By Jet Hermida on Feb 24, 2009 in AFA, Alternative Regional Integration, ASEAN, DHRRA News, Food Security, Press Releases, Sustainable Agriculture | 1 Comment
ASEAN is home to 540 million people . Substantial percentages of land resources in many countries in ASEAN are devoted to agricultural production. Agriculture is still an important source of income and livelihood in many ASEAN countries. Yet , the poorest people in ASEAN, or those who live below $1 or even $2 dollars a [...]
By Jet Hermida on Feb 18, 2009 in Alternative Regional Integration, ASEAN, DHRRA News, Press Releases | 0 Comments
AsiaDHRRA is set to participate in the upcoming ASEAN Peoples’ Forum and ASEAN Civil Society Conference 4to be held in Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand on February 20-22, 2009. During the said event, AsiaDHRRA and AFA will jointly organize a Workshop on Ensuring Food Security for the ASEAN Community on February 21, 2009, 11:00 am – [...]
By Jet Hermida on Feb 16, 2009 in Alternative Regional Integration, ASEAN, DHRRA News, Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture | 1 Comment
You’re all invited to attend this exciting workshop. Free and open to the public! Download the program here. Visit the APF 2008 website for more info
By Jet Hermida on Feb 12, 2009 in Food Security, News Clippings, Rural Poverty in SEA | 0 Comments
Luoyang, China (CNN) — Fifty-year-old farmer Du Jianmin says if it doesn’t rain soon in his corner of northern China, his winter wheat crops — which his village of 120 people relies on for food for the year — will die. Henan province is suffering one of China’s worst droughts in 50 years. Henan province [...]
By Jet Hermida on Feb 4, 2009 in News Clippings | 0 Comments
This post is not agrarian to say the least but since the current global recession is hitting us all hard i figured this would interest you all dear readers. So here’s an fascinating slideshow that explains the money scam… Click here to know more about the global recession and where all the money went…
