As part of the work to attract and strengthen youth engagement in agricultural development, the consortium of the Asian Farmers’ Association (AFA), International Co-operative Alliance (ICA-AP), and the Pacific Farmer Organizations (PFO) will be conducting a five-day Young Farmers’ Camp and Agrilympics (YFCA) activity on August 12-16, 2024 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The project intends… Read More
At its 72nd Session, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2019-2028 as the UN Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) building on the achievement of UN’s International Year of Family Farming (IFYY) in 2014, which put family farming at the center of national agendas and agricultural, environmental and social policies towards equitable and sustainable development. “UNDFF… Read More
Los Baños, Philippines – The Agricultural Systems Institute of the College of Agriculture and Food Science of the University of the Philippines Los Baños organized a webinar that tackled the current trends and perspectives on youth and agriculture in the Philippines, June 7. Ms. Teresa Joi P. De Leon, an anthropologist and process innovator in… 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
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 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
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
