FAO and IFAD have been called to support the implementation of the UNDFF and established a joint FAO-IFAD Secretariat to facilitate this process under the guidance of an International Steering Committee composed by Member States and Family Farmers Organizations. Since its launch in 2019, the UNDFF has been promoting integrated actions supported by cross-sectoral policies that address the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainable development.

During the first three years of implementation of the UNDFF in the NENA region, significant results have been achieved. The UNDFF Regional Action Plan for the NENA Region (RAP) was the result of consultations with key stakeholders in the region, within and outside FAO, including strategic partners (e.g. FAO Representatives, IFAD, WRF); to contextualize the UNDFF Global Action Plan to respond to regional challenges through a wide consultation process.

The strategic vision for strengthening family farming in the Near East and North Africa region over the next 10 years is to achieve:  

• Enhanced resilience, productivity, sustainability and inclusiveness of family farming  and to maximize its contribution to inclusive food system transformation in a context of resource scarcity, climate change, conflict and other crises facing the region; and
• Sustainable increases in agricultural productivity, food production and incomes of small-scale family farming  that promote decent employment, high social standards and respect for the environment in the context of the above challenges