AsiaDHRRA Online

Consumer activism in Japan emerged in the wake of the devastation of the Second World War. Ironically, it was the American Occupation forces in Japan that had paved the way for the development of such a movement. They encouraged ordinary Japanese to form groups in support of political causes, viewing even radical forms of citizen [...]

AsiaDHRRA, in cooperation with AFA, PAKISAMA and PhilDHRRA will assist in facilitating the “Regional Consultation Workshop on Farmers’ Situation: Responding to Major Difficulties Faced by Farmers in Asia” on June 12-15, 2007 at the SEAMEO INNOTECH Center in Commonwealth Avenue, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
The consultation-workshop aims to facilitate the (1) sharing [...]

As part of the continuing advocacy of AsiaDHRRA towards promotion of fair agricultural trade, a delegation was sent, together with the AFA Chairperson, to actively participate in the CSO Strategy Meeting on G33 which ran parallel to the meeting of G33 officials in Jakarta from March 20-21. The CSO parallel meeting was organized by [...]

Alongside its aim of sustaining the orientation and demystification process of its partners about ASEAN, AsiaDHRRA, together with the Asian Farmers Association (AFA), helped arrange a dialogue between farmer leaders and their NGO partners with the ASEAN Secretary General H.E. Ong Keng Yong.
The dialogue concluded the two-day regional workshop of AFA entitled: Firming up [...]

This paper presents AsiaDHRRA and AFA’s comments on the World Development Report (WDR). This was a response to the WDR 2008 consultation process.
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AFA and AsiaDHRRA’s new book, entitled “Initiatives on Pro Small Farmer Trade”, was launched during the panel session on ASEAN regional integration in agriculture.
The book contains 5 case studies portraying actual initiatives in alternative agricultural trading: (1) the successful efforts of Green Net in Thailand to market organic products; (2) the initiative by the Philippine [...]

A joint meeting of the AFA and AsiaDHRRA ExeCom took place on Dec. 14, 2006 in Cebu City, Philippines to discuss the results of the external evaluation done by Ms. Dinky Soliman on the progress of AFA’s preparation towards full operational autonomy. A joint task force was created during the meeting to oversee the process [...]

AFA represented by Tri Heru Wardoyo, Esther Penunia and AsiaDHRRA represented by Marlene Ramirez participated in the recently concluded First Farmers’ Forum in conjunction with IFAD’s 29th General council Meeting held from 13-16 February 2006 at Palazzo dei Congressi, Rome, Italy. Around 55 representatives of farmers’ organizations from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the [...]

After the postponement of the original schedule last February, the AFA Strategic Planning and Second General Assembly will finally push through on April 6-12, 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to be hosted by Farmer and Nature Net (FNN), an AFA associate member, with the assistance of its NGO partner, CEDAC (Cambodian Center for Study and [...]

AFA and AsiaDHRRA participated in the Regional Consultation for Farmers’ Organizations in Asia, convened by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The consultation is part of IFAD’s global process to institutionalize a mechanism for exchange, dialogue and partnerships with small farmers and rural producers’ organizations at all levels of IFAD engagements.
AFA partners Sor Kor [...]

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AFA held its 11th Executive Committee (ExeCom) last March 9-10, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province of Thailand, right after the Thailand FEV. The ExeCom decided to register AFA in the Philippines, and approved project concept papers on

AFA’s WTO advocacy work for year 2005
sustaining the sustainable rice campaign through mainstreaming of the systematic [...]

Forty-four participants from ten Asian countries participated in the 6th Farmers’ Exchange Visit (FEV), conducted by AFA and AsiaDHRRA and hosted by SorKorPor (SKP) Thailand last February 28 to March 9, 2005.
The first part of the FEV was the first celebration of AFA Day, held February 28, at a village in Sattahip, Chonburi, Thailand. [...]

Hundreds of leaders from Civil society groups across the world came for the “International Consultation Meeting on Civil Society Actions towards WTO MC (Ministerial Conference in Dec 2005″ ) held last February 26-27, 2005, in Hongkong.
The consultation was conducted to coordinate plans of all advocacy groups before and during the December ministerial in HK (Dec [...]

AsiaDHRRA and AFA jointly conducted the “Civil Society Government Dialogue: Possibilities of Working Together for Fairer Agricultural Trade” last March 1-2, 2005, at the Pinnacle Resort Hotel, Chonburi, Thailand. The dialogue was attended by 63 participants from 11 Asian countries –Leaders from farmers; organizations and non-government organizations working with the rural sector and representatives [...]