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Family Farming: Regional Perspective from the Asia-Pacific region
14 March 2014, Rome
- The International Year of Family Farming was launched as part of a global campaign to reinforce awareness and support for small scale and family farmers around the world. The move to focus on family farmers for the international year was driven by strong advocacy from civil society, mainly the World Rural Forum. According to FAO, the contributions of these important agricultural producers is critical to the fight against hunger and malnutrition. Both in developing and developed countries, family farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the food production sector.
Thierry Facon
is a senior water management officer for FAO’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok. In the following interview he explains the importance of small scale and family farming in the region, as well as the particular challenges being faced by these farmers in Asia and the Pacific.
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Related Link(s)
Press release
32nd Asia Pacific Regional Conference (APRC)
Meeting farmers’ aspirations in the context of green development (APRC document)
International Year of Family Farming
Topic(s):
Agriculture & crops, Food Security, Rural or agricultural development
Produced by:
Sandra Ferrari
Reference:
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