World Agriculture Watch

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On the 10th- 17th of March 2015, WAW organized a mission in Tunisia. First, WAW participated to “Agrimonde Terra” workshop on the 11th and 12th of March and identified possible synergies in terms of approach. Then, various stakeholders were met and working meetings organized with FAO colleagues and the Direction...
The WAW secretariat organized a mission in Vietnam so as to define with national stakeholders possible activities to be funded under the IFAD grant. Meetings were organized with Key stakeholders, including IPSARD, RUDEC, CIRAD, Ministry of agriculture, government statistics office, IFAD. WAW participated to some key meetings related to the...
Following interactions with the regional office of FAO, proposition was made to work with El Salvador considering a rich data base and a strong policy interest on family farming. Various meetings were organized with FAO office in El Salvador FAO as well as with IFAD country program manager of El...
After a first mission in Tunisia, WAW Secretariat has achieved an exploratory mission in Senegal (2-7 march 2015) following an official request from the Ministry in charge of Agriculture (MAER, ministère de l’Agriculture et de l’équipement rural), in order to define how Senegal could strengthen its capacity to better define...
Following the IYFF 2014 and an initial workshop organized by WAW and partners during the 10th symposium of the International Farming System Association, this special issue highlights some threats and opportunities of family farming in a context of agricultural transformations.  After an editorial, a general review of transformations process is...