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3rd APHD Pan-Asia Farmers' Conference
17-25 October 2007, Bohol, Philippines
ANGOC
through its local partner ICDAI (Infanta Community Development Assistance,
Inc.) participated in the third regional farmers' gathering supported by the
Asia Partnership for Human Development (APHD) through its Pan Asia
Sustainable Agriculture and Farmers' Rights (SAFaR) Program. The conference
focused on mainstreaming sustainable agriculture among the small-scale
farmers organizations of the network. Delegates from 13 Asian countries
shared their experiences in various sustainable agriculture technologies
such as effective microorganism nature farming, system rice intensification,
alternative pest management, and organic farming. Other topics discussed
were climate change, biofuels, GMOs and hybrid seeds, and country updates. A
two-day field exposure and immersion with farming communities in Talibon,
Bohol was also arranged to impart and highlight the province's best
sustainable agriculture practices.
ANGOC
shared its capacity building activities such as the conduct of Third Country
Training Program on Sustainable Agriculture (which was participated by some
of the APHD Members), as well as the results of the field interventions of
the AJPN project in selected communities in India, Indonesia and the
Philippines.
The
participants committed among others to:
Establish an
effective exchange and flow of information regarding farmer's issues and
concerns among partners, cause-oriented groups and the general public;
Strengthen efforts
in the development of various sustainable agriculture technologies, and
the collection, maintenance, reproduction, evaluation and improvement of
local seeds and planting materials;
Solicit the support
of other faith-based groups and civil society organizations on pro-poor
farmer development agenda and other agricultural issues detrimental to
sustainable agriculture; and
Maintain and further strengthen networks and
linkages at the local, national, regional and international levels for
effective lobbying and advocacy.
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