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Young family farmers from five continents work together to push for implementation of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming
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Young people in family farming: acting today for tomorrow. In order to strengthen the implementation of the 2nd Pillar of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 (UNDFF) on supporting youth and generational change in family farming, the World Rural Forum (WRF) is encouraging the creation of a group of young people from around the world to strengthen their capacities and facilitate access to strategic dialogue spaces on issues related to

Launch of the Ghana Cattle Ranching and Transhumance Committee (GCRTC): A new milestone for transhumance in West Africa
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ROPPA is pleased to announce that the Ghana Cattle Ranching and Transhumance Committee (GCRTC) was successfully launched on April 4, 2023 in Accra. The event brought together various key stakeholders in the livestock and transhumance sector, including political authorities from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Network of Farmers’ and Producers’ Organizations of West Africa (ROPPA), the Farmer’s Organization Network of Ghana (FONG, a national platform member of ROPPA),

Consultations for mobile livestock systems in West Africa
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Regional agricultural producer organizations consulted with ECOWAS-CEDEAO on mobile livestock systems in West Africa and the Sahel at a workshop from March 8 to 10, 2023, in Cotonou, Benin. This workshop aimed to allow regional agricultural producer organizations the opportunity to share their study on “prospective reflection on the future of mobile livestock systems in West Africa and the Sahel,” and to gather their opinions on the results of prospective

Women family farmers for the sustainability of food systems and the planet
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Rural women are the heart of the countryside and agriculture, playing a key role in food systems, agrobiodiversity conservation, poverty eradication and achieving the SDGs. On International Women’s Day, we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and indigenous women. Still, we must remember the challenges that remain to be addressed in order to move towards more just and equitable societies that recognise the important role of rural

More than 100 women in family farming identify training needs to strengthen their leadership role in family farming
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The World Rural Forum, in collaboration with FAO, gathers the capacity-building needs and priorities identified by rural women from 5 continents within the framework of the United Nations Decade for Family Farming. The World Rural Forum (WRF) carried out a participatory process with more than 100 women representatives of family farming organizations, women’s organizations, and National Committees for Family Farming (NCFF) from five continents to identify their needs and priorities for the development of empowerment and capacity-building

International Year of Millets 2023: Unleashing the potential of millets for the well-being of people and the environment
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As the global agrifood systems face challenges to feed an ever-growing global population, resilient cereals like millets provide an affordable and nutritious option, and efforts must be scaled to promote their cultivation. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2023 the International Year of Millets (IYM 2023). FAO is the lead agency for celebrating the Year in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders. Millets can grow on arid lands with minimal inputs and

An innovative agricultural competition inspired by football
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In the village of Mudjoga, in North Kivu, DRC, farmers have devised an innovative agricultural competition inspired by football. The competition is called “agricultural match” and it consists of farmers demonstrating the application of certain cultivation practices. The exercise itself is inspired by football, or “soccer”. It pits farmers against each other in a friendly competition where each demonstrates an agricultural technique. They are supervised by a jury of judges

Strengthening sustainable agricultural mechanization for climate smart agriculture in southern Africa
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One of the major constraints to the expansion and modernization of agriculture is the low level and limited use of mechanization especially by smallholder farmers. In southern Africa, agriculture has been characterized by the application of basic agricultural tools resulting in tedious and laborious practices, drudgery and low productivity. Smallholder farmers in the region can earn a decent living from agriculture only if they adopt mechanization. The Food and Agriculture

International Young Farmers Manifesto (SIJA2022)
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Young farmers from Africa, Europe, Asia and America gathered in Kigali (Rwanda) for the Third International Young Farmer Summit on October 27, 2022. Major crises have occurred between the last two editions (the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, droughts, and price increases). After this exchange, we confirm that our challenges are common and require more regional interconnections. READ SIJA 2022 Manifesto HERE From PAFO

Sisonke Working Together Trust Bulawayo Zimbabwe helps women farmers learn climate adaptation techniques
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Sisonke Working Together Trust Bulawayo Zimbabwe is a non governmental organisations working in urban and rural areas of Zimbabwe. Matebeleland South province in Zimbabwe is one of the driest provinces in Zimbabwe with a maximum of 300 to 400mm of rainfall annually. It is a province home to women headed households as their male counterparts have immigrated to South Africa. Women in the Mould of Elita Sibanda and Tracy who