AFA and AsiaDHRRA’s new book, entitled “Initiatives on Pro Small Farmer Trade”, was launched during the panel session on ASEAN regional integration in agriculture.
The book contains 5 case studies portraying actual initiatives in alternative agricultural trading: (1) the successful efforts of Green Net in Thailand to market organic products; (2) the initiative by the Philippine Development Assistance Program (PDAP) to link up NGOs involved in organic production and to facilitate the development of markets for organic produce in the Philippines; (3) the direct producer-consumer collaborations in Japan under the Seikatsu Club Consumers’ Cooperative; (4) the pioneering work of Oxfam-Great Britain in Fair Trade; and (5) the food security schemes adopted by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).”
During the launching, due thanks were accorded to the case writers namely Ms. Neth Dano and Mr. Ping Feria, to OSI and Agriterra, to the readers of the cases, and to the organizations who allowed their cases to be studied for learning. Participants to the panel session were given complimentary copies of the book. The book is also uploaded in the AsiaDHRRA and AFA websites.