The Regional Technical Platform for Family Farming promotes institutional and technical innovations that strengthen family farmers and small-scale producers around the world.
The purpose of the platform is to:
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Mobilize existing knowledge, experiences and best practices from around the world. | Foster dialogue, learning and collaboration between a variety of partners both within and outside FAO. |
Family Farming in Numbers
In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Peru there are a total of 8.3 million Agricultural Production Units managed by family farmers, which represent 77.2% of the total number of production units in these countries.
