Sustainable livelihoods and pro-poor market development
MarketSunday shares this bit from Eldis. What can sustainable livelihoods approaches and pro-poor market approaches learn from each other? Similarities and complementarities between SL and PPM include: They are both multidisciplinary, in that they draw on political economy, social analysis and economics to generate insights into the way these influences affect the livelihood processes and […]
Report on the Future of Family Farming Conference
FarmFriday shares this nugget. Available for download is the report of the ileia organised conference on the Future of Family Farming. ileia organised a conference on the Future of Family Farming, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. Keynote speakers like Camilla Toulmin from the UK, K.S. Gopal from India and Olufunke Cofie from Ghana […]
Rewarding poor rural people for nurturing the land
Here’s an interesting approach taken by IFAD in facilitating environmental protection. Poor rural people manage vast areas of land and forest. They have the potential to be important players in protecting natural resources and providing important environmental services. An IFAD-supported project has helped build momentum and public interest in rewards for environmental services and has […]
Land Grab? The Race for the World's Farmland
Got this from our friend Diderik. HungerWednesday shares this informative book published by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars about the worrisome trend of international landgrabbing for food production. The world is experiencing a grain rush. With increasing frequency, food-importing countries and private investors are acquiring farmland across the developing world. This new publication, […]
GREEN NET & PDAP Training on Organic Rice Chain in Davao
PDAP is inviting everyone to attend this exciting training: Thailand has found success in promoting its Organic Rice to the local and export market. Here’s the good news: Thailand is coming to the Philippines. Green Net Cooperative and Earth Net Foundation of Thailand in partnership with the Philippine Development Assistance Programme, Inc. (PDAP) will conduct […]
BBC Photo Masterclasses now available free online!
This was supposed to be for TechTuesday but got filed away. For noobs and pros alike interested in nature photography, the BBC has made the BBC Wildlife Magazine Photo Masterclasses freely available online. The downloadable PDFs will surely enhance your photography skills. Click here to to view the full list of the Photo Masterclasses…
WRF organizes IYFF Asia Continental Strategy Meeting in New Delhi
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 […]
Asiadhrra hosts DHRRA Pioneers Dialogue
Asiadhrra is hosting the DHRRA Pioneers Dialogue today, March 19, 2010 in Katipunan, Quezon City alongside the commemoration of the first year death anniversary of our beloved Dr. Tony Ledesma. The open sharing will flow in remembrance of the life of Dr. Tony and his unwavering dedication and commitment to the empowerment of the grassroots […]
Genesis of the DHRRAs: The History of CENDHRRA by Antonio L. Ledesma
In remembrance of Dr. Tony Ledesma, whose first death anniversary we commemorate and whose life we celebrate today, we are sharing this article he wrote about the origins and development of the DHRRAs. The Seed, the Spring, the Stone A mighty river starts from a trickling mountain spring. A massive tree starts from a tiny […]
