FAO launches UN Decade of Family Farming
The United Nations Decade of Family Farming was officially launched last May 29 at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) headquarters in Rome. The launch was co-organized by FAO and the International Fund For Agricultural Development, with preceding activities such as farmers’ knowledge exchange sessions and regional dialogues on priorities for the implementation of the Decade last May 27-28. Family farming stakeholders– such as public and private sectors, government units,