The Forest and Farm Facility provides direct financial support and technical assistance to strengthen forest and farm producer organizations representing smallholders, rural women’s groups, local communities and indigenous peoples’ institutions. Collectively, forest and farm producers have the potential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to respond to climate change at landscape scales. A partnership between FAO, IIED, IUCN and AgriCord, the Forest and Farm Facility is funded by Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, Finland, the United States of America, the Netherlands and IKEA.
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We are very sad to share that Lydia Miyella – Executive Director of Maaltaaba Peasant Women Farmers’ Cooperative in upper east Ghana – passed away unexpectedly on 23rd December 2024. She was 45 years old.
Lydia was an exceptional leader. Well-loved and well-respected, she dedicated her life to advancing the welfare...
Zambia is currently experiencing its worst drought in three decades. As COP29 summit marks Food, Agriculture and Water Day, IIED’s Stephen Mwangi shares insights from a recent learning exchange in Zambia that highlighted the critical role of agroforestry and community forestry in building local resilience to environmental shocks.
The FFF has joined a new programme for smallholder forest and farm producers to support the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100). The four-year programme led by FAO and funded by the Government of Germany was launched on Restoration Day at COP16.
This video made during World Forest Week tells the story of how Masai woman, Maria Shinini, and other women in her tribe in Tanzania have become empowered through beekeeping.
The Family Farmers’ Campaign on climate finance aims to strengthen small-scale family farmer networks, urging decision-makers to recognize them as key partners in sustainable food systems; centralize their role in climate and food decisions; increase their direct access to climate finance; and promote diverse, local, and nature-friendly food systems.
Forest and farm producer organizations representing the world’s smallholder farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities will gather in Pokhara, Nepal, from 9 – 12 April and virtually (online) to explore how to best manage the world’s agrobiodiversity.
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