To commemorate the International Year of Family Farming, the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, organised an Asia Pacific Regional Consultation at Chennai in August 2014. Several background papers were prepared for discussion at the conference. The present publication brings together these background papers, which are rich in data and content on issues relating to family farming. Family farming has multiple advantages. It provides opportunities for year-round employment to all members of the family. It provides food security for the family. In recent years, MSSRF has been engaged in converting family farms into nutri-farms by introducing bio fortified crops—crops which are rich in specific micro-nutrients like vitamin A-rich sweet potato and quality protein maize—in the farming system