UN DECLARES 2014 TO BE THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR FOR FAMILY FARMING

UN together with many other organizations throughout the world has agreed to recognize contribution of family farming by declaring the year 2014 to be the, 

 

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FAMILY FARMING (IYFF),

 

Family farmers can be defined as producers who make most of their living by farming, have limited access to land and other resources, and work with family members. Family farmers produce over half of the world's food and they have the potential to produce more.

The United Nations declared 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. This is a very important recognition of the multiple social, economic, environmental and cultural functions of family farming. Under the right conditions and policies, family farmers have proven to be innovative, productive and resilient by using agro-ecological practices that are based on local resources and ecological processes. This makes family farmers key players in tackling the pressing issues of our time, such as hunger, climate change and biodiversity loss.

Running up to and during the IYFF, the AgriCultures Network will therefore help raise the visibility of the contributions of agro-ecological family farmers and advocate for policies to strengthen them.

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http://www.agriculturesnetwork.org/what-we-do/advocacy/2014-iyff