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Young and living dangerously in Mindanao
On April 6-9, 2018, PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) joined an international fact-finding and solidarity mission (IFFSM) in Mindanao organized by the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas or Peasant Movement of the
Governments urged: Adopt new UNICEF recommendations on children and pesticides
In November 2017, ten-year-old Archana made tea for her grandparents, not knowing that she mistakenly mixed a packet of pesticides instead of tea. Within an hour, Archana and her grandparents
NO LAND, NO LIFE! PANAP, partners gear up for sustained campaign vs. land grabs, human rights abuses
News Features PENANG, Malaysia – China’s rise as an economic and political power – and along with it its increasing appetite for land and resources – is one of the
Open Letter to the Focal Points of Asia Pacific Regional on the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, Bangkok 2018
PAN Asia Pacific remains deeply concerned about the adverse impacts of highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) on farmers, workers and communities in the region, and we are looking to the SAICM
Another deadly year
“These trends challenge rural communities and advocates of the people’s right to land and resources, food sovereignty and genuine land reform, to remain unwavering in their efforts to build a
Reassessing Food Safety in Asia?
PAN UK’s recent “Food for Thought” report definitely provides some nourishment for the mind to reassess the safety of our food in the Asian region. Despite having one of the
Syngenta expects its pesticides to poison people
written by Dr. Meriel Watts Over the past two weeks of intensive talks on global regulation of a number of pesticides draw to a close in Rome, PANAP observer Dr
GMOs are not needed in the Asia-Pacific Region
Globally we produce enough food to feed everyone, yet, losses (40%) are incurred during harvest and processing (developing countries) and at the retail/consumer level (industrialized countries). The Food and Agriculture
Farmers’ caravan to Manila highlights fight vs. land grabs, fascism
But Carmelito has not given up his right to land. He, together with 170 other agrarian reform beneficiaries from Mindanao, held a campout in Manila. Farmers from the Southern Mindanao