The Sustainable Development Solutions Network Philippines invites everyone to attend the second installment of their Policy and Governance of Sustainable Food Systems webinar series on May 3, Tuesday, 3:00 PM (Philippine Time). Titled, “Food Security, Social Safety Nets, and Social Protection”, this virtual event will explore how complementary interventions of short-term social safety nets and long-term social… Read More
Women farmers are considered as a driving force in the agriculture sector. However, the lack or limited access to agricultural information and technology has become a stumbling block to empower women engaging in agricultural work. To address this, an innovative digital tool was developed in India to empower women farmers, promote gender equality in agriculture,… Read More
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched the Digital Village Initiative (DVI) in 2021 to promote digitalization in rural areas for the benefits of local population. In 2022, Indonesia together with other 13 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, agreed DVI assessment. FAO, with support of the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB), surveyed 132 villages… Read More
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) is set to hold a seminar that will discuss the important role of family farming in the Philippine Food Systems. This event is open to the public and will be open to the public on 25 April 2023, Tuesday, 9AM (PH Time)… Read More
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in close collaboration with the Center of Agricultural Data and System Information (CADIS) of the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), successfully launched Indonesia’s agriculture digitalization strategy called “e-Agriculture National Strategy” in Indonesia. Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world and a major producer of agricultural products.… Read More
It is indeed the younger generations that ensure the future of family farming. They are the hope for the future of the agriculture as in s with the case of Karma Choki, a young woman who returned to her parent’s village and chose to stay there and start her farming endeavor. Instead of working in… Read More
Rural women are the heart of the countryside and agriculture, playing a key role in food systems, agrobiodiversity conservation, poverty eradication and the achievement of the SDGs. As we celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8), we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and indigenous women, but we must remember the challenges that… Read More
The World Rural Forum, in collaboration with Forest and Farm Facility has successfully compiled successful experiences about the role of cooperatives in empowering rural farmers in different regions of the world. The “Women and Cooperativism Project” aimed to identify and analyze the experiences of associations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to develop a cycle… Read More
The Philippine-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) organized an agri-innovation learning activities for Dagatan Family Farm School (DFFS) students this February 2023. Fifty-four (54) student-learners, divided into 2 batches, enjoyed the experiential learning activities aimed to increase their knowledge on modern farming technologies and encourage them to pursue… Read More
Agriculture plays a very important role in ensuring food security and the economy. And family farming is the heart of sustainable food system with the youth driving agriculture forward. It is the younger generations that ensure the future of family farming. In a study by Nandi et. al. on farm parent and youth aspirations on… Read More
