Category: Alternative Regional Integration
By admin on Mar 21, 2010 in Agriculture and Globalization, Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News, Farmers' Exchanges | 0 Comments
The WRF, together with AFA, AsiaDHRRA, and CIFA as the host partner, are organizing an IYFF Asia Continental strategy meeting, to be held in New Delhi, March 23-24, 2010. The participants will be Asian Farmers’ organisations supporting the IYFF Campaign as well as representatives of national and international policy makers.
The aim of the Continental meeting [...]
By Lany on Nov 3, 2009 in Alternative Regional Integration, Climate Change, DHRRA News | 0 Comments
Together with other CSOs, AsiaDHRRA joined the march to call for climate justice last October 5, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand in line with the climate negotiations at the UNFCCC talks.
AsiaDHRRA also joined the CSO strategy session on October 4, 2009 convened by Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) entitled “Agriculture in Global Climate Negotiations: [...]
By admin on Aug 18, 2009 in Agriculture and Globalization, Alternative Regional Integration | 0 Comments
The road to regional economic integration of ASEAN countries has been undermined by the lack of a social dimension that should have put people first in addressing the impacts of the global financial crisis on the vulnerable sectors. While ASEAN and its member countries have succeeded in taking a more active positioning as a regional [...]
By Jet Hermida on Jul 27, 2009 in ASEAN, Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News, Hunger and Poverty | 0 Comments
AsiaDHRRA is co-organizing the Regional Conference on the Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis to the Vulnerable Sectors in the Region: Civil Society Voices and ASEAN to be held on July 28-29, 2009 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The regional dialogue seeks to strengthen a constructive civil society interaction with ASEAN and policy makers in confronting [...]
By Jet Hermida on Jun 2, 2009 in ASEAN, Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News | 0 Comments
ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security
Bangkok, 27 – 28 May 2009
Summary of CSO Statement
The civil society participants in this gathering are committed to work with ASEAN and member states in addressing food security concern of the poor and marginalised, especially the vulnerable landless and resource-poor women and men farmers and fishers.
Addressing serious challenges of hunger [...]
By Jet Hermida on May 13, 2009 in Agriculture and Globalization, Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News, Food Security, Small Farmers to Market, Sustainable Agriculture | 0 Comments
Here’s a nicely written and thoughtful article by our very own Ms. Marlene Ramirez , about how the CSD17 process can be made truly relevant to the small producers. This was originally published in Outreach Issues – May 12 Issue. Ms. Marlene is currently participating in the CSD17 in New York.
As a development advocate [...]
By Jet Hermida on May 3, 2009 in Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News | 0 Comments
AsiaDHRRA with RDWG inFAORAP Bangkok AsiaDHRRA actively participated in the recently concluded 29th Regional Conference for Asia and The Pacific (FAORAP Conference) held last March 26-31, in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Rural Development Working Group composed of AsiaDHRRA AFA, Action Aid, East Asia Working Group, Focus on the Global South, Pesticide Action Network in Asia and the [...]
By Jet Hermida on Apr 15, 2009 in Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News, Press Releases | 2 Comments
A Letter to Bina Swadaya Community
TONY LEDESMA(1929-2009), MAN OF DIALOGUE:
The Power of Networking
by Bambang Ismawan
In the 40th anniversary celebration of Bina Swadaya, a book entitled Menuju Indonesia Swadaya (Towards Self-Reliance of Indonesia) written by Eka Budianta was launched. We found in it a figure named DR. ANTONIO L. LEDESMA (80 years old) – [...]
By Jet Hermida on Feb 24, 2009 in AFA, ASEAN, Alternative Regional Integration, 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 May 8, 2008 in Agricultural Researches, Alternative Regional Integration, DHRRA News, Food Security, Press Releases, Publications | 0 Comments
We are re-issuing this research paper as a contribution to a more vigorous discussion on the need for Asian countries to implement Emergency Rice Reserve Schemes. This has never been more timely as Asian countries are now facing serious socio-political problems generated by the ongoing rice/food shortages.
This research paper originally published in the book [...]
