THE
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FAMILY FARMING
The 2014 International Year of
Family Farming (IYFF) aims to raise the profile of family farming and
smallholder farming by focusing world attention on its significant role in
eradicating hunger and poverty, providing food security and nutrition,
improving livelihoods, managing natural resources, protecting the environment,
and achieving sustainable development, in particular in rural areas.
WHY IS FAMILY FARMING IMPORTANT?
- Family and small-scale
farming are inextricably linked to world food security. - Family farming preserves
traditional food products, while contributing to a balanced diet and
safeguarding the world’s agro-biodiversity and the sustainable use of
natural resources. - Family farming represents an
opportunity to boost local economies, especially when combined with
specific policies aimed at social protection and well-being of
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