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World Radio Day Celebration 2026
AMARC Asia-Pacific proudly joins community broadcasters around the world in celebrating World Radio Day 2026 on 13 February 2026, under this year’s powerful theme: “AI is a tool, not…
From Tradition to Innovation: A Young Farmer’s Path to Sustainable Rice Farming in Cambodia
In Cambodia, young farmer Chheang Chheat is inspiring his peers to embrace modern approaches, including machine transplanting and agroecological practices. He believes these innovations lower…
Family Farming: Protecting Biodiversity Through Traditional Knowledge in the Philippines
Family farmers are actively engaging in sustainable agrifood systems by combining traditional knowledge with innovation. It shows how they protect biodiversity, adapt to climate change,…
SEWA: Empowering Women for a Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Women smallholder farmers are on the frontlines of climate change, facing rising costs, water stress, poor soil health, and health risks from chemical use. SEWA…
ComDev Asia Steering Committee holds year-end review
The ComDev Asia Initiative’s Steering Committee convened for its year-end review, focusing on the initiative’s transition and institutionalization. Held last December 15 via Zoom, the…
Real Power from Youth Farmers’ Realities: An inspiring story for the future of rural agriculture
Last October 2025, the “Future of Family Farming: Policy Innovations for Young Farmers” was held in Rome at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters…
From the forest to the market: How honey is sustaining farmers’ livelihoods in Indonesia
Pandeglang, Indonesia – The Hanjuang Cooperative has been at the forefront of promoting collective marketing for Apis dorsata forest honey, better known as the giant honey bee, among…
Implications of RCS for Digital Farmers Program discussed at Family Farming Dialogue in Nepal
ComDev Asia, represented by Dr. Edmund G. Centeno, Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Development Communication, presented the implications of Rural Communication…
From struggle to strength: Baiengskhem’s journey through collective farming in India
Baiengskhem Lapang, 30, is a farmer from Thad village in Umsning block, Ri-Bhoi district, where he lives with his wife and two children. On his…
SEWA named 2026 GAEA awardee for empowering voices to shape action
The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), the single largest national trade union in India for women workers of the informal economy, has been awarded the 2026…
AMARC Asia-Pacific to hold digital storytelling workshop for the youth
AMARC Asia-Pacific, the regional organization for community radios in the region, has announced on its social media platforms that it will hold an online digital…
Irrigation’s indispensable role in Philippine Agriculture
The second episode of Kodao’s rural radio program highlights the importance of irrigation in agriculture and the issues that affect the country’s water supply with…