Joint publication in Empowering Women and Youth in Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) published
A joint publication between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO) and AsiaDHRRA is now published and available online. Titled “Empowering women and youth to engage in responsible agricultural investment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations” is an outcome of years of collaboration and partnership in supporting Women and Youth through […]
Participation in the country’s first Young Farmers Camp and Agri-lympics
The Cambodian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (CamboDHRRA) has coordinated and supported the young farmers’ participation in Cambodia’s first Young Farmers Camp and Agri-lympics (YFCA) organized on July 23-25, 2025, in Prek Leap National Institute of Agricultural, Phnom Penh. With the theme “Strengthening Cambodia Youth Farmers’ Network for Sustainable Rural […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Capitalization Workshop: A review and refinement of the RAI Learning Programme
AsiaDHRRA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized a Capitalization Workshop in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 22-24 March 2023. The meeting gathered the subject matter experts (SMEs) from CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA to capture the lessons learned from the RAI Learning Program (RAI-LP) conducted in 2022 in their respective […]
Women and Youth farmer organizations realizing their roles at the RAI National Validation events
CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA organized a 1-day National Validation event to finalize the draft strategy paper formulated from the Dialogue Event on empowering women and youth in Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines. It was participated by the women and youth organizations from the National Training (Learning program) on October […]
The RAI National Dialogue: A platform for Women and Youth farmers’ organizations to advance and lead
AsiaDHRRA’s member DHRRAs, namely CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA, organized a multi-stakeholder National Dialogue event on Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI). The forum was attended by the same participants from the National Training event (Learning Programme) held on October 2022, representing the government agencies, private sectors, NGOs, academe, cooperatives, and women and youth organizations (farmer organizations). Participants […]
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 […]
RAI Learning Programme Dry Run for SMEs organized by AsiaDHRRA
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (AsiaDHRRA) organized a dry-run learning program on empowering women and youth organizations to engage in Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) for six subject matter experts (SMEs) from its network namely, CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA. The four-day workshop is a requirement for the SMEs to […]
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), […]
AsiaDHRRA, FAO coordination meeting on RAI
JUST IN!!! 2 March 2022 – AsiaDHRRA and FAO coordination meeting via Zoom for the updating and feedbacking on the implementataion and outputs of #RAI. For the next steps, the meeting initially opened a wndow for future opportunities for cooperation of AsiaDHRRA and FAO building on the results, especially on the women and youth mapping […]
PhilDHRRA organizes LNA workshop on women and youth in RAI
16 – 17 February 2022 – PhilDHRRA in partnership with AsiaDHRRA and FAO organized a Learning Needs Assessment Workshop on “Empowering women and youth in responsible investments in agriculture and food systems”, on 16 to 17 February 2022 via Zoom. The workshop gathered some 27 representatives from civil society organizations, non-government organizations, farmers organizations, cooperatives, […]
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 […]
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 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 conducts synchronous session on policy advocacy through constructive engagement
25 November 2021 – AsiaDHRRA conducted the second synchronous session of Responsible Agricultural Investments (RAI) Regional Training of Trainers (TOT), Module 4 with the theme Policy Advocacy through Constructive Engagement, online via Zoom. The focus of the session is on Policy Gaps to Policy Agenda, highlighting the connection and importance of Policy, Development, and Governance, […]
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 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 […]
FAO and AsiaDHRRA kicks-off LoA for 2021-2022
13 September 2021 via Zoom – Representatives from FAO RAP and HQ, AsiaDHRRA RAI Team, and DHRRA RAI coordinators opened the week with the new LoA kick-off meeting. This new cooperation builds upon the results of the Responsible Agricultural Investment initiative of FAO and AsiaDHRRA. Specifically, the new LoA will contribute to the implementation of […]
DHRRA coordinators prepare for the RAI ToT
29 July 2021 via Zoom – DHRRA country coordinators on Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) meets in preparation for the implementation of the Trainers’ Training on RAI in 5 countries (Philippines, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and, Vietnam). The training will consist of a series of half-day virtual sessions with individual or group assignments in between spread […]
AsiaDHRRA plans the future directions of RAI programming with FAO
Quezon City (via Zoom) – AsiaDHRRA Responsible Agricultural Investment Team meet with FAO (Rome) Team to discuss the future directions of RAI programming in the region, via Zoom meeting on 5 February 2021. The on-going cooperation on RAI, with focus on youth and gender, is being implemented in six (6) South East Asian Countries […]
RAI Updates 2019-2020
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 launches monograph on Responsible Agricultural Investments
AsiaDHRRA is pleased to announce the publication (print and digital) of the following books: 2020 publication: 2018-2019 publication: 1. A Guidebook for Capacitating Farmers’ Organizations towards Effective Engagement of Public Agriculture Development Programs 2. ASEAN Economic Integration through the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 3. Ensuring Climate Resilience of Rural Communities in Asia: A proposal for […]
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 co-organizes with FAO a ToT for Responsible Agri-investments and Youth in Agicultural Sector
Bangkok, Thailand – AsiaDHRRA co-organizes with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations a training of trainers (ToT) in Bangkok on 9-13 December 2019 to strengthen the capacities of its partner to engage youth in responsible investment in agriculture and food systems in the region. The ToT brought together 24 members of the […]
AsiaDHRRA co-organizes Youth and CFS RAI sub-regional consultation-workshop
Hanoi, Vietnam – FAO HQ, FAO-RAP, and, AsiaDHRRA, together with VietDHRRA, co-organized the Strengthening capacities of youth to carry out and benefit from responsible agricultural investments in Southeast Asia: Capacity Identification Workshop on 19-21 June 2019 at Hanoi, Vietnam. Some 44 participants from the private sector, government sector, civil society organization, private sector, and, farmers’ […]
