Our warmest congratulations to the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) who celebrates their 10th Anniversary today as they hold the event entitled “AFA@10: Celebrating Successes, Taking On More Challenges: AFA Regional Consultations and 5th AFA General Assembly” on March 7-9, 2012 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
AFA came into fruition after a series farmer exchanges in several countries in Asia facilitated by AsiaDHRRA and was formally launched on May 2002 in Malaysia.
AFA’s membership currently includes farmers’ organizations from Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Taiwan, and Korea.