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Acknowledgements...................................................................................3
Foreword by José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General.......................4
Supporting statement by Benigno S. Aquino III,
The President of The Philippines...........................................................5
Messages from the IYFF Special Ambassadors...........................................8
Regional perspectives:
Asia and the Pacific.........................................................................10
Europe and Central Asia..................................................................14
Sub-Saharan Africa..........................................................................17
Near East and North Africa..............................................................22
Latin America and the Caribbean....................................................26
North America. ...............................................................................30
Creating resilient, sustainable and equitable farming systems..................33
Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, Oxfam International
Catalysing market development through smallholder-friendly procurement.. 37
Ken Davies, Global Coordinator – Purchase for Progress,
United Nations World Food Programme
Unlocking the potential of family farmers with agroecology.....................42
Edith van Walsum, Director; Janneke Bruil, Coordinator, Learning and
Advocacy; and Nick Pasiecznik, Coordinating Editor, ILEIA
Strengthening family farming through support for gender justice,
food sovereignty and biodiversity-based ecological agriculture.......................... 46
Sarojeni V. Rengam, Executive Director, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific
Cultivating a revolution in agriculture for young people..........................50
Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Sowing the seeds to harvest: young farmers are the future
of food production..................................................................................54
European Council of Young Farmers
Community-based aquaculture to sustain food security
and livelihoods in the Pacific region........................................................57
Moses Amos, Director, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division,
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
National Farmers Union: we are all citizens of the world.........................60
Roger Johnson, President of National Farmers Union
Supporting family farms for food, nutritional and livelihood security:
India’s story............................................................................................63
Pravesh Sharma, Managing Director, Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium,
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Government of India
Family farming: the key to food production in Norway...........................66
Eugen Tømte, Deputy Director General, Fed of Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives
Taking the lead in promoting family farming:
The Global Forum and Expo on Family Farming in Budapest.................69
Zoltán Kálmán, Head of Department; Bálint Illés, Head of Unit; and Ágnes
Dús, FAO Coordinator from the Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary on behalf of
the Organizing Committee of the Global Forum and Expo on Family Farming
The family farm in India..........................................................................72
J. S. Sandhu, Agriculture Commissioner and R. S. Saini, National Consultant
(National Food Security Mission)
Food security and small family farming in Asia-Pacific countries.............75
T. Haque, Director, Council for Social Development, New Delhi and Former
Chairman,Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, Government of India
Mountain family farming: past and prospect...........................................79
Dr Anil P Joshi, Founder, HESCO
Family farming means food born from relationships................................82
Carlo Petrini, President, Slow Food and Cinzia Scaffidi, Director,
Slow Food Study Center
France: support for family farming – quality rooted in territory...............87
Stéphane Le Foll, Minister of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture,
Agrifood and Forestry, France
Family farming in Albania.......................................................................90
Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration, Albania
Agricultural biodiversity: an essential asset for the success
and resilience of family farming...............................................................93
P. Eyzaguirre and M. Ann Tutwiler, Bioversity International
Community biodiversity management: strengthening
resilience of family farmers......................................................................97
E.D. Israel Oliver King, Saujanendra Swain and Ajay Parida,
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
Food sovereignty: the bulwark of family farming and agrobiodiversity...........101
Elizabeth Mpofu, La Via Campesina
Family and smallholder farming in Himalayan communities.................105
R.C. Sundriyal, G.C.S. Negi, R.K. Maikhuri, D.S. Rawat, R.S. Rawal and
P.P. Dhyani, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and
Development, India
Family farming and the sustainable use of natural resources
around the world..................................................................................109
Dr Evelyn Nguleka, Acting WFO President; Marco Marzano de Marinis,
Executive Director; and Elizabeth Fox, Communications, WFO
Working with rural households to boost livelihoods and resilience
through bamboo farming......................................................................113
I.V. Ramanuja Rao, Senior Adviser, International Network for Bamboo and
Rattan and Chairman, Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource and Technology
Family agriculture, innovation and ecosystem services: Santa Cecilia
organic farm..........................................................................................117
Cecilia Cordero Romero and Isidro Gomez Chinchilla, co-owners, Santa
Cecilia organic farm; and Roberto Azofeifa Rodriguez, Manager, Department
of Sustainable Production, Bureau of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of
Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica
Livestock farming boosts local economies in developing countries..............120
Steve Staal, Susan MacMillan, Jacqueline Escarcha and Delia Grace,
International Livestock Research Institute
Harnessing the potential of family farming in India and China..............124
Suhas P Wani, Director and K H Anantha, Scientist, International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Development Center;
and William D Dar, Director General,
ICRISAT
Family farming: powering the future of agriculture................................129
Reema Nanavaty, Self-Employed Women’s Association
The Agricultural Development Institute’s work in Chile:
promoting local economic development................................................132
Carlos Furche, Minister of Agriculture and Octavio Sotomayor, Director,
Agricultural Development Institute, Chile
Family farming: the New Zealand experience........................................135
Terry Copeland, Chief Executive Officer, New Zealand Young Farmers
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