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 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
An international delegation of rural youth, formed by several members and leaders of the Family Farming Youth Core Group (Family Farming YCG) together with young representatives of COPROFAM and ILC member organisztions, met in Brazil to define their contribution to the implementation of Pillar 2 of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF), related to the support to young farmers… 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
Last May 17, 2022, a hybrid workshop titled “Multi-Stakeholder Discussion on Family Farming National Action Plan and Strategic Activities” was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia. Almost 100 individuals from various farmers’ organizations and government agencies participated. Included here are Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, National Food Agency (Bapangnas), and National Planning Agency… Read More
Rice ratooning is not a new practice with farmers. It has been successfully adopted in many countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, USA, Brazil, and Colombia. However, the adoption of traditional ratoon rice with the first crop harvested manually has been limited due to labor shortage as well as low and unstable grain yield… Read More
The Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) invites young farmers in the region to take part in a series of webinars that aims to serve as a venue for participants to learn and improve their skills and knowledge on agri-forest-based enterprise and cooperative development and management. This webinars are part of the project entitled,… Read More
In celebration of the International Women’s Day last March 8, the consortium Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) and La Via Campesina (LVC) invites female members of the farmers’ organizations under the Asia-Pacific Farmers Program (APFP) and Farmers Organizations for Asia (FO4A) to join the “Women Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition: Forgotten Foods… Read More
