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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 the achievement of the SDGs. As we celebrate the International Women’s Day (March 8), we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and indigenous women, but we must remember the challenges that remain to be addressed in order to move towards more just and equitable societies that

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WRF, FFF present experiences and challenges of cooperatives in rural women empowerment
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The World Rural Forum, in collaboration with Forest and Farm Facility has successfully compiled successful experiences about the role of cooperatives in empowering rural farmers in different regions of the world. The “Women and Cooperativism Project” aimed to identify and analyze the experiences of associations in Africa, Asia, and the Americas to develop a cycle of exchanges and recommendations in the empowerment and resilience of rural women. This project is

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SEARCA conducts training in Smart Agriculture among youth farmers in PH
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The Philippine-hosted Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) organized an agri-innovation learning activities for Dagatan Family Farm School (DFFS) students this February 2023.  Fifty-four (54) student-learners, divided into 2 batches, enjoyed the experiential learning activities aimed to increase their knowledge on modern farming technologies and encourage them to pursue opportunities in agriculture in the future. Some of the activities include hands-on training on robotics,

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Farm Parents and Youth Aspirations on the Generational Succession of Farming in India
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Agriculture plays a very important role in ensuring food security and the economy. And family farming is the heart of sustainable food system with the youth driving  agriculture forward.  It is the younger generations that ensure the future of family farming. In a study by Nandi et. al. on farm parent and youth aspirations on the generational succession of farming in South India in two rural sites, parents play a

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Lao Farmers’ Network holds policy dialogue on bank opening for FOs
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The Lao Farmer Network (LFN) has successfully organized a policy dialogue focusing on issues concerning bank transactions of Farmers’ Organizations (FOs).  The event was attended by farmers’ organizations, the bank of Laos, commercial banks, and other stakeholders. Opening bank accounts under the name of production groups has been a problem for LFN members due to different requirements and difficulty to comply with. LFN has already requested the banks to issue a guideline

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Salt Farmers in Bali
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As an archipelago, the fishing industry plays a key role in the Indonesian economy. Much effort is needed to ensure its sustainability as it provides food security to more than 200 million Indonesians. Moreover, 21 percent of Indonesia’s agricultural economy in 2012 could be attributed to the fishing industry. Given its role in food security and economy, civil society members have been mobilizing extensively to ensure that policies that support

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Agricultural Information Sources of Rural Farmers: Evidence from Pakistan
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Farmers have been utilizing several sources of information for their agricultural-related needs. Among those are neighbor-friend-relatives, self-experience, media (print and/or electronic), and the likes. In Pakistan, a study was conducted to assess which source of information is preferred the most by the rural farmers in the area. Results showed that the top/major source of agricultural information utilized by the rural people in Pakistan is neighbor-friend-relatives. This reflects that farmers, among themselves, help

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Food and Agriculture Organization and Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development sign Memorandum of Understanding
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) once again signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) last 20 January 2023.  To date, this is the third MoU forged between FAO and AFA which formalizes their continuous collaboration in advancing family farming by promoting the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) and contributing to the achievement of its goals and objectives.  Mr.

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IAMCR, FAO offer Rural Communication Services Research Awards
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In cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) IAMCR, is offering four awards of 2,500 USD to authors of papers that advance our understanding of applications of “rural communication services” particularly in the areas of agriculture, family farming, natural resource management, climate change adaptation, food security, and disaster risk reduction and management. Special attention will be given to papers that consider elements such as: participatory

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Filipino Farmers & AEWs benefit on ICTs for Rice Technologies
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Information and Communication technologies (ICTs) enhance information flow and facilitate delivery of ICT-based agricultural extension for sustainable development.  ICTs for rice technologies that are accessible through the internet and mobile phone benefits farmers and agricultural extension workers as well. In the Philippines, such ICTs for rice technologies accessible through the internet and mobile phones example are the Pinoy Rice Knowledge Bank, with the Palay Check and the Nutrient Manager for

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