Year: 2012

“There would be no artisanal fishing without women”

The Declaration of Abidjan, on World Fisheries Day 2012, recognizes the work of women fish sellers and processors, and urges
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2300 local action groups are working for rural development in Europe

The international conference masLEADER held in Madrid endorse the need to increase the participation of local population in development processes.
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The successful agricultural cooperative model shows that there are alternatives to the prevailing model

The World Food Day celebrated today, 16 October, highlights the importance of agricultural cooperatives for the global food system. This
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The WRF calls FAO to reconfirm its commitment to Family Farming

Answer of FAO’s Director-General to the request of farmers´ and other civil society organizations supporting the IYFF 2014. Being aware
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Recognition from the United Nations

The UN has formally recognized and granted the World Rural Forum the Special Consultative Status. The WRF may propose discussions
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Aquaculture shouldn’t be developped at the expense of small pelagic species, claim African artisanal fishermen

CAOPA stresses before FAO the role of sustainable fishing of sardines as a guarantee for food security and urges to
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The WRF, supporting basque volunteers

Seven young people will participate this summer in different projects financed by the WRF in southern countries. The World Rural
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RIO +20 Chronicle on the International Seminar: The Role of Family Farming in the construction of Sustainable Development

Attached you can find the chronicle of our colleagues José Antonio Osaba and Conchi Quintana at the International Seminar: The
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Chronicle of the World Rural Forum representatives in RIO 20

The members of the World Rural Forum, José Antonio Osaba and Conchi Quintana and peasants’ representatives from four continents have
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Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries

In a landmark decision the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) today endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines aimed
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