Please keep in mind that the 2014 will be the International Year of Family Farming IYFF), as proclaimed by the General Assembly of the UN and supported by more than 350 organizations from 60 countries on 5 continents, i.e. governments of various countries, under the coordination of the World rural Forum.
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The objective of the IYFF is to promote, strengthen, expand and maintain in all countries, family farming and family agriculture, involving crop, livestock, fisheries and/or forest types, as a socially needed, culturally acceptable, economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and politically relevant system in all countries and regions of the world.

Through the IYFF, it is expected we will all advocate for pro-active policies in favour of the sustainable development of farming systems based on the family unit, provide guidance to put them into practice, to boost the role of farmers organisations and to raise the awareness on the part of civil society of the importance of supporting family farming. And all this is to fight against poverty, seek food security and food sovereignty, and achieve an active land and agriculture/ fisheries activities based on the respect for the environment and the biodiversity..

The World Rural Forum has outlined a two-year global program 2012-2013, for preparing the 2014-IYFF activities in which we can participate to achieve the objectives and expected results of family farming around the world. .