NAYAKRISHI FARMERS COLLECT OVER 90,000 SIGNATURES FOR WEEK OF RICE ACTION (WORA) 2007 SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

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Seventy five participants from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka met at the Fifth SAARC Peoples Forum held in 'Ridoypur Biddaghor', Tangail Bangladesh from 28 - 30 March, 2007. The three-day Forum concluded with a...

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NAYAKRISHNI WOMEN SHOW THE WAY

16 March 2007 – Dhaka – The Week of Rice Action (WORA) 2007 was launched in the farming village of Nallapara about 100 km from Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 March with the 3,000 Nayakrishi farmers and their families. The people...

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PRESS CONFERENCE ON WORA

16 March 2007 – Dhaka - Thirty one local journalists attended a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14 March 2007, on the launch of the Week of Rice Action 2007 in Asia.

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WORA ASIA LAUNCHES IN BANGLADESH

16 March 2007 – Dhaka - The Week of Rice Action (WORA) 2007 was officially inaugurated amidst much colour, joyous celebration and excitement in the humble village of Nallapara in the district of Tangail in Bangladesh on 13 March....

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ASIA’S RICE UNDER THREAT!

 

Come March 29th, thousands of Asians will rally together to save the rice of Asia. From China to the Philippines, Sri Lanka to Pakistan, people from every walk of life will unite for the Week of Rice Action.

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