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Annual Reports, Statements &
Articles
Annual Report:
Food Security & Poverty Reduction:
-National Policies on Food Security in Asia: Prospects
and Challenges
Prepared by
Nathaniel Don Marquez and Aloiza Guadalupe Zamora-
Santos for
ANGOC. This paper scrutinizes the major problems besetting
countries in
Asia and the Pacific vis-?-vis food security and how these
shape current
food policies.
-200 Village Preliminary Analysis
-200 Village Country Report: Bangladesh
-200 Village Country Report: Philippines
The
200-Village Project is ANGOC's regional initiative to address food
security, an attempt to develop an alternative demand-driven approach
to
endinghunger. It challenges the dogma behind central planning
("governments know better") and attempts to restore to communities
the
capacity and the opportunity to decide for themselves. The
following articles take stock of the progress of the Project.
Agrarian Reform and Resource Rights:
Sustainable Agriculture and Resource
Management:
Consumers as the critical factor in the success of
Sustainable Agriculture:
This paper
demonstrates how organic and agro ecological agriculture
becomes more
viable in addressing food security and poverty in the
Asia-Pacific
region than the Green Revolution. It first runs through the
mostly harmful
effects of the Green Revolution, then explores the
return to
sustainable agriculture (SA), its scope, and the people who
have begun to
embrace it as a means for ensuring food security for the
home as well
as a cleaner environment. The difficulties in lobbying for
SA are
mentioned, and government initiatives in different countries in
Asia are
presented. The important role consumers play in the organic
market is
underscored in the last section.
Globalization and Trade:
-A summary of Asia and Globalization
This is a summary of the paper "Asia
and Globalization" presented at
the ICRA Executive Committee Meeting
held in Santiago, Chile, on 1-4
December 2003, by Dr. Anselmo Mercado,
Director of SEARSOLIN, one of
ANGOC's regional network members. The
paper is divided into two
parts, namely Globalization and Asia in
General, and Globalization and
the Philippines in particular.
Written by Executive Director of China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO) Mr. Haoming Huang, this piece explores the impacts of China's entry into the WTO on the agricultural industry, particularly on certain products like rice, wheat, corn, cotton, oil seeds, seafood and meat. It seeking to answer the question "What will economic globalization bring to China's agriculture development?" it analyzes the WTO, recognizes the opportunities and challenges that the country faces in this sector, and finally outlines the strategy of Chinese agricultural development after access to WTO, involving measures and actions to be taken.
A short Assessment of the Bangladesh Agriculture in the present context of
Contributed by ANGOC member Association of Development Agencies in Bangladesh (ADAB), this is a very brief backgrounder on Bangladesh agriculture. It points out several impacts on agriculture brought about by globalization, including adverse effects on the environment. In its recommendations to protect agriculture and the farming community, it claims that only sustainable agriculture can ensure long-term food security.
-Impact of Globalization on Regional in Asia focusing on India
Authored by P.M. Tripathi, President of Association of Voluntary Agencies for Rural Development (AVARD), this paper, as its title clearly indicates, is about globalization and its impacts on regional development in India. The key issue in Indian rural development is the eradication of poverty and unemployment, to which globalization has inadequately and in fact, adversely, responded. While globalization is already here, even described by its proponents as irreversible, the challenge that has surfaced is how to humanize globalization and harmonize it with regional, national and local situations, needs, perceptions and aspirations, leading to a happier Asia and world. Through the framework of a decentralized democratic system, this just might be achieved.
Participatory Governance:
-Discussion Paper on Localizing Agricultural Development
The Philippine agriculture industry faces the formidable task of feeding a rapidly growing population and employing a significant proportion of the country's workforce. Sadly, the 1991 Local Government Code, which aims to devolve government operations, has not been all too effective in improving agricultural productivity. Presented in conjunction with the Workshop on Localizing Agricultural Development conducted on 14 July 2003, co-organized by the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program (LGSP), PDAP, and ANGOC, this paper deals with the experiences, issues and challenges in localizing agricultural development. The Workshop, drawing representatives from civil society organizations, local government units, the private sector, government line agencies, the academe and other institutions, sought to clarify these three questions: What has the devolution of agriculture resulted in? What does it mean to localize agricultural development? How can local agricultural development be achieved? This discussion paper is the product of papers presented during the Workshop and on the proceedings.
Participatory Governance: A Future Charted with the People, for the People
This is a paper presented by ANGOC Chairperson Fr. Francis B. Lucas for the session on "State and Civil Society Relations: Governance Experiences in the Asian Region," at the Manila Hotel, last 21 October 2002. It is divided into five sections. The first and second parts respectively discuss perspectives on civil-society government relations and local governance efforts between governments and NGOs in Asia, highlighting several CSO cases. The lessons for participatory governance are brought up in the third section, while capacity building initiatives of civil society groups in support of good local governance are mentioned in the fourth part. Finally, the paper ends by identifying the challenges and opportunities in NGO involvement in the local development process.
-Public Participation on the Role of Environmental NGOs in influencing Philippine Environmental Protection Policy
Prepared by Fr. Francis Lucas for the symposium on Public Participation in Environmental Protection in Beijing, China, this paper begins with a brief backgrounder on the need for public participation. It defines governance and asserts it as the spirit of public participation. Furthermore, it explains how involvement in governance can be meaningful, given that it is a multi-stakeholder and collective effort. This paper is not comprehensive; it tries to show the legal framework and mechanisms for public participation in the Philippines through two concrete cases in the country. This paper also demonstrates that public participation is "custom built" for each country depending on culture, history, capabilities, resources of both government and civil society.
Peace and Development:
Towards a Culture of Peace-The Role of Civil Society in the Philippines
Ms. Rachel Polestico is the Director of the Appropriate Technology Center and Deputy Director of ANGOC Member SEARSOLIN. This paper that she has written plays on the theme of the identification of the civil will as an important component of sustainable development, wherein peace is occupying a greater role. She recounts their many experiences in the risky business of peace building. She fulfills this by first understanding Philippine culture, mentioning some of the significant contributions of NGOs and the Churches towards harnessing the best of the Filipino values towards building a culture of peace, and most of all by introducing some activities that will enable us to appreciate what the NGOs and the Churches are doing to bring about harmonious relationships among the diverse cultures in the Philippines.
NGO Sector Development:
These are documents from ANGOC's project with the International Forum on Capacity Building (IFCB).
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