One Commune One Product Certification to farmers’ organisation partner in Vietnam
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, met the key leaders of Phuc Thanh Beekeepers Cooperative (PTBC), a farmers’ organisation (FO) located in a small village in Thai Nguyen province in the northeastern part of Vietnam, on 29 February 2024. The FO’s leadership was delighted to receive their “One Commune One Product (OCOP)” certificate, which […]
A visit to monitor development progress and accomplishment with COMFAS
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, visited The Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolk Associations (COMFAS) at Zamboanga Sibugay on 13-17 November 2023 as part of updating the Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program on development progress. A focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted to review the accomplishments, challenges faced, and ways forward to 2024. Likewise, […]
A series of meetings updating FO4A project with partner DHRRA and member Farmers’ Organizations in Indonesia
AsiaDHRRA organized a series of meetings with its DHRRA partner, Yayasan Bina Desa, and Farmers’ Organization (FO) members in Indonesia on 6-13 November 2023. The mission’s first leg was with Bina Desa on 6-7 November 2023 in Jakarta, discussing providing technical support and coaching services to its farmers’ organization members. A visit was followed by […]
IFAD’s SIS mission with fisherfolks in Zamboanga Sibugay
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) conducted a Supervision and Implementation System (SIS) Mission on 20-21 May, 2023, with the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS), a farmers’ organization (FO). IFAD’s project grant manager Ms. Jerry Pacturan was joined by AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, and visited COMFAS’s oyster […]
IFAD’s SIS mission with Calamansi Farmers’ Organization in Oriental, Mindoro
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), AgriCord, and AsiaDHRRA conducted a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and Key Informant Interviews (KII) on 19-20 May 2023 with Matulatula Agrarian Reform Community Cooperative (MARCCO), an AsiaDHRRA partner farmers’ organization (FO) located in Matulatula, Pola, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. IFAD’s representative Ms. Digna Orduña Manzanilla conducted a series of […]
Setting objectives and monitoring progress with fisherfolks
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, conducted a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Workshop with the operations team of the Coalition of Municipal Fisherfolks Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) on 17-18 May 2023. The gathering aims to set up the federation’s M&E system by consolidating information from 34 primary organization members or farmer organizations (FOs). […]
A dialogue of priority outputs to enhance business operations of honeybee producers
AsiaDHRRA and the Phuc Thanh Beekeeping Cooperative (PTBC) organized a meeting to discuss the cooperative’s general direction and primary concerns. Mr. Cezar Belangel, AsiaDHRRA’s Program Manager, was met by Dr. Buiquang Toan and the VietDHRRA volunteer staff, Ms. Ly Khanh and Ms. Ngoc Ho, on 24 February 2023 at Phuc Thanh, a Thai Nguyen Province […]
Supporting palm sugar FOs in Vietnam advancing to a full-fledged cooperative
AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, convened a meeting with the An Giang Farmers Union (AGFU) project management committee on 20 February 2022. He was accompanied by Ms. Nguyen Viet Ha, Vice Director of International Cooperation of Vietnam Farmers Union (VNFU), and received by AGFU’s project management committee Director, Mr. Le Hung Cuong. AGFU […]
Sustaining the gains of COMFAS thru expansion and value-addition
6-7 February 2023 – AsiaDHRRA’s Senior Program Manager, Mr. Cezar Belangel, visited the Coalition of Municipal Fishers Association of Zamboanga Sibugay (COMFAS) to review and understand the group’s business operations and provide coaching in their conduct of monitoring and evaluation. Mr. Belangel learned about the group’s financial and functional capacities and planned business in light […]
Counting numbers and synergizing partnerships through coaching to Farmers’ Organization partners
AsiaDHRRA has provided a series of coaching and mentoring with its partner farmers’ organization (FO) finance in November – December 2022 online via Zoom. The practice is part of AsiaDHRRA’s continuing project orientation on accountability requirements per FOs of its Farmers’ Organization for Asia (FO4A) program and aligned with its Strategic Action Plan (SAP). The […]
