International Year of Family Farming
The number of farmers, rural and other organizations, giving their official support to the Campaign in favour of the declaration by the UN of an International Year of the Family Farming-IYFF is increasing every day, worldwide.
The importance of this Campaign can be appreciated from the necessity of giving an enormous boost to family farming, considered as a way of life with a future, capable of guaranteeing sufficient sustainable food for humanity, of managing the biodiversity and the conservation of the planet, respecting the different cultures and traditions.
News
- 30 Jul MALAWI: Preparation of the IYFF Campaign African Continental Meeting
- 26 Jul The President of IFAD supports the IYFF Campaign
- 16 Jul President of CONTAG proposes to the UN Secretary General to support the Global Campaign for Family Farming
- 06 Jul New issue of AbcBurkina
- 05 Jul Workshops in New York
- 28 Jun Launch of the IYFF Campaign at the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC)
- 23 Jun Kanayo F. Nwanze’s article about African agriculture
- 20 Jun New issue of AbcBurkina
- 14 Jun New issue of AbcBurkina
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09
Jun
Between 31 May and 3 June, the Executive Secretary and Coordinator for America of the WRF participated in the XIII REAF’s Meeting in Mar del Plata, Argentina
During the trip was held a preparatory meeting of the American Continental Meeting of the FFIY Campaign, reaching important agreements. In this sense, the Continental Meeting will be hold in Brasilia in late November 2010 in the framework of the XIV REAF, relying mainly with the participation of many representatives of agricultural and rural development NGOs. Organizers will be the WRF and COPROFAM (Confederation of Family Farmers Expanded MERCOSUR), with the collaboration of the REAF's Brazilian Section's Secretariat.
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25
May
Preparatory meeting of the IYFF Campaign American Gathering
The preparatory meeting for the IYFF Campaign American Continental Gathering will be held in Mar del Plata (Argentina) on May 31. The American IYFF Continental Gathering will take place later this year.
- 25 May New issue of AbcBurkina
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11
May
New issue of AbcBurkina
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21
Apr
WORKSHOPS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: the trip continues through Nicaragua
The trip continues through Central America an the representative of World Rural Forum reach Nicaragua. In Managua, there has been a meeting with representatives of the 4 guilds of the PDRR, there the representative of the WRF made a new presentation of the Campaign. At that meeting the local representatives take the compromise of getting the accession of the Minister of Agriculture of Nicaragua.
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20
Apr
Marc Dufumier: "Farmers have lost their bearings"
Marc Dufumier, professor of Comparative Agriculture and Development, has given an interview to Telerama.fr, there he analyzes the situation of French and European agriculture.
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14
Apr
Workshops in Central America
Representatives of the World Rural Forum are visiting Costa Rica and El Salvador to raise awareness of the Campaign for the International Year of the Family Farming. The first stop was Costa Rica where they held in an open forum about this event, involving representatives of the Costa Rican Government, RUTA Program , PDRR, CONACOOP and ANAMAR.
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13
Apr
Press Release of Kenya Biodiversity Coalition
The organization Kenya Biodiversity Coalition has issued a press release denouncing the importation of 40,000 tons of GM maize from South Africa to Kenya.
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12
Apr
The Basque Development NGO Coordinator joined the Campaign
The Campaign for the International Year of Family Farming has received numerous accessions in recent weeks, including most notably that of the Basque Development NGO Coordinator. This has been published in the coordinator's website.
- 12 Apr New issue of AbcBurkina
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30
Mar
ASIAN CONTINENTAL MEETING: ILEA echoes the meeting
ILEIA network, attached to the campaign, has posted on his blog a chronicle of the Asian Continental Meeting held between 23 and 25 of March in New Delhi. A representative of this association was present at the meeting.
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25
Mar
ASIAN CONTINENTAL MEETING: Meeting Ends
The Asian meeting of the Campaign for the International Year of the Family Farming has ended and has been a great success. For two days, representatives from various organizations what supports the campaign, have met in Delhi to discuss the initiatives will be launched in Asia. The participants have decided that Marlene Ramirez of AsiaDHRRA and Mr. Chengal Reddy of CIFA are going to be the representatives of the continent in the World Consultative Committee to support the Campaign.
