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Book (series)Legislative and regulatory frameworks for family farming 2021
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No results found.Guided by the Global Action Plan of the United Nations Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028, this publication looks into ways that legislation can best support policy processes aimed at advancing family farming’s contribution to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals. The publication aims to present some of the laws and regulations relevant to family farming to determine the features that can most positively benefit family farmers while providing information and experiences from different parts of the globe for decision-makers and practitioners. The objective not being to provide prescriptions for how to regulate family farming, but rather to present different options to decision-makers, thereby facilitating their appreciation of the complexity of existing legislative and regulatory frameworks that underpin family farming and empowering them for the design of supportive approaches best suited to their respective national context. With the multisectorality of family farming at its core and mindful of family farmers’ overwhelming contribution to nutritiously and sustainably feed the world, this publication analyses legislative processes in 12 different areas that are conducive to the agri-food systems transformation for a better production, better environment, better nutrition and better life for all, leaving no one behind. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetLegislating to promote family farming in Latin America and the Caribbean
Legal brief for parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 9
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Family farming is an essential activity for the development of the rural world and the food and nutritional security of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean. Legislating family farming makes it possible to lay permanent regulatory foundations for the development of favorable policies that promote family farming as part of diversified food systems that are more resilient to climate change through the sustainable use of natural resources. In turn, the legislation on the matter, accompanied by regulations and an adequate budget, is a useful tool to promote the enjoyment of the rights of people dedicated to family farming. The regulations on family farming facilitate access to financing, services, infrastructure, innovation, and markets, allowing greater economic opportunities. In addition, they are key to addressing the inequalities observed in the rural world, allowing greater inclusion and participation of women, indigenous peoples, young people, and the elderly, and promoting synergies between locally based traditional knowledge and innovation. -
Book (series)Farms, family farms, farmland distribution and farm labour: What do we know today? 2019
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No results found.A better and more complete understanding of family farms is urgently needed to guide policy makers’ efforts towards achieving a number of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper takes stock of the number of farms worldwide, and their distribution and that of farmland, on the basis of agricultural censuses and survey data. Thus, it shows that there are more than 608 million farms in the world. Rough estimates also indicate that more than 90 percent of these farms are family farms (by our definition) occupying around 70–80 percent of farmland and producing about 80 percent of the world’s food in value terms. We underscore the importance of not referring to family farms and small farms (i.e., those of less than 2 hectares) interchangeably: the latter account for 84 percent of all farms worldwide, but operate only around 12 percent of all agricultural land, and produce roughly 36 percent of the world’s food. The largest 1 percent of farms in the world operate more than 70 percent of the world’s farmland. The stark differences between family farms, in terms of size, their share in farmland distribution, and their patterns across income groups and regions, make clear the importance of properly defining different types of farms and distinguishing their differences when engaging in policy discourse and decision making towards the SDGs. The paper also considers evidence on labour and age provided by the censuses. There is a need to improve agricultural censuses if we want to deepen our understanding of farms.
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