12 April 2019, Lomé – Today, the partnership between the Government of Togo and FAO’s Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) was launched to strengthen forest and farm producers in the fight against poverty and to cope with climate change. The purpose of the FFF is to improve the livelihoods of...

Around 100 participants from forest and farm producer organizations and indigenous peoples groups met to identify ways to enhance their capacities at a session organized by the World Rural Forum, the Forest and Farm Facility and FAO at the VI Global Conference on Family Farming in Bilbao, Spain. Representatives from producer...

This FFF working paper is directed towards the leaders of Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs) particularly those involving national or international federations which have a mandate to serve their members. Essentially it asks two questions: Do existing labelling schemes do an adequate job of distinguishing elements of FFPO businesses...

Forest producers and their local organisations often lack the skills they need to maximise sustainable business opportunities that reduce poverty, improve climate resilience and mitigate climate change. Although people working as small forest and farm producers organise to sell their products together, building the skills to develop their businesses in...

IIED pays tribute to a leader of family foresters who died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash on 10 March 2019.