In brief, here are some of their notable milestones.

CamboDHRRA

They have increasing memberships from national farmer organizations, local and international civil society organizations (CSOs), and the private sector. Additionally, they now have full-time staff and clear personnel policies to mobilize more resources, build partnerships, and organize multi-sector engagement and workgroup meetings.

LaoDHRRA

LaoDHRRA made full use of both financial and technical resources from the regional RAI project allowing them to build their capacity building in rolling out Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) among partners. Workshops and case studies concerning policy advocacy were implemented effectively with support from experts on capacity building. LaoDHRRA’s activity implementation managed to get support from the Lao government with many members of their Management Board Committee have good relations with the public sector.

MyanDHRRA

In 2021, MyanDHRRA had to deal with the negative impacts of the political turmoil in the country, the Covid 19 pandemic and the continuing impact of climate change. Amid these constraints they had to find ways to keep track of their work with partner FOs in three states, all engaged in different ways in sustainable farming, marketing, and policy advocacy. There had been difficulty in participating in regional programming of AsiaDHRRA due to the political condition but where there was opportunity for learning, MyanDHRRA actively participated virtually. .

ThaiDHRRA

ThaiDHRRA clarified their organizational structure and elected a new set of officers, bringing in at least 70% young generation in the new committee. ThaiDHRRA also collaborated with the government in some projects and conducted activities supported by the AsiaDHRRA in relation to the shared goal of empowering rural people’s organizations.

VietDHRRA

VietDHRRA strategizes to build the capacity of leaders and members in the network and strengthen their roles in activity coordination, education, and language skills to carry out development programs in rural areas. It is proposed to create an organizational database to highlight program and project implementation, cooperation, sharing experiences, and featuring VietDHRRA members’ and partners’ profiles.

Bina Desa (InDHRRA)

Bina Desa identified several factors to scale up their maturity level and plans for growth supported by the organization’s strength and using innovative approaches leading to the current changes reflected. Activities on research and education on Musyawarah for Bina Desa have used an online media approach to work and collaborate and have been adopted since the pandemic. They strategized working with academic and research institutions to address issues and re-educate intellectuals in their community, focusing on mentoring second-liners. In addition, participatory capacity-building programs were conducted for the staff relating to their job description.

PhilDHRRA

PhilDHRRA’s Strategic plan revolves around asset reform integration, agricultural productivity, and natural resource management for resilient, safe, and sustainable communities. The secretariat and network members implemented projects to promote peacebuilding, participatory, and good governance approaches in a local setting. As a result, members have established experience and track record in project implementation.

TaiwanDHRRA

During the pandemic, many of their agriculture extension-related works have been conducted virtually, thus, has provided more opportunities to engage in meetings. More connections and academic linkage points were made, including their university (NPUST) reach to Africa. In addition, their university is focused on synergizing the achievement of SDGs through green initiatives, like waste management, reduced packaging, and recycling. An example is a farm waste project where cacao shells can be used as charcoal to enhance soil conditions but can also be transformed into fish/shrimp feed.