This story is about community radio (CR) Sagor Giri and a community of fisherfolks in the Mirjanagor village – both situated in Sitakund, Chattogram, a south-eastern district in, Bangladesh. An active AMARC member, radio Sagor Giri was established in the year 2012. As per CR regulations of Bangladesh, the station operates with a transmission power… Read More
The Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition closed on Friday in Chile with a new Global Parliamentary Pact to work towards the transformation of agrifood systems and to promote the right to adequate food for all. “This event has demonstrated that the first meeting of parliamentarians in 2018 in Spain was not a coincidence. A… Read More
The Second Global Parliamentary Summit against Hunger and Malnutrition opened this Thursday in Chile with a strong call for an agreement among parliaments around the world to move towards making food security a reality for all. The Summit is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Spanish… Read More
The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) started its first of a series of Mindanao-wide training for focal persons on youth and women/ Gender and Development (GAD) in 6 national and provincial agriculture cooperatives/farmers’ organizations and in 11 primary cooperatives who belong to their membership. The training is being held in Davao City,… Read More
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is inviting students, faculty and researchers interested in family farms and youth and agriculture to attend their webinar titled, “What is the current thinking on youth and agriculture in the Philippines?”. This hybrid event will happen at the ASI Lecture Hall on June 7 (Wednesday), 1:30PM (Philippine… Read More
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is inviting everyone to join a public webinar that will tackle the different ways to strengthen family farming in the Philippines on May 24, 2PM (Philippine Time). Social Researcher Perry Del Rosario will present their study that explores on various issues and opportunities concerning family farmers in Siniloan, Laguna… Read More
An international delegation of rural youth, formed by several members and leaders of the Family Farming Youth Core Group (Family Farming YCG) together with young representatives of COPROFAM and ILC member organisztions, met in Brazil to define their contribution to the implementation of Pillar 2 of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF), related to the support to young farmers… Read More
Former Senator and agriculture advocate Francis Pangilinan urged the government and various organizations to fully support family farming to achieve resilient food systems in the Philippines. During his talk in the latest installment of SEARCA’s Agriculture and Development Seminar Series (ADSS), the former lawmaker stressed out the vital role of family farming in achieving food… Read More
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the University of Wollongong in Australia conducted a study to assess the current food system of Solomon Islands in the Pacific. Based on consultations and analysis, the report highlighted three main pathways to strengthen the food systems in this island nation, that include: (1) strengthening and connecting rural… Read More
Rather than mere recipients and beneficiaries of agricultural innovation and knowledge “transferred” by scientists, small and marginal Indian farmers, including women, must be perceived and recognized as key actors and partners in research and knowledge creation. Women especially are the backbone of marginal farmer households in India. As we celebrate the International Year of Millets,… Read More
