International Year of Family Farming 2014
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Launch of the International Year of Family Farming
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What is family farming? Family farming includes all family-‐based agricultural ac2vi2es, and it is linked to several areas of the rural development.
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Family farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture producCon which is managed and operated by a family and predominantly reliant on family labour, including both women’s and men’s.
Why is family farming important? Family farming has an important socio-‐economic, environmental and cultural role.
• Family and small-‐scale farming are inextricably linked to world food security.
• Family farming preserves tradi6onal food products, while contribuCng to a balanced diet and safeguarding the world’s agro-‐biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources.
• Family farming represents an opportunity to boost local economies, especially when combined with specific policies aimed at social protecCon and well-‐being of communiCes.
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Objectives of the International Year • Support the development of policies conducive to sustainable family farming;
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• Increase knowledge, communicaCon and public awareness;
• AKain beKer understanding of family farming needs, potenCal and constraints and ensure technical support;
• Create synergies for sustainability.
What activities will be carried out?
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The IYFF will focus on three global lines of ac2on:
1. PromoCon of dialogue in policy decision-‐making processes
2. IdenCficaCon, documentaCon and sharing lessons learned and successful experiences of exisCng pro-‐family farming policies at naConal and/or other levels to capitalize relevant knowledge on family farming
3. CommunicaCon, advocacy and outreach
Main messages
• Family Farming is the predominant form of agriculture both in developed and developing countries
• Family farmers are an important part of the soluCon for a world free from poverty and hunger
• Family Farming supports sustainable development
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Website (fao.org/family-‐farming-‐2014)
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IYFF related events
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Food and Agriculture OrganizaCon of the United NaCons Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153, Rome Italy Family-‐Farming-‐[email protected]
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