Transcript Farmers and Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Impact of irresponsible land-based
investments to small-scale farmers and
alternative framework for investment to
smallholder agriculture
Impacts of irresponsible land investment
• Displacement of farmers
• Conversion of land to non-food use e.g. biofuel, etc
• Loss of biodiversity due to introduction of unsustainable package
of production technologies and inequitable marketing
arrangements
• Producers alienated from the value-chain
• Impediments for sustainable and responsible
agricultural investment:
– Conflicting laws (APECO vs CARPER/IPRA, etc) / absence of
sound policy on land rights
– Violation of FPIC / absence of transparent process
– Lack of legal support for affected farmers / imbalanced
negotiations / bargaining power
AFA’s ALTERNATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT FOR SMALLHOLDER
AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD SECURITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION
SUSTAINABLE FARMING PRACTICES (based on indigenous knowledge aided by science)
LAND
Land title for both men
and women
ADVOCACY FOR
ENABLING POLICY
ENVIRONMENT
- Land rights
Investment for
smallholder
agriculture
WATER
- Family pond
- Reservoir /
small/medium
irrigation
-
LOCAL SEED CONSERVATION
Proven Adaptable to climate
change
Continuous Seed Purification
(needs training and storage)
Poverty Alleviation and
food security amidst
climate change
ACCESS TO CREDIT & MARKET / VALUE CHAIN
- Collective / Cooperative Marketing
- for sharing knowledge on market
information
- Processing to add value
- Savings for investment and capital
(Farmers’Bank)
Constructive
engagement with
governtment
And Principled
partnership with
private sector