Producing more while spending less
From Philrice comes this interesting story… His is the story of the proverbial “turning setbacks into opportunities”. For half of his life, a man as blessed as Hermie Saclayan, 64, of San Mateo, Isabela is now literally reaping the fruits of the sweat of his brows. During his early years in rice farming, Saclayan learned […]
Glyphosate-resisting frankenweeds again
FrankenThursday presents another disturbing news about the continued proliferation of frankenweeds. Susan Mann | Betterfarming.com Essex County soybean grower Leo Guilbeault isn’t surprised University of Guelph researchers found a type of giant ragweed that’s showing resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate. He’s always found giant ragweed tough to kill. “I know even the normal rate […]
Food insecurity highlights need for sustainable agriculture
A report by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Asia and the Pacific”, highlights that food insecurity is still very much alive in the Asia Pacific region, home to the largest number of hungry people. Sustainable agriculture and food security was the theme topic […]
AsiaDHRRA to participate in the ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security
AsiaDHRRA is set to participate in the ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security 27-28 May 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. “The aim of the ASEAN-FAO Regional Conference on Food Security is to provide a consultative platform for the ASEAN Member States, Dialogue Partners and international organisations to address food security issues in the ASEAN region. To […]
Consumption Tax instead of ETS, WWF says
MATT CAWOOD | http://sl.farmonline.com.au/ 22/05/2009 10:49:00 AM TRYING to shoehorn agriculture into an emissions trading scheme promises to be complicated and rife with “perverse outcomes”. How about a consumption tax instead? Paul Toni of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) flagged the idea of an additional tax delivered along the same lines as the […]
FFTC Director JC Lee receives award for exemplary S&T achievements
For playing a central and instrumental role in promoting agricultural science and technology development in the country, FFTC Director Dr. Jen-Chyuan Lee was awarded with a silver medal of recognition by the National Science Council (NSC) of Taiwan during its 50th anniversary… continue reading about Director JC Lee
Food crisis still a reality in SE Asia
By Chee Yoke Heong | Third World Network Features While the current global financial and economic turbulence continues to grab headlines, the food crisis of recent past is still with us. The former should serve as a critical opportunity to address the food problem that would worsen given the multiple challenges to sustainable agriculture and […]
Bringing CSD17 home… for the small producers
Here’s a nicely written and thoughtful article by our very own Ms. Marlene Ramirez :-), about how the CSD17 process can be made truly relevant to the small producers. This was originally published in Outreach Issues – May 12 Issue. Ms. Marlene is currently participating in the CSD17 in New York. As a development advocate […]
LSFM to hold 3rd Regional Training Workshop in Philippines
LSFM is set to hold the 3rd Regional Training Workshop of the Linking Small Farmers to Market project towards end of June 2009 in Cagayan de Oro City, a city in the northern part of Mindanao island, the Philippines. This workshop will emphasize the importance of small farmers organized into commodity groups so that issues […]
AsiaDHRRA joins FAORAP Conference
AsiaDHRRA actively participated in the recently concluded 29th Regional Conference for Asia and The Pacific (FAORAP Conference) held last March 26-31, in Bangkok, Thailand. The Rural Development Working Group composed of AsiaDHRRA AFA, Action Aid, East Asia Working Group, Focus on the Global South, Pesticide Action Network in Asia and the Pacific (PAN AP), Philippine […]
