Archive for June, 2008

Suh, Yeo Joung starts one year OJT in AsiaDHRRA »

By on Jun 26, 2008 in DHRRA Members, DHRRA News | 0 Comments

AsiaDHRRA welcomes Ms. Yeo Jeong Suh, KoDHRRA Member as she starts her one year On-the-Job Training (OJT) at the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat Office in Quezon City Philippines. During her stay Ms. Suh plans to; Gain insight, deepen understanding and appreciation of the work of NGOs in Asia particularly in the Philippines Acquire basic knowledge on managing [...]

Biofuels boom and poor people’s access to land »

By on Jun 20, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Food Security | 0 Comments

FarmFriday brings you this interesting research from www.eldis.org on the effects of the rising interest in biofuels and how it is affecting poor peoples access to land The study concludes that, while biofuels can be instrumental in revitalising land use and livelihoods in rural areas, these possibilities depend on security of land tenure. Where competing [...]

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The World Food Crisis: Sources and Solutions »

By on Jun 4, 2008 in Agriculture and Globalization, Food Security | 2 Comments

For HungerWednesday! we feature this nice read from Fred Magdoff at the MonthlyReview.org as he examines the causes of the global food crisis and proposes solutions. Interesting reading indeed! An acute food crisis has struck the world in 2008. This is on top of a longer-term crisis of agriculture and food that has already left billions [...]

MobileActive08 Call for Proposals »

By on Jun 3, 2008 in ICT and Small Farmers, News Clippings | 0 Comments

For TechTuesday, we have an announcement from MobileActive.org requesting for proposals on mobile applications. To be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from October 13-15, MobileActive08 will convene practitioners, researchers, technologists, and donors to explore how mobile technology is being used to advance social development and the work of NGOs. SANGONeT and MobileActive.org invite interested individuals [...]

Effective rice marketing strategies »

By on Jun 2, 2008 in News Clippings, Small Farmers to Market | 2 Comments

MarketMonday presents this very useful writeup by the PhilRice team on how to increase income through implementing effective rice marketing strategies.Palay seeds should not stay long in warehouses. They should reach the market at once. After three to four months of labor in the ricefield, the farmer’s much awaited benefit comes next. It is the [...]