Bina Swadaya 45 Years

By on June 14, 2013 in DHRRA News, Organizational Development

The present Bina Swadaya was actually named Yayasan Sosial Tani Membangun (YSTM) when it was founded in Jakarta on 24 May 1967 by Ikatan Petani Pancasila (IPP) or the Pancasila Farmers Union. Bina Swadaya is intended to function as a legal body in charge of managing projects commissioned by IPP. In 1969, when ‘Trubus’ farming [...]

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Southeast Asia CSM Sub-regional Consultation

Asiadhrra participates in the SEA CSM rai Consultation in Jakarta

By on May 20, 2013 in DHRRA News, FAO CSO, Food Security

Asiadhrra, represented by Ms.Marlene Ramirez, is set to participate in the upcoming Southeast Asia CSM Sub-regional Consultation focusing on “Development of Principles for Agricultural Investment, VG on Land, and other Priority Issues of CFS”. The consultation will be held on May 23-25, 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Updates on the consultation can be accessed at the [...]

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VNFU begins series of training workshops on collective economic forms in agriculture for increased farmers market bargaining power

By on May 5, 2013 in DHRRA News, Organizational Development

VNFU held the first training workshops of a series three (3) on “Using right tools in supporting the development of collective economic forms in agriculture” in Phu Quay Hotel in Quang Binh, Vietnam last May 2-3, 2013. The issue of small-scale farmers and producers’ market power is a strategic issue as family farming, regardless of [...]

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Asiadhrra to participate in the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of ADB

By on May 2, 2013 in DHRRA News

Asiadhrra, represented by its Secretary General, Ms. Marlene Ramirez, is set to participate together with more than 4,500 participants, including heads of state, finance ministers, central bank governors, and representatives from the private sector, academe, media, and civil society in the 46th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank to [...]

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AsiaDHRRA organizes project mission in Myanmar

By on April 20, 2013 in DHRRA Members, DHRRA News, Food Security

On April 7 to 13, 2013, AsiaDHRRA organized a project mission to Myanmar. The Asiadhrra Mission Team was composed of Marlene D. Ramirez, Asiadhrra Secretary General,  Florante Villas, Asiadhrra Market Access Manager,  Rev. Kya Moo and Lucrecia Naw Kyu Khin, focal points of Myandhrra in Yangon. The political and economic transformation are taking place in [...]

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First VNFU Policy Advocacy Training Workshop held

By on April 18, 2013 in DHRRA News, Organizational Development

The first training workshop of the project “Building VNFU staff and leaders’ Capacity in Policy Advocacy” was organized and held in Hai Duong Province in Vietnam. A total of 34 participants from Provincial Farmers Union in the northern part of Vietnam came to participate. Ms. Pham Thi Thu Binh, chairwoman of Hai Duong Farmers Union [...]

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Farewell and Godspeed Ismail…

By on April 17, 2013 in DHRRA Members, DHRRA News

  The consumer movement has just lost a hardcore consumer activist, that Ismail Abdul Aziz, who died on March 27, 2013 due to heart disease. Ismail Abdul Aziz, 52, is Chairman of the Association of Consumers and Social Petaling District, which is a member of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (FOMCA). Ismail Abdul Aziz [...]

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AsiaDHRRA participated in the start-up workshop of the project “Building VNFU staff’s capacity of using right tools in supporting the development of collective economic forms in agriculture

By on April 10, 2013 in DHRRA News, Organizational Development

AsiaDHRRA joined the Start-up workshop for project “Building VNFU staff’s capacity of using right tools in supporting the development of collective economic forms in agriculture.” The workshop was held last February 25-27, 2013 at the VNFU Headquarter in Hanoi, Vietnam. The project entitled “Building VNFU staff’s capacity of using right tools in supporting the development [...]

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VNFU and Asiadhrra co-organize Advocacy Capacity Workshop for Vietnam Farmer’s Union staff

By on April 9, 2013 in Agricord, Development Aid, DHRRA News, Organizational Development

Link to VNFU News Page AsiaDHRRA is supporting VNFU’s project entitled “Building Policy Advocacy Capacity for Vietnam Farmer’s Union staffs” with financing from DGD Belgium through Agricord. The project aims to, among others, equip VNFU leaders and staff with some fundamental knowledge, skills and competence in policy advocacy. Last February 28 to March 1, VNFU [...]

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ACSC/APF 2013 to be held on April 6-8, 2013 in Brunei Darussalam

By on March 21, 2013 in Asian Civil Society, News Clippings

The ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2013 (ACSC/APF 2013) will be held in Brunei Darussalam on 6 – 8 April 2013. The theme of this year’s gathering is “ASEAN: Building Our Future Together”. The event will be hosted and led by the Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam (CWBD) (or Majlis Wanita Negara Brunei [...]

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Asiadhrra participates in 2nd SATNET Meeting

By on February 12, 2013 in DHRRA News, Farm Technology

Asiadhrra, a SATNET Associate Partner, participated in the Second Meeting of the SATNET Asia Network held in Bogor, Indonesia on 12 February 2012. The yearly meeting organized by CAPSA “is  an important opportunity to discuss the analytical work being conducted by the project, share the progress being made in the implementation of activities and agree [...]

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