Mr. Youqiong Wang, IFAD Philippines' new Programme Manager visits Asiadhrra
IFAD Philippines’ new Country Programme Manager Mr. Youqiong Wang dropped by Asiadhrra office for a quick visit. He was accompanied by Mr. Sana Jatta, IFAD Country Manager for Asia and the Pacific and Mr. Yolando C. Arban, CPO- IFAD Philippines Country Office. Asiadhrra expressed appreciation for IFAD’s continued engagement with various Asian CSOs and reiterated […]
Remembering Dr. Tony Ledesma
Today is the birthday of our dear departed founder Dok Tony. Our heartfelt prayers for his peaceful rest and our deep appreciation also for his hard work, vision and advocacy for the rural poor as manifested today in the development work that the DHRRAs undertake in various partnerships with the rural peoples of Asia. The […]
In Memoriam: Dok Tony Ledesma 1928-2009
WRF visits AsiaDHRRA
Ms. Miren Larrea, WRF Program Officer had a short visit at the AsiaDHRRA office on March 21, 2011 to update the secretariat on the recent activities and news about the IYFF campaign. AFA secretariat and Pakisama also joined the lively sharing. Visit the IYFF website at www.familyfarmingcampaign.net for the latest news on the campaign
Farmers and Seed Producers to challenge Monsanto anew
Stumbled upon this newsbit in time for FrankenThursday at the Cornucopia Institute. Seems like american organic farmers and seed producers have filed a lawsuit against Monsanto to “prohibit the biotechnology giant from suing organic farmers and seed growers if innocently contaminated by roundup ready genes.” NEW York: On behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses […]
How banking speculation causes food crises
An interesting read for your downtime. HungerWednesday it is… “The World Development Movement has compiled extensive evidence establishing the role of food commodity derivatives in destabilising and driving up food prices around the world.” click here to view the report (issuu pdf)….
FAO Policy Guide Highlights Role of Small Seed Enterprises to Secure Food Security
Another interesting read from FAO about the role of small seed enterprises to secure food security. Thanks to Mr. Osaba of WRF for the share. The guide highlights successes from Brazil, India and Cote d’Ivoire, underscoring the importance of a favorable policy environment that promotes quality control and certification systems, private sector support, flexible legislation […]
Asiadhrra participates in EU ARD platform dev workshop
Ms. Marlene Ramirez has been invited to participate in the 2 day regional workshop on “Supporting Southern-European alliances/platforms on ARD” under the Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP) of the European Union. The workshop is is being held from Wednesday 16th March to Thursday 17th March and is hosted by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), […]
Nine million mouths to feed
HungerWednesday shares this fascinating report from The Economist.com about the impending global problem on food scarcity This special report concentrates on the problems of feeding the 9 billion. It therefore gives greater weight to the first group. It argues that many of their claims are justified: feeding the world in 2050 will be hard, and […]
Goodbye WTO!
Hmmmm, a good idea don’t you think so? Newsweek sez …… Representatives of 153 nations and regions will meet in Geneva this week to try and salvage one of the longest and most laborious trade negotiations in modern times. For almost a decade, the World Trade Organization has been trying to lower trade barriers for […]
