The WFO appeals to the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference to ensure the agricultural negotiations are responsive to the global challenges facing the food and agriculture systems and the needs and experiences of farmers at the local level, reinforcing the position of farmers in the food chain, and ensuring the food security of the global population.
Ukrainian winter wheat crops are in good condition and the country will have enough bread this year, Deputy Agriculture Minister Taras Dzoba said late on Wednesday.
by the Climakers Alliance The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak arrived at a time when many countries in the world are already confronted with serious pre-existing burdens of climate change and food insecurity. Many farmers experienced and are still experiencing huge losses [...]
On the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women 2020, we are glad to share with you a message from Tamisha Lee, President of Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers and member of WFO Women Committee. Since time immemorial, [...]
On July 14, 2020, farmers’ leaders from global and regional farmers’ organisations across the globe convened virtually on the sidelines of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), to bring to the attention of policymakers, the needs and solutions [...]
Rome, Italy, July 6, 2020 – Last Friday, July 3rd, farmers’ representatives from all over the world convened digitally to share their thoughts and considerations, as well as experiences and lessons learnt during the pandemic outbreak. COVID-19 is putting unprecedented pressure [...]
by Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Manager, International Relations Division, Agricultural Policy Department JA is a unit of primary agricultural cooperative in Japan in municipal level and most of the Japanese farmers and each JA in the area are like “one team” due [...]
On July 3rd, farmers' representatives from all over the world will convene digitally to share their thoughts and considerations, as well as experiences and lessons learnt during the pandemic outbreak. The recent outbreak of Covid-19 is putting unprecedented pressure on [...]
Most of the farmers in Rwanda are suffering heavy losses, after their crops were severely damaged by heavy rains, which devastated agriculture in Rwanda, especially in May 2020. So far, Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), states [...]
Open letter from WFO President to global and regional Farmers’ Organisations on COVID-19 and Agriculture Dear fellow Farmers, During these hard times of COVID-19 pandemic, I am humbly addressing this message to you as I think that now more than [...]