Family Farming Campaign

Event in Rome on World Food DaySince the UN Resolution declaring 2014 International Year of Family Farming, civil society has been working to prepare and to obtain important gains during the IYFF-2014, in terms...

International Day of Rural Women. Despite playing a key role in food security, women farmers rarely receive any recognition for their work.Did you know that women farmers produce half of the food in the...

"The higher the degree of association, the greater farmers' response capacities".By Lorenzo Ramos Silva. Secretary-General, Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA). Spain.Family farming enterprises are facing a highly difficult situation. The low return...

The World Summit of Young Farmers in Bordeaux brings together a hundred worldwide young farmersA hundred young family farmers around the world met on September 4 in Bordeaux, where they could reflect on the...

More than 20 countries have signed a statement showing their commitment to create "a favorable environment” for family farmersOver 20 countries have signed up to the time the Declaration of Support for Family Farming...

Family Farming requires genuine public support which is non-existent today in most countriesFamily Farming, whose role and potential as a guarantee of food security is not sufficiently recognized, produces 70% of the food consumed...

Demands of Family Farming organisations during the International Year of Family Farming IYFF-2014.Following the declaration of the IYFF- 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly, 22nd December 2011, and the creation of more than...

In recent weeks, IYFF -2014 National Committees continue consolidating and adopting organizational forms that facilitate a greater impact.In recent weeks, IYFF -2014 National Committees continue consolidating and adopting organizational forms that facilitate a greater...

Visualizing the potential and contributions of family farmers worldwide.The International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) highlights the decisive role of family farming in the sustainable production of 80% of the world’s food and in...

A song of praise and recognition for more than 2,000 millions of women and men family farmers, smallholders, artisanal fishers, pastoralists, landless peasants andindigenous communities in the world.The International Year of Family Farming IYFF-2014...