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WCARRD 20/20: Emerging Trends and Perspectives of Agrarian Reform in Asia On October 6-7, 1999, the Asian NGO Coalition (ANGOC) and the Popular Coalition for the Eradication of Hunger and Poverty co-organized an international conference on WCARRD 20/20: Emerging Trends and Perspectives of Agrarian Reform in Asia in Tagaytay City, Philippines. All
Out for Food Security The collapse of the emerging markets and its ricochet effect of on advanced economies may not be the end of globalization. But it is certainly the end of an era. OVERVIEW: Agrarian Reforms in Asia, by Antonio B. Quizon & Teresa Debuque This report has been prepared as a briefing tool for participants to the WCARRD 20/20 Conference (ANGOC: 6-7 October 1999, Tagaytay, Philippines). It summarizes data from secondary & tertiary sources, and draws mainly from studies previously prepared by Asian NGOs for their assessments. ANGOC
at WOCSOC ANGOC is a member of the steering committee of the World Civil Society Conference (WOCSOC) 1999. The conference, scheduled for December 8 to 11, 1999 in Montreal, is a project initiated by the United Nations University. |
ANGOC culminates 20th Year in 2000 The Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) turns 20 this year. As often happens in anniversaries, we will give ourselves over to the rituals that mark the passing of many years. As with people, so with organizations. 200 Village Project: Making food security a reality in Asia Issues affecting food security in the Asian region made the Project highly significant. Reality shows that despite tremendous growth for the past two decades, the region is still home to more than 800 million people living in poverty.
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