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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.
Highlights
This brief shows that recognizing producer organizations as responsible and strategic partners, strengthening their capacities and providing them with long-term support, offers a practical, cost-effective pathway for achieving more resilient, equitable and sustainable rural development at scale.
Through FFF support, the Tenges Farmers Cooperative Society has undergone comprehensive structural transformation to scale up its local coffee economy. In two years, their income has risen almost 70 percent.
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of our dear FAO colleague and friend Mario Acunzo at the end of July 2026, following a period of illness.
For many years, Mario was a valued supporter of the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) and of forest and farm...
Explore our impact stories from Forest and Farm Facility partners around the world, showcasing how local organizations are creating lasting change. These impact stories show how livelihoods have been improved, sustainable businesses supported, and landscapes made more climate-resilient, while strengthening social and cultural values.
Approximately 1.6 billion smallholder and family farmers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities inhabit forest landscapes. Many of them struggle to access finance from banks and microfinance institutions, government support programmes or private-sector partners.
To improve their access to markets and finance, individuals work together to establish forest and farm producer organisations...
With just 80 of the 7,000 plant species humans have historically cultivated making a major contribution to today’s global food supply, the world has witnessed an alarming loss of agrobiodiversity.
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