Archive for January, 2008

Are cellphones the new hope for small farmers? »

By on Jan 27, 2008 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings | 0 Comments

I was reading Shareideas when i came across these interesting article about the effects (both real and possible)  of the mobile revolution in developing countries. Can the cell phone become an very invaluable tool for small farmers? In a BBC News article, “The Invisible Computer Revolution” (which is a very interesting read btw) Dr. Joel [...]

The Maligaya Flatbed Dryer »

By on Jan 25, 2008 in Farm Technology, News Clippings | 8 Comments

From time to time, we’ll feature interesting inventions and equipments designed with the small farmer in mind. Today we present the Maligaya Flatbed dryer we found at the Open Academy for Philippine Agriculture website. Among the interesting features of this Philippine-developed machine are; Multi-crop capability for other grains like corn, coffee,legumes, and other crops (banana [...]

AsiaDHRRA launches new 2 year project on linking small farmers to market »

By on Jan 22, 2008 in ASEAN, DHRRA News, LSFM-ASEAN, Small Farmers to Market | 2 Comments

AsiaDHRRA with funding support from ASEAN Foundation is gearing up for the full launch of the 2 year regional project “Linking Small Farmers to Market” (LSFM) in the three pilot countries namely, Philippines,Cambodia and Vietnam.  Mr. Nonoy Villas, filipino and a veteran manager of several national and regional NGO projects will serve as the project [...]

Microfinance, Poverty & Social Capital »

By on Jan 17, 2008 in News Clippings, Organizational Development, Rural Poverty in SEA, Small Farmers to Market | 0 Comments

Paper Prepared by: Bambang Ismawan (President and Director, Bina Swadaya) (A case study of a village where the Self Reliance Development Foundation -Bina Swadaya- works in Indonesia) Sidamulya village is located in the District of Subang, in the Province of West Java, 25 km away from the main city. Its population is 5431 with 547/km2 [...]

Nonoy Villas joins AsiaDHRRA as LSFM PC »

By on Jan 16, 2008 in DHRRA News, LSFM-ASEAN, Press Releases | 0 Comments

Mr. Florante “Nonoy” Villas has joined AsiaDHRRA as the Coordinator of the “Linking Small Farmers to Market” Project. Nonoy brings with him over (25) years of experience in rural and social development work, with over eighteen (18) consecutive years focused on the management and supervision of program operations for environment, health and nutrition, sustainable agriculture, [...]

100 Tips 100 Tools for Better Governed NGOs »

By on Jan 16, 2008 in Leadership Development, Organizational Development | 0 Comments

We’d like to share with you this nice booklet on NGO governance we found at the ADBI This resource is primarily for the members, managers and volunteers of big and small NGOs. People interested generally in development and the role of civil society may also find it a useful capacity-building resource. It is a quick [...]

Congratulations to Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN SecGen »

By on Jan 15, 2008 in ASEAN, News Clippings | 0 Comments

Our congratulations to Dr. Surin Pitsuwan on his appointment as the new Secretary-General of ASEAN! Dr. Pitsuwan, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, assumed the post of Secretary-General of ASEAN on 7 January 2008, succeeding Mr. Ong Keng Yong, whose term ended on 31 December 2007. The five-year tenure of Dr. Surin Pitsuwan [...]

Final summary report of SUSPER published by AVRDC »

By on Jan 14, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, News Clippings, Small Farmers to Market | 0 Comments

The World Vegetable Center has published the final report of the SUSPER (Sustainable Peri-Urban Agriculture In Southeast Asia) project. Its a good reading for those interested in production and marketing of urban produced vegetables and market development in the Greater Mekong Region. This report is a summary of the findings of the research done on [...]

Agricultural cooperatives in Asia »

By on Jan 11, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Leadership Development, News Clippings, Organizational Development | 0 Comments

Agricultural cooperatives have played an important role in the Asian rural landscape for decades, and has become an integral part of its social structure. Cooperatives have contributed greatly to the development of modern national and systematized agricultural production-base, helped enhance self-sufficiency of major staple foods, and strengthened farmers’ household economy by facilitating market access and [...]

How farmers organize »

By on Jan 9, 2008 in News Clippings, Organizational Development, Sustainable Agriculture | 2 Comments

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 »

By on Jan 7, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, News Clippings, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments

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 [...]