2022

FAO and PAFO sign new partnership agreement to support family farmers in Africa
Family Farming

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) that will see farmers have a greater voice in policy processes, and farmers’ associations in Africa strengthened. It is the first time the two organizations have put in place a formal partnership. PAFO represents over 70 small-scale farmers and producers’ organizations from 49 countries in Africa, and FAO

Financing agricultural value chains to empower rural women
Publications

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The Pan-African Farmers Organization has published a new report on financing agricultural value chains to empower rural women. The farmers organizations united within PAFO, as the most inclusive agricultural institutions, are committed to empowering rural women engaged in the agrosilvopastoral and fisheries sector. They offer them spaces for advocacy around the concerns of farmers from the local to the global level and to help ensure their effective participation in various

Agriculture and climate change: Broadcasters discuss adaptation measures
Resilience and climate change

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On the initiative of Farm Radio International, a discussion brought together broadcasting partners from Africa and climate experts from November 22 to December 2021. There were 250 people from ten sub-Saharan African countries who attended the discussion in French in a dedicated WhatsApp group. About 200 people participated on an online discussion platform, where the conversation took place in English, and 45 Mozambican radio broadcasters participated in a Portuguese-langage discussion