The ‘Farmers' Registry - A tool in support of small scale agriculture and rural poverty reduction’ webinar took place on 16 August 2018. The webinar was framed within the context of poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable patterns of consumption and production. The presentations aimed to discuss recent experiences of farmers’ registries, focusing on registration and the development of appropriate databases, which can better inform future policies. It highlighted the European context and a pilot programme conducted in Lebanon. The event was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), supported by the socialprotection.org platform.

The webinar was moderated by Alfredo Impiglia (Manager of the Regional Initiative on Small Scale Family Farming in the NENA Region, FAO), with presentations by Faten Adada (National Coordinator on Social Protection and Child Labour - Lebanon, FAO) and Salvatore Carfi (Team Leader, AGEA Brussels).