AFA and AsiaDHRRA's new book, entitled "Initiatives on Pro Small Farmer Trade", was launched during the panel session on ASEAN regional integration in agriculture. The book contains 5 case studies portraying actual initiatives in alternative agricultural trading: (1) the successful

AsiaDHRRA together with members of the Solidarity for Asian People's Advocacy (SAPA) Working Group on ASEAN organized the 2nd ASEAN Civil Society conference (ACSC2) in Cebu City, Philippines on December 10-12 2006. The ACSC2 was attended by more than 300

A joint meeting of the AFA and AsiaDHRRA ExeCom took place on Dec. 14, 2006 in Cebu City, Philippines to discuss the results of the external evaluation done by Ms. Dinky Soliman on the progress of AFA's preparation towards full

The AsiaDHRRA ExeCom and Secretariat jointly underwent the 2006 Leadership Development Session (LDS) in Bohol on Dec. 15-16. The two-day leadership session, ably facilitated by management consultant Angge Medel, became a productive venue for the ExeCom and secretariat to understand

AsiaDHRRA ExeCom held its first meeting in scenic Bohol Bee Farm on December 17-18, 2006. Among the important agenda were a review of the 6th AsiaDHRRA GA Proceedings and Resolutions, an orientation of the new ExeCom on AsiaDHRRA Programs and

AsiaDHRRA, represented by Ms. Esther Penunia participated in the Global Women Leaders' Forum on Agriculture and Trade during the WSF. She also attended the seminar conducted by East African Farmers' Federation on January 21, 2007, where she presented AFA's experiences

AsiaDHRRA upon the invitation of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Canada), Rimisp - Latin American Center for Rural Development participated in the upcoming WRD08 Roundtable held in Toronto, Canada on 25-26 January 2007 The Civil Society Consultation drafted specific

AsiaDHRRA is set to participate in the First SAPA General Forum to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 5-6 Feb, 2007. It will be hosted by Forum Asia. It is the first meeting of all SAPA members and partners since

Lany Rebagay, Leadership Development Program Officer and Dr. Sung Lee, KoDHRRA President, are set to meet in February for the initial discussion of the proposed on-line leadership development tool for the network's NGO leaders. Dr. Sung Lee, ExeCom member will

Jakarta is currently experiencing severe flooding. The area where Bina Desa office is located is also affected by the continuously rising floodwater. Bina Desa has marshalled relief efforts to assist the flooded communities. Bina Desa is now servicing as a

Here's the latest post from Bina Desa on the flood situation in Jakarta and their ongoing emergency relief efforts to help the flood victims. click to view the pdf Emergency Post Binadesa Flood Relief

DHRRA Network Malaysia conducted an orientation and strategic planning workshop entitled "Operationalizing DHRRA Malaysia and AsiaDHRRA Cooperation" on February 24-25, 2006 in Taiping,Malaysia. The two-day activity hopes to deepen stakeholdership, generate commitment and draw concrete plans in operationalizing the strategic

by ASEAN Cooperation in Food Over the past year, demands for rice and sugar in ASEAN rose, but their supply still exceeded regional requirements. In view of this situation, the earmarked quantity of 87,000 metric tons of rice in the

Civil Society Statement G33 Ministers' Meeting Jakarta, Indonesia March 21, 2007 We are the small women and men farmers, indigenous people, fisherfolk, non-government organizations, research and advocacy groups and other agricultural stakeholders calling on the G33 to resist the underhanded

Alongside its aim of sustaining the orientation and demystification process of its partners about ASEAN, AsiaDHRRA, together with the Asian Farmers Association (AFA), helped arrange a dialogue between farmer leaders and their NGO partners with the ASEAN Secretary General H.E.

AsiaDHRRA joined an ASEAN seminar primarily attended by members of the business sector in the region. The objectives of the seminar were to present features of the ASEAN Economic community and to highlight key developments and prospects in ASEAN for

As part of the continuing advocacy of AsiaDHRRA towards promotion of fair agricultural trade, a delegation was sent, together with the AFA Chairperson, to actively participate in the CSO Strategy Meeting on G33 which ran parallel to the meeting of

Two members were visited within the first quarter of 2007 namely DHRRA Malaysia and InDHRRA. The main objective of the visit was, after the formal mandate from the assembly in 2006, to share the strategic plan to a broader stakeholder

The ExeCom, with the AFA Chairperson, visited the World Vegetable Research and Development Center located in Shanhua, Tainan, south of Taiwan. The mission of the center is to alleviate poverty in the developing world through increased production and consumption of

Visits to two major international agricultural research institutes based in Taiwan --AVRDC and FFTC was dovetailed to the AsiaDHRRA ExeCom meeting. AsiaDHRRA was warmly welcomed by FFTC's leadership led by Director Sing-Hwa Hu. The Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC)