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IYFF Campaign Declaration in Rome

Last August 18th 2011 the FAO held a meeting in Rome about the Famine in the Corn of Africa. The World Rural Forum, in the name of the Campaign in favour of the Declaration of the International Year of Family Farming made the following statement.

The Spanish Parliament has passed the bill on land shared ownership

As the Minister of Agriculture, Rosa Aguilar, declared "this bill aims to adapt legal context to social reality so that rural women can take advantage of an effective rights equality"

UN has officially declared famine in two regions of the South of Somalia

As the UN has declared, this region in Africa represents the most serious food insecurity situation in the world.

HISTORICAL DAY IN OUR IYFF CAMPAIGN: 2014 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FAMILY FARMING, REQUEST FROM FAO CONFERENCE

Last Saturday, 2nd July 2011, the plenary of the 37th FAO Conference ratified the Resolution introduced by the Philippino delegation (see attached text),   supported by more than 15 countries, without any opposition, requesting  UN General Assembly  to declare in 2011 the International Year of Family Farming-IYFF, to be implemented during 2014.

Whose fish is this?

Last July 4th, Africa Desk Coordinator in World Rural Forum attentded II Forum on Artesanal Fishing that took place in Mbour (Senegal).

The World Rural Forum attends the meeting between Ban Ki Moon and Rodríguez Zapatero with Civil Society. Madrid july 6th

The Secretary General of UNO, Ban Ki Moon, and the President Rodríguez Zapatero met yesterday in La Moncloa with representants of many NGO, among those, World Rural Forum, in order to analyze the way to advance towards the fulfillment of Milleniun Development Goals.

Graziano's five major challenges

"José Graziano da Silva, FAO director-general-elect, will need to engage farmers, work closely with civil society and win back confidence in the organisation if he wants to tackle global hunger"

Graziano da Silva is FAO's new director-general

José Graziano da Silva will be the new director-general of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) after winning over the Spanish candidate Miguel Ángel Moratinos with a difference of four votes.

Opened registration period for Family Farming World Conference

From today until September 28, registration for the Family Farming World Conference will remain open. This Conference, organized by World Rural Forum, will be held in Bilbao between 5-7 of October.

Family Farming World Conference. Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth

The World Rural Forum organizes a World Conference on Family Farming which will take place from 5th to 7th of October 2011 in Bilbao.