On May 19th, Theo de Jager, president of the World Farmers' Organisation, joined as a speaker the virtual event "2020 Global Nutrition Report: Good Food for All". Published last week, this year's report on the state of global nutrition warns [...]
WFO and Nuffield International Farming Scholars join forces to strengthen the voice of young farmers in the global agenda on agriculture Rome, Italy, May 21, 2020 - The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) and Nuffield International Farming Scholars have joined forces [...]
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 [...]
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) has become the latest Charter Member of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), expanding the Forum’s charter membership base while furthering the synergies between the organizations. Both share a deep commitment to resolving major challenges related to [...]
While the world came to a standstill, holding its breath for the Covid19 pandemic to pass, the implications of the measures taken by governments around the globe to limit infections, will have a much wider and longer effect on families, [...]
Rome, Italy, March 27th - The 2020 edition of the WFO General Assembly has been suspended. This years’ obligations will take place digitally, while the physical gathering has been postponed to the same venue in 2021. Originally scheduled from June [...]
The World Farmers' Organisations is pleased to announce that the call for the expression of interest is now open for the WFO young farmers interested in attending the second edition of the WFO Gymnasium High-Level Capacity Building Programme. Since its [...]
From February 24th to 27th, Paul Zakariya, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU), already a member of the WFO Working Groups on Value Chain and Livestock attended on behalf of the World Farmers’ Organisation, the Sixth Session of [...]
On February 25th and 26th, the WFO Secretary General, Arianna Giuliodori, attended the International Seed Federation (ISF) Spring Meetings in Porto, Portugal. She joined several sessions bringing the farmers’ perspective into the discussions on plant breeding innovation and sustainable agriculture. [...]
On February 19th for the second consecutive year, the WFO International Secretariat welcomed in its premises in Rome, 24 young farmers all coming from different parts of Germany. Already, students of Faculty of Agriculture Science, they are taking part in [...]