2nd CALL FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE SUPPORT FUND FOR FAMILY FARMING NATIONAL COMMITTEE ACTIONS

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The secretary of the World Rural Forum (WRF) invites established Family Farming National Committees and organizations wishing to set up a new FFNC in their own country to take part in this second call...

Family farming and the sustainable development agenda

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Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), 10 establish a direct link with Family Farming, and it’s explicitly mentioned in ODS 2, which stresses the need to end hunger, achieve food security and improved...

WE NEED BETTER PUBLIC POLICIES FOR FAMILY FARMING!

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Public policy change agendas by Family Farming National Committees in Madagascar, Indonesia, Paraguay and the Dominican Republic will be financially and technically supported. New Committees will be created in Fiji and Macedonia.Family Farming National...

The General Assembly of the United Nations will discuss the declaration of a Family...

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In the General Assembly the Government of Costa Rica will take the lead in proposing to extend the International Year of Family Farming for the next 10 years.Following the success of the International Year...

The WRF invites young people from all over the world to share their experiences...

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The study, coordinated by the WRF, is being done in close collaboration with the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia.The WRF is coordinating a study about Youth and Family Farming via the experience of young people...

Handing Family Farming over to the next generation is key to eradicating poverty

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The motto for International Youth Day is “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production”.Young people in rural areas, particularly young farmers, have a fundamental part to play in the...

A Permanent Regional Dialogue Mechanism for Family Farming is set up in Central America...

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This represents the formal establishment of a permanent forum for the design and execution of specific public policies for Family Farming, with civil society participation.The Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), consisting of the Ministers...

Colombia begins collecting signatures to launch a Referendum on National Farming amending the constitution

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The Referendum includes a bill on Family Farming and is expected to garner over 4 million signatures, although by law 1.7 million signatures would be enough to launch the constitutional referendum.The petition for a...

The National Committee for the Promotion of Family Farming in DR Congo has drafted...

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The National Committee for the Promotion of Family Farming in DR Congo has drafted and approved an Electoral Strategy for the Farming Community and a Pledge of Commitment addressed to the country’s public authorities...

Presence of Family Farming at the FAO Regional Conferences 2016

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Civil society has urged governments and public institutions to support the declaration on the Decade of Family Farming and to put in place the appropriate tools required to promote Family Farming in their countries.During...