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FAO endorses IYFF Campaign resolution to the UN »
By admin on Jul 7, 2011 in Family Farming, News Clippings, Press Releases | 2 Comments
A historic event in the IYFF campaign, WRF shares this very important step that transpired in the FAO Side Event on Family Farming: Last Saturday, 2nd July 2011, the plenary of the 37th FAO Conference ratified the Resolution introduced by the Philippino delegation (see attached text), supported by more than 15 countries, without any opposition, [...]
Join our workshops at ACSC/APF 2011! »
By admin on May 4, 2011 in Alternative Regional Integration, ASEAN, DHRRA News, Press Releases | 0 Comments
You are most welcome to participate in the three wonderful workshops we are holding today (May 04, 2011) in partnership with various Asian NGOs at the ACSC/APF 2011. The three workshops will be held from 09:00AM – 6:30PM at the Hotel Ciputra, Jakarta, Indonesia. The 3 workshops are: Agriculture and the Peasantry in ASEAN: Challenges [...]
ACSC/APF 2011: Agriculture and the Peasantry in ASEAN: Challenges and Way Forward »
By admin on May 1, 2011 in Agricultural Researches, Alternative Regional Integration, ASEAN, DHRRA News, Press Releases | 0 Comments
The workshop on Agriculture and the Peasantry in ASEAN: Challenges and Way Forward (co-organized by Asiadhrra with API, SPI, SP, BINA DESA, AFA, APNFS, LRAN) will discuss the challenges facing agriculture and peasantry in the ASEAN Region in the context of food sovereignty and land reform. Download the Agriculture in ASEAN workshop program here…
CSO Statement on the 30th FAO-APRC: Our Food, Our Future, Our Urgent Calls »
By admin on Oct 4, 2010 in Agriculture and Globalization, DHRRA News, FAO CSO, Press Releases | 0 Comments
We, seventy ( 70) representatives of organizations of small farmers, fisherfolk, indigenous peoples, rural women, pastoralists, youth, cooperatives, and NGOs from Asian Civil Society met from September 27-28 for the CSO parallel consultation to the 30th FAO-Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Gyeongju, Korea. We discussed the critical issues affecting global food security namely: climate change [...]
CSO Statement – Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific »
By admin on Jul 19, 2010 in DHRRA News, FAO CSO, Press Releases | 0 Comments
The full text of the CSO Statement put forward during the Investment Forum for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific held in Manila from 7 to 9 July 2010 can now be viewed and downloaded at the CSO Side Event Activity Blog. The CSO Statement was born out of a very challenging process, given [...]
IYFF Asia Continental Meeting Booklet »
By admin on Jun 22, 2010 in Agriculture and Globalization, Farmers' Exchanges, Press Releases, Publications | 0 Comments
Our friends at WRF is sharing the results of the IYFF Asia Continental Meeting held in New Delhi, India on 23-25 March, 2010. The booklet contains the speeches, country and regional presentations and pictures of the event. We’re a bit proud to say that we had a little hand in the production as WRF entrusted [...]
ATIGA enters into force May 17, 2010 »
By admin on May 19, 2010 in Agriculture and Globalization, ASEAN, News Clippings, Press Releases | 0 Comments
Latest press release from ASEAN on the ATIGA ASEAN Secretariat, 17 May 2010 The cost of doing business in ASEAN will be lower and trade-related transactions simpler as the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), one of the region’s landmark economic agreements, entered into force today. The ATIGA, which is comprehensive in its scope and [...]
TKN releases book on gender and trade liberalization in SEA »
By admin on Mar 3, 2010 in Agriculture and Globalization, News Clippings, Press Releases | 0 Comments
The Trade Knowledge Network (TKN) Southeast Asia has recently released a new electronic publication, entitled: Beyond Barriers: The Gender Implications of Trade Liberalization in Southeast Asia, written by Alexander C. Chandra (TKN Southeast Asia Coordinator), Lucky A. Lontoh (Public Policy Analyst) & Ani Margawati (Lecturer of Anthropology Dept. of the University of Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia). [...]
The disaster that was the Copenhagen climate talks »
By Jet Hermida on Jan 15, 2010 in Climate Change, News Clippings, Press Releases | 0 Comments
For your weekend ruminations are two docs about the failed climate change talks. Oxfam Briefing Note 21 December 2009 Climate Shame: get back to the table -Initial analysis of the Copenhagen climate talks Copenhagen was a unique opportunity to turn the world’s course away from climate disaster, towards a safe future for all of us [...]
IYFF Campaign Update December 2009 – A dream nearer each day »
By admin on Dec 28, 2009 in Agriculture and Globalization, Family Farming, News Clippings, Press Releases | 0 Comments
Towards The Celebration Of The International Year Of Family Farming-IYFF. A dream nearer each day José María Zeberio-Executive Secretary of the World Rural Forum-WRF REPORT ON THE IYFF Before the end of 2009 we wish to update our report on the IYFF. In the world today there are 3,000 million people who live in the [...]
Christmas Greetings from AsiaDHRRA »
By admin on Dec 21, 2009 in DHRRA News, Press Releases | 0 Comments
Indonesia Value Chain Analysis and Market Mapping book now available »
By admin on Dec 14, 2009 in Agricultural Researches, ASEAN, Press Releases, Publications, Small Farmers to Market | 0 Comments
We are sharing with you our latest publication – the Mapping of Marketing Intermediation of CSO in Indonesia and Value Chain Analysis of Organic Rice in Indonesia. You can download the PDF version here (right click and choose “file save as…” or drop by our office for the print version. Copies are limited though so [...]
Updates on the WSFS CSO Parallel Forum »
By admin on Nov 18, 2009 in Agriculture and Globalization, Hunger and Poverty, Press Releases | 0 Comments
Sharing with you updates on the CSO Parallel Forum of the World Summit on Food Security from our partner WRF, represented by Mr. Jose Osaba. Monday, 16 November, 2009 Early morning greetings from Rome: Since the evening of Friday, 13 November, we have been here taking part in the activities of the parallel forum to [...]
