Role of Innovation and Technologies in Resilient Family Farming among ASEAN countries

Role of Innovation and Technologies in Resilient Family Farming among ASEAN countries

FAO, Regional Institutions, and Family Farmer’s Organizations recognized the important role of leveraging innovation and adapting digital technologies to curb the negative effects brought by the pandemic among Family Farmers in the ASEAN region. In a webinar entitled, “ASEAN family farmers and COVID-19: Impacts, Innovations, Investments”, representatives of family farmers and development organizations discussed the… Read More

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Farmers in Bangladesh favor TV programs as source of agricultural information

A survey conducted with 100 farmers in South Surma Upazila, Bangladesh revealed that the majority (76%) had a medium favorable attitude toward agriculture-related television programs as source of agricultural information. A more favorable attitude was determined among farmers with larger farm size, higher educational qualification, higher annual family income, more farming experience, and more agricultural… Read More

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Campaign Launch of UNDFF/ComDev Asia's Resilient Family Farming: Ensuring Food for All in a Sustainable Planet

This article is originally published by FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Asia-Pacific’s smallholder family farmers produce most of the world’s food, yet they are facing a disproportionate impact on their livelihoods and food security due to the present coronavirus pandemic, a collaboration of FAO and advocacy groups warned today. The COVID-19 impact… Read More

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Welcome to the Campaign Materials for the General Public page.

Campaign materials for the general public include social media cards, human interest stories, the campaign backgrounder and videos you might find useful.

BACKGROUNDER

This is the document containing details about the campaign.

Obtain a copy of the document, ComDevAsia Backgrounder .

CAMPAIGN VIDEO

Wanna know about the campaign within 60 seconds? Play the video!

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REGIONAL VIDEO

This is a video talking about UN-FAO's regional efforts in Southeast Asia.

Feel free to download a copy the video, UN-FAO's Regional Efforts in Southeast Asia .

HUMAN INTEREST STORIES

Watch the video on Family Farming in Indonesia.

SOCIAL MEDIA CARDS

Here are social media cards pertinent to the campaign. Each one talks about a different issue so make sure to check the messages before downloading them.

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FACT SHEETS

Country Fact Sheets are available to download.

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SAARC Fact Sheet

The SAARC Fact Sheet can be downloaded by clicking the link.

INDONESIA Fact Sheet

Download a copy of Indonesia Fact Sheet by clicking the link.

NEPAL Fact Sheet

Download a copy of Nepal Fact Sheet by clicking the link.

BANGLADESH Fact Sheet

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PHILIPPINES Fact Sheet

Download a copy of Philippines Fact Sheet by clicking the link.

INDIA Fact Sheet

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RADIO MAGAZINES

Radio magazines in English and Local Language are available to download.

SAARC Radio Magazine

Bangladesh, (Bangla Version) Radio Magazine

Bangladesh, (English Version) Radio Magazine

India, (Hindi Version) Radio Magazine

India, (English Version) Radio Magazine

Indonesia, (Bahasa Version) Radio Magazine

Indonesia, (English Version) Radio Magazine

Nepal, (Nepali Version) Radio Magazine

Nepal, (English Version) Radio Magazine

Philippines, (Filipino Version) Radio Magazine

Philippines, (English Version) Radio Magazine

UNDFF: progress made in the Asia & Pacific region

Family farmers’ organizations promote sustainable food systems in Asia

 

 

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AFA presents Family Farmers' COVID-19 Response at 2020 HLPF Farmers’ Major Groups Meeting

This article is originally published by Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) “To build back better, we call on governments and development partners to recognize family farmers through their organizations and cooperatives as solution providers, as frontliners and as dynamic and active partners for the work to implement the UN Decade of family… Read More

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Mobile phone application for pest identification in Northwest Cambodia

Cambodian farmers had experienced decrease in production yield due to crop infestation, worsened by improper pest management. In 2016, an image-rich mobile phone application was developed as an alternative method in extending pest management education among mungbean farmers and farmer communities. The Pest ID app provided its users a “photo dictionary” containing pest management information… Read More

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PHOTO: Boeboe community members add markers for local and traditonal ecological knowledge to the relief model of their village. Photo from J. X. Leon et al.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08920753.2015.1046808)

A 2015 case study by Leon, Hardcastle, James, Albert, Kreseka and Woodroffe reported on the use of participatory three-dimensional modelling (P3DM) in Boeboe village, Solomon Islands. The study documented the incorporation of local and traditional knowledge with scientific data of coastal hazards to inform decision-making and management. BoeBoe village, like other coastal communities in the… Read More

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FOOD HERO Campaign successfully launched in Mongolia

The National Association of Mongolian Agricultural Cooperative (NAMAC) has successfully launched the FOOD HERO Campaign during an international training held in Dundgobi, Mongolia, June 29. NAMAC, a member of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), took the lead in this initiative that seek support from donors, private sector, and development agencies by… Read More

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Adaptive strategies of smallholder farming households for agriculture commercialization and food and nutrition security in Myanmar

A 2017 study by Gabrielli, Herens, and Peters identified the emergent opportunities that link agricultural commercialization processes to food and nutrition security among smallholder farming households. This link places farmers at the center, particularly because they are both producers and consumers in the food systems. Focusing on the tales of smallholder farmers and on their… Read More

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