A forum advancing agroecology transitions through increased partnership development and cooperation
AsiaDHRRA participated in a side event on “Harnessing agroecology through partnerships to transform food systems” organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the Centre for International Cooperation and Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD) on 29 March 2023 in […]
Capitalization Workshop: A review and refinement of the RAI Learning Programme
AsiaDHRRA and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized a Capitalization Workshop in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 22-24 March 2023. The meeting gathered the subject matter experts (SMEs) from CamboDHRRA, LaoDHRRA, and PhilDHRRA to capture the lessons learned from the RAI Learning Program (RAI-LP) conducted in 2022 in their respective […]
Organizational assessment and collective partnership with partners in Lao PDR
AsiaDHRRA and LaoDHRRA convened a meeting on 21 March 2023 to assess the status and organizational direction and look for more possible partnerships to work collectively in the future. The AsiaDHRRA team was welcomed by LaoDHRRA Board, namely Mr. A Khom Tounalom (Ph.D.), Mr. Boun Oum Douangphrachanh, Mr. Khampa Keomanychanh, and Mr. BounKeua Vongsalath (Ph.D.). […]
AsiaDHRRA’s advisory services to smallholder cacao farmers: a MEDA project
AsiaDHRRA, in collaboration with Phildhrra-Mindanao, co-organized a planning workshop with members of the Board of Directors and Management of the Maragusan Multipurpose Cooperative (MAMPCO) on 20-21 March 2023 at MAMPCO’s Indigenous Function Hall in Davao de Oro. MAMPCO is a 51-year-old primary cooperative with Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) certification, and it has 3,785 members comprising […]
Project Philmart: Linking farmers from rural areas to urban communities for food security
The Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (Phildhrra) launched its recent initiative, “Project PhilMart,” on 28 February 2023 at the PhilDHRRA Compound, Quezon City. Project PhilMart is a component of Rural-Urban Market Link (RUML), a project implemented by a consortium led by GlowCorp and funded by USAID. The consortium consists […]
A dialogue of priority outputs to enhance business operations of honeybee producers
AsiaDHRRA and the Phuc Thanh Beekeeping Cooperative (PTBC) organized a meeting to discuss the cooperative’s general direction and primary concerns. Mr. Cezar Belangel, AsiaDHRRA’s Program Manager, was met by Dr. Buiquang Toan and the VietDHRRA volunteer staff, Ms. Ly Khanh and Ms. Ngoc Ho, on 24 February 2023 at Phuc Thanh, a Thai Nguyen Province […]
Supporting palm sugar FOs in Vietnam advancing to a full-fledged cooperative
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, convened a meeting with the An Giang Farmers Union (AGFU) project management committee on 20 February 2022. He was accompanied by Ms. Nguyen Viet Ha, Vice Director of International Cooperation of Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU), and received by AGFU’s project management committee Director, Mr. Le Hung Cuong. AGFU […]
Designing a strategy addressing Gendered Environment, Social Inclusion, and Governance with Cacao Farmers
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Florante Villas, in collaboration with PhilDHRRA Mindanao, organized the recent action planning workshop with FARDECO Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Cadalian, Baguio District, Davao, on 16-18 February 2023. The workshop was designed to craft a plan addressing AsiaDHRRA’s recommendations based on the results of an assessment of performance in a Gendered Environment, […]
Sustaining the gains of COMFAS thru expansion and value-addition
6-7 February 2023 – AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, visited the Coalition of Municipal Fishers Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) to review and understand the group’s business operations and provide coaching in their conduct of monitoring and evaluation. Mr. Belangel learned about the group’s financial and functional capacities and planned business in light […]
Setting up the groundwork on Agroecology, a FO-RI initiative
9 January 2023 – AsiaDHRRA started 2023 on inspiring ground with a discussion on and started the case documentation work for the “Farmer Organizations’ Leading Research and Innovation (FO-RI) on Agroecology for Sustainable Food Systems.” The FORI program aims to document and popularize good practices on agroecology among small-scale Farmer’s Organizations (FOs) towards greater recognition […]
