Global network of farmers’ markets
| Countries | Ghana Italy Norway United States of America |
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| Start date | 01/01/2021 |
| End date | 31/12/2026 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Objective / Goal | The project aims at promoting diverse farmers’ market models and collective mechanisms to engage small-scale producers in sustainable agrifood systems as agents of economic, social and environmental sustainability. To reach this objective, the project is working on developing a worldwide network of farmers’ markets while providing support to farmers and their representative organisations in the form of capacity development programmes. Support is also provided to countries and institutions for the promotion of an enabling policy, legislative and institutional environment for farmers’ markets to operate, through policy dialogue initiatives and review of regulatory and institutional frameworks. Moreover, progress, knowledge, best practices, and their respective impacts are monitored, analysed and compiled in a global report to share lessons learned and give visibility to the importance of farmers' markets in the transformation to more inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems. |
| Partners |
A partnership has been formed between national institutional and non-state actors, encompassing various institutions an organizations: The Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies (Italy), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy), the United States Department of Agriculture (USA), the Ghana Central Regional Coordinating Council - Department of Food and Agriculture (Ghana), the Coldiretti Fondazione, Campagna Amica (Italy), the Centro Studi Divulga (Italy), the Farmers Market Coalition (USA), the Bondens Marked (Norway), and the Central Regional Apex Farmers Association (CRAFA, Ghana).
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| Beneficiaries | Supporting small-scale farmers to achieve inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems. |
| Activities |
In order to support the development of inclusive and sustainable agrifood systems for small-scale farmers, the following activities have been carried out: 1. creation of a platform and network on farmers’ markets for dialogue among stakeholders, knowledge exchange and dissemination, and on-line training; 2. development and implementation of an advocacy and outreach strategy for connecting with different stakeholders and farmers’ markets; 3. mapping of existing farmers’ markets models and good practices;
4. review and analysis of relevant legal and institutional framework and support to policy dialogue and policy development;
5. appraisal of collective mechanisms, organizational capacities, and capacity needs;
6. capacity development programmes for farmers and associations;
7. data gathering, synthesis, documentation and dissemination of results through a global report and advocacy events. |
| Impact | This project contributes to expanding the knowledge base on farmers markets across different regions and contexts, highlighting the role of direct-to-consumer markets in promoting food and nutrition security and in developing more resilient and equitable food systems. The knowledge generated will inform decision-making processes and development programmes at different levels that increase small-scale farmers’ participation and benefits while improving consumers' access to affordable, high-quality products. |
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