Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 December 2017, the UN Decade for Family Farming 2019-2028 will serve as a framework for countries to develop public policies and investments to strengthen the position of family farming in economic, environmental and social policy-making process, so contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Global Launch of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming, which will take place at FAO headquarters in Rome on Wednesday 29 May 2019, co-organized by FAO and IFAD as the Joint Secretariat of the UN Decade. The Launch will be preceded on 27 and 28 May 2019 by farmers’ knowledge exchange sessions and regional dialogues on priorities for the implementation of the Decade, open to the participation of representatives of the relevant stakeholders (Governments, Civil Society Organizations, producers’ organizations, Academia, and the Private Sector).