World Rural Forum

The Second Committee has approved the Proposal for a Resolution which the United Nations General Assembly will adopt in mid-December.

Participatory research stands as one of the three working areas of the IYFF+10 initiative, together with the strengthening of the National Committees for Family Farming and the elaboration of guidelines in support of Family Farming.

Costa Rica, Angola, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, Spain, Thailand and Uruguay make up the Core Group working on the draft resolution for the Decade of Family Farming.

The REAF is also making progress in the preparation of Regional Guidelines for Family Farming now that it has confirmed a policy agreement on defining them.

Following the signing of the Milan Pact, cities like Valencia and Vitoria-Gasteiz, among others, are advancing their own strategies for local food systems.