Third LSFM Regional Training Workshop: Workshop Participants and Guests

Workshop Participants and Guests

The participants consisted of LSFM implementers from Indonesia (Bina Desa/ InDHRRA), Cambodia (CEDAC), Vietnam (VNFU) and the Philippines (PhilDHRRA). AsiaDHRRA members from Thailand (SorKorPor), Taiwan (TaiwanDHRRA), Vietnam (VietDHRRA), and Myanmar (MyanDHRRA) also attended.

Also present were resource persons and guests from PDAP and AADC. A big number of participants from the recently-launched network of calamansi producers in the Philippines, which included NGOs and people’s organizations from all over the country, also attended. Welcome remarks was given by Ms. Nestor Carbonera, Chair of PhilDHRRA Mindanao which hosted the training workshop.

ASEAN Foundation sent a representative to deliver an inspirational message in behalf of Dr. Filemon Uriarte Jr . Keynote address was given by the director of Department of Agriculture Region X, Ms. Lealyn Ramos. Archbishop Tony Ledesma hosted the closing ceremonies in his residence.

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On July 28-July 2, 2009, AsiaDHRRA co‐hosted by the Philippines Partnership for the Development of Human Resource held the Third Regional Training Workshop entitled “The importance of commodity‐based associations of small producers in addressing competitiveness and for successful market engagements” under the Linking Small Farmers Project (LSFM) supported by the ASEAN Foundation and the World Rural Forum.

This training workshop is designed towards generating deeper understanding of the marketing and importance of commodity-based associations of small producers. More importantly, this training workshop is envisioned to facilitate the stage of forming structures and mechanism that will facilitate the productive, successful and sustainable engagement of small farmers with markets.

This training workshop is the third of a series of programmatic training workshops at the regional level. In the three (3) pilot countries, there are also at least five (5) training workshops tailored to the realities of each country are being implemented.

AsiaDHRRA is implementing an ASEAN Foundation-funded project entitled “Linking Small Farmers to Market” in an effort to establish a pilot model that if given a favourable policy environment, provided with necessary support, small farmers are able to benefit higher prices of their agricultural produce and become more competitive in the market.

In implementing this “Linking Small Farmers to Market,” AsiaDHRRA has entered into partnership with the Center for Study for the Development of Agriculture in Cambodia (CEDAC), the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA) and the Viet Nam Farmers Union (VNFU) and Bina Desa to implement the project in 4 pilot countries in Southeast Asia, namely: Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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