May 20, 2024 – Based on the longstanding relationship of collaboration and support to the National Committees of Family Farming (NCFF), the World Rural Forum (WRF) launches the new Call for Proposals 2024 for the NCFF Challenge Fund, supported and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

The Call aims to strengthen NCFF’s capacity to promote and participate in developing UNDFF 2019-2028 National Action Plans or other policies in favour of Family Farming to advance towards sustainable food systems in selected IFAD beneficiary countries.

The project implementation will tentatively start in August 2024, with a duration of 12 months.

The grant requested per project will be a minimum of 10,000 USD and a maximum of 30,000 USD.

The terms and conditions of the Call can be found in the following document: ‘Call for proposals 2024 – National Committees of Family Farming Challenge Fund: Guide for applicants’.

NCFFs must fill in the application form and submit it together with the required documentation by Friday, June 14 2024 at 6 pm (Madrid time CEST) to the following address: challengefund@ruralforum.org

OVER A DECADE SUPPORTING NCFFs

The WRF has fostered and supported NCFFs since 2013, as part of the campaign for the launch of the International Year of Family Farming 2014 (IYFF 2014).

Collaboration and support to NCFFs has remained to be important during these years, now framed within the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2018-2029 (UNDFF). NCFFs, widely recognised in the Decade’s resolution (A/RES/72/239) and its Global Plan of Action, have been central since the IYFF on 2014, and continue to be key platforms for dialogue for implementing UNDFF goals, highlighting their role in developing National Action Plans (NAP) and other public policies in favour of family farming.

The National Committees of Family Farming Challenge Fund, funded by IFAD, has held editions in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021 (the latter with EU support and funding). The Call offers an unparalleled opportunity for NCFFs to scale up their advocacy work, advancing sound and proactive policies in support of family farming in their respective countries.

Further information:

• ‘Call for proposals 2024 – National Committees of Family Farming Challenge Fund: guide for applicants’.
• Application form

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