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ERC/22/Concept Note 1 - United Nations Decade of Family Farming and Peasants’ Rights in Times of Crisis

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Statutory body / Meeting title FAO Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)

Meeting symbol ERC/22/Concept Note

Meeting Session Number Sess. 33

Meeting date 10-13 May 2022

Meeting location Lodz, Poland

Language English

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    Family Farmers and small‐scale producers’ challenges in the context of COVID‐19
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    The brief reports on the findings of a farmer-level survey conducted in the context of the pilot phase of the UNDFF global consultation of family farmers. The purpose of the survey was to monitor the situation of family farming and identify challenges faced by family farmers and small-scale producers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief describes the survey and sampling procedure, and the characteristics of the final sample. It discusses the COVID-19 context as well as lockdown measures and policies to which respondents were exposed. The report also provides an overview of the agricultural profile of the respondents and their access to agricultural inputs and services, commercialization approaches, risk management strategies and income levels.
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