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
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26
Jan
One out of five French farmers sells their products directly
In 2010, 21% of French farms used direct sales to sell their production. According to a study done by the French Ministry of Agriculture, in total, 107,000 farms used short marketing channels.
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23
Dec
CONGRATULATIONS!
We have got finally the good news that many of our organizations have been waiting for. Today, December 22nd 2011, at 4.55 pm, New York time, the UN General Assembly has declared 2014 the International Year of Family Farming-IYFF.
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09
Dec
Enactment of the Moratorium Law on the entry of GMOs in Peru
Last December 9 was enacted the Law No. 29811, which establishes a moratorium on the production and entry of living modified organisms into the country for a period of 10 years.
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02
Dec
OXFAM, SEAFISH, AFA co-organize forum on food security and climate change adaptation
A forum-workshop entitled "Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation of Small Scale Farmers and Fishers in Southeast Asia" was held in Quezon City, Philippines, last Nov 24-25.
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29
Nov
Thinking agriculture and climate change. An analysis on the occasion of the Durban Climate Change Conference.
Yesterday, the Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa began. Here, the possible successor resolution to the Kyoto Protocols will be discussed.
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25
Nov
Volatility of prices: An analysis of the debate.
The sharp increases of agricultural and food prices in 2007/08 and 2010/11 have resulted in enormous costs to the population of Southern countries and have revived the debate on the need of market regulation in order to ensure global Food Security.
