organizations (FOs). […]
A dialogue of priority outputs to enhance business operations of honeybee producers
AsiaDHRRA and the Phuc Thanh Beekeeping Cooperative (PTBC) organized a meeting to discuss the cooperative’s general direction and primary concerns. Mr. Cezar Belangel, AsiaDHRRA’s Program Manager, was met by Dr. Buiquang Toan and the VietDHRRA volunteer staff, Ms. Ly Khanh and Ms. Ngoc Ho, on 24 February 2023 at Phuc Thanh, a Thai Nguyen Province […]
Supporting palm sugar FOs in Vietnam advancing to a full-fledged cooperative
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, convened a meeting with the An Giang Farmers Union (AGFU) project management committee on 20 February 2022. He was accompanied by Ms. Nguyen Viet Ha, Vice Director of International Cooperation of Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU), and received by AGFU’s project management committee Director, Mr. Le Hung Cuong. AGFU […]
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 […]
Counting numbers and synergizing partnerships through coaching to Farmers’ Organization partners
AsiaDHRRA has provided a series of coaching and mentoring with its partner farmers’ organization (FO) finance in November – December 2022 online via Zoom. The practice is part of AsiaDHRRA’s continuing project orientation on accountability requirements per FOs of its Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program and aligned with its Strategic Action Plan (SAP). The […]
A collaboration to learn and innovate, AsiaDHRRA and Bina Desa’s advisory visit to Ngudi Mulyo and Galih
AsiaDHRRA and Bina Desa (InDHRRA) visited Ngudi Mulyo (NM) and Galih farmers’ group in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, on 7-9 December 2022 to provide advisory services and discuss updates and progress under the Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program. Recently, Ngudi Mulyo mobilized support from several government agencies through machinery, tools, and production building to upgrade their […]
AsiaDHRRA organized a series of MEAL workshop to farmers’ organizations
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized a series of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) workshop for its partner DHRRAs and farmers’ organization (FO) in the region on 24, 28, and 31 of October 2022 via zoom conference. The session’s objective is to review and orient the […]
APFP/FO4A Joint Steering Committee Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) on behalf of AgriCord, attended the Asia Pacific Farmer Program (APFP) / Farmer for Asia (FO4A) Joint Steering Committee on 24-25 October 2022, held in a hybrid modality via zoom conference and at the Asia Hotel Bangkok, Thailand. The discussion reviewed the […]
IFAD Supervision and Implementation Support (SIS) Mission in the Philippines
7 September 2022 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by Country Director Mr. Hubert Boirard and consultants Mr. Alok Kumar and Tamara Lampe, convened a meeting with AgriCord member agri-agencies implementing the Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) as part of the regular IFAD SIS mission in the Philippines at the AsiaDHRRA secretariat […]
FO4A program launch in An Giang, Vietnam
AsiaDHRRA and AGFU launched the project “Strengthening ten palm sugar cooperation groups to enhance collective marketing of palm sugar products” under the under Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program, in coordination with AgriCord, and funded by EU and IFAD. The event was participated by AGFU’s officials led by its Vice Chair, authorities from the local […]
AsiaDHRRA conducts advisory mission in Vietnam
31 August 2021–AsiaDHRRA organized a ten-day field mission visit to its farmers’ organization partners and convened meetings with its members in Vietnam. Secretary-General Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Finance Manager Ms. Lorna David, and Senior Program Managers Mr. Florante Villas and Mr. Cezar Belangel were accompanied by Ms. Nguyen Thi Viet Hà, Vice-Director of External Affairs & […]
AsiaDHRRA’s capacity building support to AgriCOOPh and SOEMCO
August 18, 2022 – AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Florante Villas, attended the launching of Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) in cooperation with the Philippine Family Farmers’ Agriculture-Fishery-Forestry Cooperatives Federation (AgriCOOPh) and its member, Socorro Empowered Peoples Cooperative (SOEMCO), on 18 August 2022 at Socorro, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. The gathering was attended by officers and […]
AsiaDHRRA and COMFAS jointly launched “Maximizing opportunities for local markets for seafood products” project
26 – 30 July 2022–AsiaDHRRA jointly launched the project “Maximizing opportunities for local markets for seafood products” with the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolk Associations in Zamboanga, Sibugay (COMFAS), and conducted a series of field missions on 26-30 July 2022. AsiaDHRRA’s senior program managers, Mr. Florante Villas and Mr. Cezar Belangel were accompanied by COMFAS’ head, […]
AsiaDHRRA program launch “Business Expansion of ISLACO Philippines” with ISLACO
20 – 21 July 2022 –AsiaDHRRA’s Project Officer Ms. Luchie Almagro-Blanco, visited Quinapondan, Eastern Samar, Philippines, for the official launch of the Farmers’ for Asia (FO4A) cooperation with the Island of Samar and Leyte Agriculture and Cooperative (ISLACO) on 20-21 July 2022. FO4A is providing capacity-building assistance to ISLACO, supported by AsiaDHRRA in cooperation with […]
AsiaDHRRA, CamboDHRRA and FNN conducts advisory mission in Cambodia
10 – 11 July 2022 – The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA), CamboDHRRA, and the Farmers and Nature Association Network (FNN) organized a series of meetings and visits to farmers’ cooperatives on 10-11 July 2022 as part of the implementation of Farmers for Asia (FO4A) program. Ms. Marlene […]
FO4A program launch in MARCCO at Pola, Oriental Mindoro
4 – 8 July 2022–The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) officially launched the Farmers for Asia (FO4A) cooperation with Matulatula Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative (MarCCO) on 4-8 July 2022. AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Managers, Mr. Cezar Belangel and Mr. Florante Villas gathered the officers and cluster leaders and provided […]
AsiaDHRRA’s bilateral meetings with the Farmers’ Organization
Bilateral meetings of the AsiaDHHRA finance team with the farmers’ organizations (FO) finance counterparts were conducted this March to thoroughly discuss the reporting templates and deadlines, required supporting documents, forms, and schedule of fund releases. The meetings were held as a follow-through of the previous meetings related to the project’s financial accountability and reporting requirements […]
AsiaDHRRA launches projects with farmers’ organizations
21 March 2022 via Zoom – The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized the launching of 11 projects under the EU-IFAD program, with support from AgriCord, entitled: Strengthening Farmers Organizations for Asia (FO4A). The 11 Farmers Organization partners of FO4A project are: 1) Coalition of Municipal Fishers Associations […]
