A reality in every continent, family farming, is facing huge challenges and uncertainties. And yet, although in many places family farmers - men and women-  have been forgotten and are neglected by pllicy makers, they continue to be the basis of sustainable food production in the world's effort toward food security and sovereignty, they play a key role in the management of rural and marine environments and their biodiversity; they are the source of significant cultural heritage of the local people in each country, and, in short, they are a fundamental pillare of the comprehensive development of nations.