Another good read from ICRW! From the introduction: Rural women produce half of the world’s food and, in developing countries, between 60 percent and 80
Nothings more asian than rice. And when some people mess with it we take serious offence right? FrankenThursday‘s out to frighten you with this evil
HungerWednesday brings another good read from IDRC though a bit on the heavy side. Perfect for late night or airport departure lounge reading. A must
Here’s an interesting read we picked up from ILC. This brief focuses on key agricultural resources needed by poor female farmers to generate incomes and
From the ASEANSec To boost awareness of ASEAN and of the cultures of ASEAN among women and children in the region, the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC)
FrankenThursday brings this anger-inducing news that Monsanto is suing yet another North American farmer for having his own field contaminated with FrankenCanola from another field
From TWN News service Geneva, 8 May (Kanaga Raja) — The UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) should reaffirm the need, not only to increase
Land acquisitions are on the increase in Africa and other continents, raising the risk that poor people will be evicted or lose access to land,
HungerWednesday brings this interesting tidbit- Philippines actually have “Rice Sufficiency Officers”. Pretty interesting right? and they’re undergoing a retooling workshop. They must need this as
TechTuesday showcases an interesting Indian website – DigitalGreen– that seeks to disseminate targeted agricultural information to small and marginal farmers in India through digital video.
Ms. Yeo Joung Suh, KoDHRRA volunteer has concluded her 1 year internship at AsiaDHRRA during which time she was able to gain a deeper understanding
The Asian Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Asia (AsiaDHRRA)
is a regional partnership of eleven social development networks and organisations in eleven Asian nations that envisions Asian rural communities that are just, free, prosperous, living in peace and working in solidarity towards self-reliance. Tracing its history from the founding workshop on the development of human resources in rural areas in 1974 in Swanganiwas, Thailand, the DHRRA network’s mission is to be an effective promoter and catalyst of partnership relations, facilitator of human resource development processes in the rural areas and mobilizer of expertise and opportunities for the strengthening of solidarity and kinship among Asian rural communities.
It is dedicated to the empowerment of farmers in the Asian region.
Asiadhrra
Room 201 Partnership Center
59 C. Salvador St., Loyola Heights 1108,
Quezon City, Philippines
Telefax (637) 341-2442
Asiadhrra is:
– An affiliate of ASEAN
– An NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC)
– A member of AgriCord
– Member of World Rural Forum
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