Rural Communication
ComDevAsia and AFA explores institutional partnership in agri and rural dev’t
The Communication for Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific (ComDevAsia) and the Asian Farmer’s Association for Rural Development (AFA) expressed their willingness to collaborate in knowledge sharing and documenting good practices in agricultural and rural development. Last Aug. 22, 2019, the CCComDev-ComDevAsia team lead by its program leader, Dr. Maria Stella C. Tirol, visited AFA Main Office in Manila to discuss about the initiative and identify potential areas for
Family Farming
Family Farmers in the Face of Covid-19 Pandemic
Watch this video message from the World Rural Forum (WRF) to all the family farmers in the world, who despite the crisis situation, continue to produce food for the world. WRF is a plural network that works in favor of Family Farming and sustainable rural development. The WRF facilitates dialogue and encourages the empowerment of Family Farming organisations, strengths cooperation between the different stakeholders that work in rural areas
In the Spotlight
Family Farmers in the Face of Covid-19 Pandemic
Watch this video message from the World Rural Forum (WRF) to all the family farmers in the world, who despite the crisis situation, continue to produce food for the world. WRF is a plural network that works in favor of Family Farming and sustainable rural development. The WRF facilitates dialogue and encourages the empowerment of Family Farming organisations, strengths cooperation between the different stakeholders that work in rural areas
Participatory Communication
FAO’s APRC 35 postponed amidst Covid-19 crisis
The 35th session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific, scheduled for February 2020, has been postponed. The Royal Government of Bhutan has informed FAO that, “given the emergency situation of the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the declaration of the Novel Coronavirus as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the Director-General of the World Health Organization”, it has decided to postpone the Regional
