ComDevAsia in Action

Advancing Climate Resiliency through Farmers’ Organizations and Cooperatives Video Contest
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The Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) together with its partners has launched a video contest to showcase farmers’ resiliency and ingenuity as we highlight their innovative solutions, strategies, and success stories in their fight against climate change. Titled “Advancing Climate Resiliency through Farmers’ Organizations and Cooperatives”, the contest seek to inspire and… Read More

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AMARC Asia-Pacific, FAO to initate community radio campaign on Family Farming
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AMARC Asia-Pacific has initiated a regional campaign on Family Farming. It is the third consecutive campaign, a collaboration between AMARC -AP and FAO, within the framework of ComDev Asia. Running from April 26-October 26, 2023, this campaign aims to shed light on the critical role of family farming in our region. Partnering organizations, including the… Read More

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FAO is seeking Communication for Rural Development Specialists
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FAO is expanding its roster of consultants! Communication is key to ensuring agricultural growth and sustainable development on a global scale. The FAO Communication for Development Team (ComDev) assists member countries, FAO programmes, decentralized offices and partners in the design and implementation of ComDev strategies and plans and the delivery of inclusive Rural Communication Services… Read More

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28th IUF Congress passes resolution to honor the life and works of SEWA Founder Elaben
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The 28th International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tourism, Tobacco and Allied Workers’ Associations (IUF) Congress passed a resolution on Achieving voice, visibility, validation of women workers in honor of Sister Ela R. Bhatt (Elaben), the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, who passed away November last year. Together with the… Read More

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Diving into the lives of fisherfolks through Community Radio Sagor Giri
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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

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AFA conducts Facilitators' training on empowering women and youth in agri cooperatives in PH
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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

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Small and marginal farmers at the center of research & innovation of nutritious and forgotten foods in India
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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

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3 participatory videos on family farming recognized by ComDev Asia
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The participatory video entries of AMARC-Asia Pacific (Nepal) and two Regional Training Centers of the Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (Philippines) were selected by a panel of judges as Best Participatory Videos in the ComdevAsia Online Training on Participatory Video Production and Sharing held in November 2022.  The AMARC-Asia Pacific video featured how… Read More

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West Java leading the way for innovative agriculture digitalization in Indonesia
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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

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Indonesia launches Strategy for Agriculture Digitalization
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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

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