An alliance of independent organisations dedicated to the empowerment of Asian farmers.
TheFieldAlliance

Issues Areas of Focus

The Field Alliance believes that each woman, man and child has the right to knowledge and the freedom and responsibility to act in ways which ensure the health and sustainability of humans and environmental systems.

The issues that The Field Alliance focus on are multifaceted and multilateral, and each area of focus has been identified by the communities themselves and as such, continue to evolve dependent on time, location, environmental conditions, and economic and social needs.

 

Pesticide Risk Reduction
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Pesticide Risk Reduction

Pesticides are poisons It is estimated that there are 25 million cases of pesticide poisoning each year, and 80% of all poisonings occur in developing countries where regulatory,...

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Poverty reduction
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Poverty reduction

Methods such as IPM, SRI, composting, bio-mats, and use of botanical pesticides also contributed to reduction of input cost (chemical fertilizers and pesticides) and increased yields...

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Gender Awareness
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Gender Awareness

First steps in the process involved the collection of gender-disaggregated data, particularly regarding farm/household decision-making. By understanding who is making decisions on behalf...

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Towards a non-toxic environment in South-East Asia

Read more about our participation in this regional programme supported by the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI)

and the Swedish International Cooperation Agency (SIDA).

  • The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
  • KEMI The Swedish Chemical Agency
  • Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
 

Ecological Agriculture

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Films for Action University: DIY Education for Understanding the World

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This collection of films is a map for navigating the 21st century - it is part of the education we should have gotten growing up, from high school to college, but didn't.

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1 week 5 days ago

National Meeting of the Myanmar Component of the Swedish-supported Programme “Towards a Non-toxic Southeast Asia”

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2 months 2 days ago

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/20/ap-exclusive-pesticide-maker-tries-to-kill-risk-study/100709990/

Dow Chemical urges Trump administration to ignore pesticide findings

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Plants talk to each other using an internet of fungus

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Hidden under your feet is an information superhighway that allows plants to communicate and help each other out. It’s made of fungus

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