The process for developing national action plans on family farming in selected countries in Europe and Central Asia has begun with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The documents will provide a context-specific framework in Albania, Kyrgyzstan, and the Republic of Moldova, promoting inter-institutional cooperation in order to advance the well-being of family farmers and help them become actors for economic, environmental and social transformation – as envisaged by the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (UNDFF) 2019–2028.

The action plans will address family farming from a holistic perspective by supporting the integration of family farming-related issues into national policies and strategies on food and the wider agricultural, social and environmental, economic, and rural-development sectors.

In all three countries, an action plan will be developed through an inclusive process – starting with a participatory dialogue and followed by a series of national and regional consultations with farmers and farmer organizations, government, and others, alongside the review of relevant national legislation and capacity building of local partners. Ultimately, the draft action plan will be discussed and validated by relevant partners before being finalised.