PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH: CONNECTING FAMILY FARMING ORGANIZATIONS WITH FARMING RESEARCH CENTERS
Participatory research stands as one of the three working areas of the IYFF+10 initiative, together with the strengthening of the National Committees for Family Farming and the elaboration of guidelines in support of Family...
GROUP OF 13 COUNTRIES PROPOSES ADOPTION OF A DECADE OF FAMILY FARMING
Costa Rica, Angola, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Thailand and Uruguay make up the Core Group working on the draft resolution for the Decade of Family Farming.
Wednesday,...
STRENGTHENING FAMILY FARMING IN EASTERN EUROPE
We are glad to echo a news that highlights the strength that Family Farming is acquiring in Eastern Europe, and is that Macedonia has officially formed its NCFF and one of its first steps has been...
THE COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES HAS APPROVED THE GUIDELINES IN SUPPORT OF FAMILY FARMING!
The REAF is also making progress in the preparation of Regional Guidelines for Family Farming now that it has confirmed a policy agreement on defining them.29 June 2017 - The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries...
SUPPORT FOR FAMILY FARMING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
Following the signing of the Milan Pact, cities like Valencia and Vitoria-Gasteiz, among others, are advancing their own strategies for local food systems.Family farming plays a fundamental role in the supply of food for...
Developments made in support of the decade of family farming
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE WORLD RURAL FORUMLast week was an incredibly important week for the Decade of Family Farming. The Permanent Representative met with the new President of IFAD in Rome in order...
DECADE OF FAMILY FARMING: CONCEPT DOCUMENT
The WRF is pleased to share the Concept Document (summary) on which the Decade of Family Farming is based. The government of Costa Rica is taking the lead in requesting the United Nations General...
National committees for family family on path to improving public policy
Changes to public policy agendas in the National Committees for Family Farming in the Philippines, Honduras, Burkina Faso and Senegal will receive technical and financial support. The creation of a new Committee in Chad...
Advances in the process of developing guidelines for family farming
Developing guidelines will help support the establishment of laws to protect and promote Family Farming.Several advocacy forums are making progress in their processes to develop guidelines to support Family Farming. In some cases these...
Regional family farming organisations request the declaration of a decade on family farming
AFA, COPROFAM, PDRR, PIFON, PROPAC and ROPPA have signed the letter of support for the declaration of a Decade on Family Farming.The regional organisations AFA, COPROFAM, PDRR and PIFON attended the signing ceremony to...