Publications | Mécanisme forêts et paysans | Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture

The growing potential of producer organizations - Support for organized smallholders of forests and farms is a proven cost-effective means for increasing food security and nutrition, climate resilience, and human well-being
01/10/2026

Small-scale forest and farm producers account for an estimated 35 percent of world food production and perform vital services in ecosystem management and rural economies. Yet, individually, they face major...

Sal leaves to scale – Women-led eco-enterprises in Dangisharan, Nepal
03/09/2026

Empowering women across forest value chains is both a matter of equity and a strategic investment in resilient ecosystems, inclusive economies and global climate objectives. This factsheet will explore the...

Complementarity in practice – The solidarity economy, land conservation and indigenous governance led by UNORCAC women, Ecuador
03/09/2026

Empowering women across forest value chains is both a matter of equity and a strategic investment in resilient ecosystems, inclusive economies and global climate objectives. This factsheet will explore the...

Beyond just buying: investing in equitable value chain partnerships with smallholders
25/08/2025

Over the past two decades, efforts to integrate forest and farm smallholders into modern value chains have aimed to achieve positive social and environmental impacts. However, business partnerships within these...

Business unusual: how business and investment pioneers are transforming forest and food supply chains
24/04/2024

This report documents and highlights success and lessons learnt from 18 inspiring examples of businesses and investors who are progressing from 'business-as-usual' to 'business unusual' by adopting practices that embrace...

Mobilising internal finance: how forest and farm producer organisations upscale financial access
02/04/2024

There is very limited access to finance for rural communities comprising smallholders, family farmers and Indigenous Peoples. Smallholder and family farmers comprise 90% of the total farms worldwide, and account...

Money from within: leveraging producer organisations' finance
02/04/2024

Access to external finance for smallholder forest and farm producers is limited, hindering their effective action on climate, nature, livelihoods and food security. However, forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs)...

How improved governance has benefited a nationwide association of agroecological producers in Bolivia
01/04/2024

This case study from Bolivia is the first of six case studies on tactics that improve internal governance prepared by forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) for the Forest and...

Advancing internal governance within an association of sustainable cocoa producers in Ghana
01/04/2024

This case study from Ghana is the second of six case studies on tactics that improve internal governance prepared by forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) for the Forest and...

Enhancing internal governance within a national federation of community forestry users in Nepal
01/04/2024

This case study from Nepal is the third of six case studies on tactics that improve internal governance prepared by forest and farm producer organisations (FFPOs) for the Forest and...