Resources
Stories from the field
FAO briefs private sector delegates on Farm Business School Forward and WE-FBS on the margins of CFS 54
05/11/2026
Members of the Private Sector Mechanism explored how FAO’s new farm business approaches can help small-scale farmers manage their farms as businesses, and how the private sector can help scale these approaches up.
On 20 October 2026, on the margins of the 5...
Nairobi City County and partners validate a mapping of the city’s farmers markets
27/10/2026
Behind every local market, including farmers markets, lies a network of small-scale producers, market associations and consumers. Mapping that network is the first step towards helping it grow.
On 6 October 2026, the day before the Fourth General Assembly of the World Farmers Markets Coa...
Strengthening local food systems through farmers markets: FAO at the World Farmers Markets Coalition General Assembly
27/10/2026
In Nairobi, market leaders from five continents met to discuss how farmers markets can make local food systems fairer, stronger and more inclusive. FAO’s Rural Institutions and Territorial Development team shared practical tools on mapping farmers markets and building farmers’ business skills....
Publications
Guidelines
Methodological guidelines and tools for the mapping of farmers markets
2026
These methodological guidelines provide a structured framework for mapping and analysing farmers markets and their contributions to sustainable agrifood...
Technical study
The role of collective action in enhancing social protection systems in rural areas
2026
This study explores the role of collective action in improving the coverage and effectiveness of formal social protection systems in rural areas.Drawing...
Training material
Farm Business School Forward - Exercise pack
2026
This exercise package is a practical component of the Farm Business School Forward (FBS Forward) capacity development package, providing hands-on exercises...
Videos
E-learnings
Farmers markets: An introduction
11/05/2026
This course aims to provide a clear understanding of farmers markets and their role in agrifood systems transformation. Recognizing that farmers markets are rooted in local agrifood systems, the course seeks to translate local‑systems thinking into local food policies, so policymakers and partners can identify actionable solutions that help markets to start, operate and sustain over time.
Farm Business School Forward
16/02/2026
This course explains the Farm Business School (FBS) Forward approach of FAO. FBS Forward aims to promote farm business management skills among small-scale farmers and promote viable rural enterprises, with specific attention to inclusion, innovation and collective action.