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21.11.2017

Mission to Sri Lanka in November 2017, under the project GCP/SRL/062/EC “European Union – Support to District Development Programme”: Delivering a training workshop on legal and operational aspects of contract farming and provide the inputs to improve the contract farming schemes for pineapple, green cucumber and manioc value chains as [...]
10.10.2017
A training event was held in Tirana, Albania, from 10th to 13th of October 2017 to promote and disseminate the use of Contract Farming in selected value chains in Albania. The purpose of the mission was to organize and deliver a training workshop on operational and legal aspects of contract [...]
31.08.2017

An intensive course on contract farming was held in Guatemala from the 18th to 21st of April 2017.
The project on South-South Cooperation Exchange between Lao PDR and Brazil was facilitated by FAO and the University of Viçosa (Brazil) in order to improve contract farming operations. Project objectives aimed at supporting policy makers as well as sharing of experiences, knowledge and technical guidance on the design of enabling [...]

Mindful of the importance of enhancing knowledge and awareness of the legal regime applicable to contract farming operations, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have prepared this UNIDROIT/FAO/IFAD [...]

Three videos developed by Helvetas Laos (www.helvetas-laos.org) have been added on the FAO Contract Farming Resource Centre website. Developed as tools for extension activities in the country, they focus on crucial issues for the success of the contract farming venture, namely the knowledge of farmers’ rights, the essential elements [...]

“Contract farming for Inclusive Market Access”, a new publication of the FAO Rural Infrastructure and Agro Industries Division, is now available on the Contract Farming Resource Centre website!
Recent transformations in agrifood systems have created new technical requirements and compliance costs that make it increasingly difficult for resource-poor farmers to access [...]
28.03.2014

FAO is collaborating with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) towards the development of a Legal Guide on Contract Farming. During the week of 3–7 March and with the support from IFAD, the group of international experts responsible for the development of the Guide held meetings [...]

The Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) held another session of its series of training workshops on planning and implementing contract farming operation,in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, from 11 to13 of November, 2013. The event was convened by the Southern Highlands Food Systems Project, which is under implementation by FAO in Tanzania [...]

From 22nd to 24th of October, a Regional Workshop on Contract Farming took place in San Salvador, El Salvador, with the purpose to disseminate knowledge on contract farming issues among different agrifood supply chain actors in the region and facilitate the exchange of experiences. The event highlighted the legal aspects [...]
