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
It is indeed the younger generations that ensure the future of family farming. They are the hope for the future of the agriculture as in s with the case of Karma Choki, a young woman who returned to her parent’s village and chose to stay there and start her farming endeavor. Instead of working in… Read More
Rural women are the heart of the countryside and agriculture, playing a key role in food systems, agrobiodiversity conservation, poverty eradication and the achievement of the SDGs. As we celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8), we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and indigenous women, but we must remember the challenges that… Read More
The Philippine-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) organized an agri-innovation learning activities for Dagatan Family Farm School (DFFS) students this February 2023. Fifty-four (54) student-learners, divided into 2 batches, enjoyed the experiential learning activities aimed to increase their knowledge on modern farming technologies and encourage them to pursue… Read More
Agriculture plays a very important role in ensuring food security and the economy. And family farming is the heart of sustainable food system with the youth driving agriculture forward. It is the younger generations that ensure the future of family farming. In a study by Nandi et. al. on farm parent and youth aspirations on… Read More
The Lao Farmer Network (LFN) has successfully organized a policy dialogue focusing on issues concerning bank transactions of Farmers’ Organizations (FOs). The event was attended by farmers’ organizations, the bank of Laos, commercial banks, and other stakeholders. Opening bank accounts under the name of production groups has been a problem for LFN members due to different… Read More
As an archipelago, the fishing industry plays a key role in the Indonesian economy. Much effort is needed to ensure its sustainability as it provides food security to more than 200 million Indonesians. Moreover, 21 percent of Indonesia’s agricultural economy in 2012 could be attributed to the fishing industry. Given its role in food security… Read More
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) once again signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last 20 January 2023. To date, this is the third MoU forged between FAO and AFA which formalizes their continuous collaboration in advancing family farming by promoting the United Nations Decade… Read More
When the Philippine Family Farmers’ Agriculture Fishery Forestry Cooperatives Federation or AgriCOOPh started their Coops4Food Program in 2020, they developed a coop-to-coop model linking producers’ cooperatives with consumers’ cooperatives, organizations, and community associations. This model allows more consumers to efficiently access fresh food products from producers’ cooperatives, which in turn could lead to better food choices… Read More
