World Rural Forum

(NEWS IN FRENCH) Through the Social and Political Dialogue Group (SDPG) and the National Committee for Family Farming (NCFF), with the support of the World Rural Forum (WRF), the CNCR organized a methodological workshop in Dakar for the elaboration voluntary guidelines on the governance of farming systems based on family farming.

The IYFF+ 10 World Coordination Committee (WCC) launches a new study that analyzes and highlights the common and global challenges faced by rural youth from all 5 continents.

Also, various National Committees for Family Farming in Africa are involved in processes for the creation of national public policies and are playing a key role in defending the interests of Family Farming

The secretary of the World Rural Forum (WRF) invites existing National Committees for Family Farming and organizations wishing to set up a new NCFF in their own country to take part in this third call for proposals , which will remain open until 17:00 (local time in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain) on 31 May 2018.

Within the context of building a Collective Action, representatives of family farming organisations, universities and research centres, the European Union and the German Ministry of Agriculture, actively participated in a workshop co-organised by the WRF and GFAR.

Currently, 37 National Committees of Family Farming (NCFF) are actively working on political advocacy in their countries.