Learning with Partners (Asian Farmers' Association, AgriTerra, and AsiaDHRRA)
Agriterra founder and managing director Kees Blokland will speak at the Asian Development Bank session in Manila on the 4th of May about how agricultural cooperatives can help to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific. The session will discuss initiatives and approaches to supporting and strengthening agricultural cooperatives, including the importance of lobbying and advocacy by farmers' organisations to help improve the enabling environment for cooperative business.
Farmers organisations must play a key role in shaping the policy and regulations environment for cooperative business, thereby ensuring more inclusive economic growth. Agricultural cooperatives help connect the poor to markets and increase their access to basic productive assets, enabling them to benefit more from economic opportunities arising in the region.
Find more information about the event here.
