19th – 21st November 2015 in Beijing, China Wallapa van Willenswaard, Hans van Willenswaard, Suan Ngen Mee Ma social enterprise’s green project team and TOA delegate from Vietnam attended the 6th URGENCI International Symposium held in conjunction with the 7th Chinese national CSA Conference (CSA is Community Supported Agriculture). The symposium seeked to highlight the…
3rd November 2015 in Bhutan After the 2nd Executive Committee meeting at Royal University of Bhutan on 3rd November 2015, all participants traveled to join International Gross National Happiness Conference 2015 which held on 4th – 6th November in Paro, Bhutan. The conference focused on sharing research findings and emphasized the application and linkages of such indicators to guide policy…
Mekong Youth Alliance for Organic Agriculture and Agroecology Workshop 20th -26th October 2015 in Myanmar From 20th-26th October 2015 in Myanmar, 20 youth delegates from TOA partners in Bhutan and Mekong countries attended the 4th Mekong YOF workshops and exchanges in 2015. The program aimed to promote diversified organic farming and agroecology through knowledge and experience…
15th – 17th September 2015 at HEPA Farmer Field School, Vietnam The annual TOA partner meeting this year was in Vietnam during 15th – 17th September 2015 with the aim to strengthen extension of organic networks in Mekong region and Bhutan and for partners to take responsibilities beyond the Secretariat over the next 5 years. The meeting agenda on…
Towards a New Economy Mindful Markets Forum, 31st August – 2nd September 2015 The success of Mindful Markets Forum in 2014 inspired Suan Ngen Mee Ma social enterprise to publish the book in both English and Thai language. The book aims to empower the emergence of consumer movements in Asia to support small-scale farmers. Wallapa…
June 26 – 27, Amsterdam / June 27 – 28, The Hague Wallapa van Willenswaard met Mr.Volkert Engelsman during the IFOAM conference in Bhutan, January 2014, and she was invited to participate in the conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,during her sabbatical leave, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of EOSTA, a trade company in organic produce…
7-11 June 2015, Rotterdam, the Netherlands In the framework of a two-month sabbatical supported by Iona Foundation and Triodos Foundation in the Netherlands, Wallapa van Willenswaard participated in the Sustainable Food Lab Annual Summit in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In 2014 Wallapa participated in the first workshop of the Sustainable Food Lab Thailand, guided by Adam…
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