Mobile film-making tutorials
TechTuesday presents this online tutorials to spice up your film-making skills. MobileJamFest has four online tutorials on mobile filmmaking which walk viewers through the process of planning, shooting, and editing a video. Click here to view the tutorials.
AsiaDHRRA welcomes newest intern, Mr. Sung Wei Huang
AsiaDHRRA gladly welcomes Mr. Huang Sung Wei, its newest intern from Taiwan. Sung Wei will undergo a two-month intership program in the AsiaDHRRA Secretariat Office in Manila, Philippines. His learning objectives for the period include; Gaining a deep understanding of AsiaDHRRA and AFA operations Deepen understanding of the project“Linking Small Farmers to Market” Research about […]
Use leaf color chart to save on fertilizer use
FarmFriday brings your this expense saving tip from PhilRICE A common practice among farmers is to routinely apply 3-4 bags N fertilizer during panicle initiation. This is not entirely a wrong practice, according to Ms. Evelyn Javier, soil scientist of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice). “It is crucial for rice at this stage to […]
An agenda for domination – Latin America’s FTAs with the European Union
For HungerWednesday, we found this article from GRAIN, which is very informative reading in the light of the impnding ASEAN FTA with EU… The European Union is promoting “association agreements” or “cooperation agreements” with Latin American countries. These agreements appear weaker and more flexible than the equivalent agreements that the USA is signing with countries […]
AsiaDHRRA visits ADB
Ms. Marlene Ramirez, Executive Director, AsiaDHRRA, shared her views with ADB NGO/Civil Society Anchors on how ADB and CSOs can work together to support implementation of ADB’s new long-term strategic framework more news here…..
Medical evidence of therapeutic, nutritional and prophylactic properties of Moringa oleifera
This is another interesting article about the supertree, moringa oleifera. This is the first of four planned papers on the nutritional, therapeutic, and prophylactic properties of Moringa oleifera. In this introductory paper, the scientific evidence for health effects are summarized in tabular format, and the strength of evidence is discussed in very general terms. A […]
The new geopolitics of trade and the collapse of the mini-ministerial at the WTO
This article from IGTN suggests that the recent collapse of the WTO mini-ministerial, July 2008, reflects the new geopolitics of the global economy. The emerging economies are approaching trade issues and negotiations differently. Particularly they place more emphasis on supporting women employed in agriculture. There is new conviction among negotiators that poverty and livelihood issues […]
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Proceedings of the 7th AsiaDHRRA GA available now
The proceedings of the 7th AsiaDHRRA General Assembly is now available for download. click here to read or download the proceedings… visit the 7th AsiaDHRRA GA activity blog
Food Crisis In Southeast Asia: The Political-Economic Impact of the Rise of Commodity Prices
HungerWednesday highlights this paper on the food crisis presented by AsiaDHRRA Chairperson Datuk Marimuthu Nadason during the Forum on Regional Strategic and Political Developments held in Singapore recently. The devastating presence of food crisis in this millennium has undoubtedly shocked all walks of life, from policy-makers to housewives in all areas of the globe. Unexpectedly, […]
