Building partnerships to develop leaders and communities in rural Asia
By Jet Hermida on Aug 30, 2008 in DHRRA News | 0 Comments
Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Executive Director, AsiaDHRRA, shared her views with ADB NGO/Civil Society Anchors on how ADB and CSOs can work together to support implementation of ADB’s new long-term strategic framework
more news here…..
By Jet Hermida on Aug 28, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Farm Technology, Food Security, News Clippings | 0 Comments
This is another interesting article about the supertree, moringa oleifera.
This is the first of four planned papers on the nutritional, therapeutic, and prophylactic properties of Moringa oleifera. In this introductory paper, the scientific evidence for health effects are summarized in tabular format, and the strength of evidence is discussed in very general terms. A second [...]
By Jet Hermida on Aug 26, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Agriculture and Globalization, News Clippings | 0 Comments
This article from IGTN suggests that the recent collapse of the WTO mini-ministerial, July 2008, reflects the new geopolitics of the global economy. The emerging economies are approaching trade issues and negotiations differently. Particularly they place more emphasis on supporting women employed in agriculture. There is new conviction among negotiators that poverty and livelihood issues [...]
By Jet Hermida on Aug 20, 2008 in Website advisory | 0 Comments
We’re currently trying to resolve IE explorer issues. pls. come back later….
By Jet Hermida on Aug 12, 2008 in DHRRA News | 0 Comments
The proceedings of the 7th AsiaDHRRA General Assembly is now available for download.
click here to read or download the proceedings…
visit the 7th AsiaDHRRA GA activity blog
By Jet Hermida on Aug 6, 2008 in Food Security | 0 Comments
HungerWednesday highlights this paper on the food crisis presented by AsiaDHRRA Chairperson Datuk Marimuthu Nadason during the Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments held in Singapore recently.
The devastating presence of food crisis in this millennium has undoubtedly shocked all walks of life, from policy-makers to housewives in all areas of the globe. Unexpectedly, an [...]
By Jet Hermida on Aug 5, 2008 in ICT and Small Farmers | 0 Comments
Heres’s an interesting reading for TechTuesday from the DevelopmentGateway about how ICT are becoming essential tools in providing agricultural extensions services.
This paper reports on the 6th Consultative Expert Meeting of the ACP-EU Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Observatory (CTA) on ICTs. The summary report provides an outline of the main issues, developments and trends [...]
By Jet Hermida on Aug 1, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Farm Technology, News Clippings | 0 Comments
FarmFriday showcases this rice farming tips from Philrice on “Controlling water during the rainy season”
Don’t let your ricefields overflow with water.
“Too much water, like the lack of it, could cause stress on the rice plant, affecting its growth and yield,” explained Jovino de Dios of the PhilRice’s Agronomy, Soils, and Plant Physiology Division.
According to PhilRice [...]
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