The pandemic and its consequences have had a huge impact on the livelihoods and welfare of small-scale family farmers. As expressed and observed, the disruptions within supply chains have widened the challenges confronting small-scale farmers and are partly because many farmers don’t have full control and access to productive resources, financial services, and affordable technologies […]
Virtual Regional Consultation on Engaging with Academia and Research Institutions (ARIs) to Support Family Farmers and Food System Transformation During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia 8-9 December 2021 PROGRAMME OUTLINE WITH LINKS TO THE PRESENTATIONS AND RECORDINGS DAY 1: 8 December 2021 Time Zone: Bangkok Standard Time (GMT+7) WATCH DAY 1 RECORDING […]
Viable and Resilient Small-Scale Farming in the New Normal: Ensuring a better future for family farmers in Asia-Pacific 7 December 2021 | 10:00 – 16:30 GMT+8 Philippines REGISTER This event is within the framework of ILC’s Commitment-based Initiative 2 (CBI 2), Strong small-scale farming systems. CBI 2 is about ensuring “equitable land distribution and public […]
2021 Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) “Building back better towards resilient, inclusive and sustainable rural development” 9-10 December 2021 | 08:00 – 17:00 GMT+8 Philippine time | Zoom REGISTER Background and Rationale Thirteen years and counting, the Knowledge Learning Market and Policy Engagement (KLMPE) has been the platform for government agencies, civil society […]
GLOBAL CONFERENCE: Family Farming at the core of Sustainable Food Systems 23-26 November 2021 | 12:30 Rome time REGISTER The moment is now! How we produce, commercialize, consume and feed ourselves will mark our future. Let us put family farming at the center of sustainable food systems! The World Rural Forum (WRF) invites you to […]
Thursday, 18 November 2021 | 18:00 – 20:00 CEST Join via Zoom: https://fao.zoom.us/j/98559695490 Meeting ID: 985 5969 5490 Passcode: 77670384 Partners in GFAR are preparing to hold a side event to the 2nd International Agro Biodiversity Congress to discuss how current trends towards transforming research and innovation need to be more inclusive of local and indigenous knowledge systems. The discussion will focus […]
Strong water users’ associations are instrumental in sustaining reforms and improvement in the country’s water sector. To address the interrelated challenges of agriculture, water, food insecurity, and poverty in Tajikistan, the Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project (PAMP II) was implemented from 2013 to 2020 with support from the Global Agriculture […]
In 2019, the Agriculture for Nutrition Project (AFN) provided funding support to the Lao Farmer Network (LFN) to pilot the production and processing of soybean in two villages of Nonghet district, Xiengkhouang province, Laos. The small project, “Piloting soybean production and processing to improve nutrition in Nonghet district”, was implemented from April 2019 to March […]
